Alain Badiou′s formulation of the "communist hypothesis" has traveled around the world since it was first aired in early 2008, in his book The Meaning of Sarkkozy. The hypothesis is partly a demand to reconceptualize communism after the twin deaths of the Soviet Union and neoliberalism, but also a fresh demand for universal emancipation.
As "third way" reforms prove as empty in practice as in theory, Badiou′s manifesto is a galvanizing call to arms that needs to be reckoned with by anyone concerned with the future of our planet.
