The cover of issue 339 shows a black and a white hand clasped together in friendship, to introduce the theme of the increase in racism - and anti-racism - that is illustrated inside with photos by Paolo Poce. Also inside, Maria Matteo on working with the immigrant communities in Turin.
Also in this issue: Andrea Papi looks at the apparent “antifascism” of right-wing politician Gianfranco Fini. Carlo Oliva considers the commemoration of the “Breach of Porta Pia” in the capture of Rome on 20 September 1870.
Antonio Cardella compares the similarities - no small number - between fascism and the current socio-political situation under Berlusconi’s government
Valeria Traversi presents Summerhill libertarian school in Suffolk, England. There is a feature on Greece, its economy and anarchist movements, by Franco Bertolucci, including an interview with Fatis Katevas
In a reversal of the usual order of things, there is a presentation not BY but OF Alessio Lega, and his recently published book on singer-songwriters, entitled “Canta che ti passa”; the presentation is by Enrico de Angelis and Gianni Mura. Staying with music, “Duemila papaveri rossi” (two thousand red poppies) is the second CD of the songs of Fabrizio De André by artists who are not in the public eye; it can be bought for 15 euros from the “A” editorial office. And combining good music, good wine and utopian ideas, 1000 people met in Reggio Emilia the celebrate the anarcho-enologist that was Luigi Veronelli.
In “Fatti&Misfatti”, Alberto Ciampi on the 4th biennial of art and anarchy that is to take place in 2009, and Natale Musarra on Libertarian art, artists and authors in Calabria.
There is a poem by Jules Èlysard, “Lo straniero domani” (The foreigner tomorrow).
Adriano Paolella has a piece on environment and community in various parts of the world.
This month’s libertarian review has: Mauro Garofalo on “Il circo capovolto” by Milena Magnani, Massimo Ortalli on a book by Franco Angeli on Neapolitan anarchism in the early 20th century. Another book reviewed is the autobiography of trade unionist Attilio Sassi; the review is by Giorgio Sacchetti. There is also a report by Guido Barroero on a meeting of the grassroots trades union movements held in Milan in May.
Franco Bertolucci and Giorgio Mangini remember Pier Carlo Masini ten years after his death, followed by any essay from 1970 by the man himself.
In this month’s “à nous la liberté” Felice Accame looks at various publications on the theme of mental illness.
Closing this issue, a feature on the Circled “A” with contributions by various writers.

by Leslie Ray