“Peace and Love!”, that’s what’s
written on the bandana worn by the girl on the cover
of issue 345. A positive message in an issue that deals
with some very serious problems. Such as the earthquake
in Abruzzo. Adriano Paolella writes about the thorny
problem of how to reconstruct. The geologists of the
Laboratorio EcoAmbientale in Rome provide a report on
the causes of the earthquake and how to deal with seismic
risk. And Persio Tincani challenges the view of the
director of Radio Maria that “the earthquake was
sent by the Lord”.
Also in this issue there is “Sfumature anarchiche”,
a 32-page essay by Monica Giorgi on the anarchist thought
of Simone Weil. In another interesting theoretical piece,
Davide Turcato explains why Marxists and Liberal Democrats
are so keen to writer anarchism off.
Andrea Papi and Luciano Lanza offer two different analyses
of the current financial crisis.
Maria Matteo gives a short history of the Lega, no friends
of immigrants; speaking of whom, Paolo Poce presents
a photoreportage on the occupation of the Expo City
in Milan by 200 migrant workers.
In the libertarian review, “Ribelli senza congedo”
by Marco Rossi, presented by the author, “Lavavetri”
by Lorenzo Guadagnucci, reviewed by Fabio Gavelli, and
“Le nuove camicie brune” by Saverio Ferrari,
introduced by Vincenzo Vasile; Antonio Cardella presents
a new book on the political writings of Albert Camus.
In “Fatti & Misfatti”, a celebration
of the life of Diego Camacho, who passed away recently,
by Claudio Venza. Fabrizio Dentini, who runs a hemp
seed shop in Florence, stresses that selling seeds is
not an offence. Andrea Staid and the occupiers of the
former cheese factory in San Martino di Mugnano explain
their motivations. And there is a report with photos
on the Urupia commune, in Francavilla Fontana, by Angelo
Pagliaro.
In ... e compagnia cantante, Alessio Lega presents Dick
Annegarn, the Dutch bluesman. Still with music, Marco
Pandin takes a nostalgic look at seminal band Henry
Cow, on the release of their box set.
The regular feature “37 years ago” has the
cover that exclaims “Valpreda free now”.
Pietro Valpreda was set up and imprisoned for the Piazza
Fontana massacre.
“à nous la liberté” by Felice
Accame looks at Rousseau, Hume, Chekhov, Proust, Gide,
Kurosawa... It would be quicker to list those he doesn’t
mention in this month’s column.
In “Ritratto in piedi”, Massimo Ortalli
tells the story of “la rigenerazione d’un
anarchico”, by P. Paolo Valle, the Salesian priest.
The issue concludes with a letter by Fabio Faini on
the elections and abstentionism and a response from
Massimo Ortalli, and a short missive from Arturo Schwarz.
by Leslie Ray |