A big issue this one, 70 pages, after the summer break. The major theme of the issue is music, with an article by singer-songwriter Alessio Lega on Georges Brassens, Stefano Starace presenting the CD by the “Mercanti di Liquore”, and Mauro Macario presenting Les Anarchistes, a group from Carrara. Massimo Ortalli reviews a book by Diego Giachetti dedicated to the Italian youth music of the 60s, while Marco Pandin’s usual music column reviews the new CD by Inzirli.

Still with music, the Fatti & misfatti section this month has a review by Maria Teresa Crespini of the festival at San Benedetto del Tronto, dedicated to Leo Ferré. Also in the same section is a summary of the events commemorating the 1st anniversary of G8, during which Carlo Giuliani met his death, by Roberto Galantini. The conference-debate to discuss Leonida Mastrodicasa at Ponte Felcino, Perugia, is reported on by Antonio Pedone, and Mauro Macario reviews political comedian Beppe Grillo’s performance in Carrara on 14 July.

Also reviewed, in the Rassegna libertaria, is Luigi Di Lembo’s “Guerra di Classe e Lotta Umana”, the review is by Natale Musarra. Cristina Valenti reviews Alfonso Santagata’s theatre.

Francesco Codello’s article gives us his reflections on the possible role of anarchists’ thought and actions.

Antonio Cardella considers the effects of the Johannesburg summit.

Paolo Finzi remembers Pietro Valpreda, who recently passed away; Pietro became the most famous anarchist in Italy, for all the wrong reasons, by being falsely accused of planting the bomb in the “strage di stato” of Piazza Fontana in Milan.

Vittorio Giacopini presents his critique of the anti-globalisation movement, affirming that what it lacks is a vision and its own voice. Another critique, this time by Andrea Papi of the Forlì Social Forum, accusing it of intolerance of different points of view.

In a major article, Gianni Sartori travels back to the Basque Country to look back on the troubled recent history of that region.

Francesca “Dada” Knorr explains the connection – not an obvious one – between tamagochi and paedophile priests.

Architect Giancarlo De Carlo writes that, in order to survive, architecture must be more participatory, more involving.

In his column à nous la liberté column, Felice Accame discusses the way myth prevails over history, with reference to Heidegger the Nazi, Freud’s patient Anna O. and Marilyn Monroe.

There is an extensive interview, by Domenico Pucciarelli, with Daniel Colson, about the French anarchist magazine IRL.

Letters are from Roberto P. and Colby, who both appreciate the Serentini feature, while Paolo Scarioni takes the communqué by the “gruppi anarchici imolesi” to task, and Tobia Imperato replies to Patrizio Biagi’s observations on the former’s previous contributions, and then Patrizio replies to Tobia ... (warning: those intending to read these two letters should be well versed in Latin!)

And there’s also a poster by Germano Porro!

by Leslie Ray