No. 291 has a cover with three different photos of happy couples, by way of introduction to a report in this issue on a debate held at the University of Verona, promoted by the Diotima philosophical community, entitled “Women and Men: Year Zero”. Monica Giorgi presents the report by Lia Cigarini and excepts from the subsequent debate.

Also in this issue: Maria Matteo on those responsible for the failure of the Italian courts to bring to trial the carabinieri accused of murdering Carlo Giuliani during the G8 summit in Genoa in July 2001. And Piero Brunello presents his “Stupidary of War (1991-2003)”, a short glossary of the Orwellian terminology introduced since the 1st Gulf War to confuse and deny the true nature of war. Also, according to Andrea Papi, the war in Iraq is over ... or is it?

by Leslie Ray