Children are the future, and for issue 287 the delicate issue of children and pain is the subject of the cover design and an article by Camilla Pagani.

Antonio Cardella looks back on the previous year with some considerations on the danger of the excessive military power of the Bush administration.

Two major cultural figures are profiled in this issue, Ivan Illich by Francesco Codello and Jacques Brel by Alessio Lega.

There is also a special pull-out dossier: “Another world is possible - reflections on the use of merchandise”, by @ntiglo (Adriano Paolella and Zelinda Carloni)

And why is President Ciampi flying the flag? Considerations on the tricolour by Carlo Oliva.

by Leslie Ray