In this issue: Figures of interpellation in Althusser and Fanon by Pierre Macherey, a commentary on the recent Russian elections by Svetlana Stephenson and an elaboration of the ideas behind online piracy by Gary Hall. Included is a dossier on Bachelard, his concept of the problematic as formulated in Rationalisme Applique. Regular features are the book reviews, in which an eye is cast on publications concerning biopolitics.