Issue 342 boasts some very powerful images, first and foremost the view of acrobatics performed in a grim, tumbledown Italian prison (Volterra), which relates to an 8-page dossier on the challenge of theatre in prison, text by Cristina Valenti and photos by Maurizio Buscarino. And on the subject of prisons, a new collection of essays, “Dietro le sbarre”, with the preface - reproduced in this issue - by Simone Buratti. There’s a fascinating consideration of the figure of Uruguayan anarchist Rubén Prieto by Fernando Ainsa, again with photos to accompany it, plus a theoretical piece by Prieto himself. There are also some beautiful photos of the “island of the anarchists”, La Galite.
Regarding Israel’s attack on Gaza, Andrea Papi takes a position equidistant between Israel and Hamas, while Francesco Codello warns those on the left to be wary of sympathising with Hamas. And in a theme that so often emerges whenever the Israeli state commits an aggression, Antonio Cardella looks at the anti-Semitism that is perceived as the consequence. Coincidentally, as Carlo Oliva returns to his beloved theme of popery, he looks at the hypocrisy of the pope’s comments on the anti-Semitic Bishop Williamson. “The holocaust and chewing-gum” is the intriguing - and provocative - title of a piece by Milena Magnani. And still on the theme of the cassock, at the other end of the issue is an article by Pietro Ferrua on how revolutionary a priest is able to be.
Cosimo Scarinzi has an article on the recent framework agreement on trade union/employer relations.
In “Fatti & Misfatti”, Alberto Meschi is remembered by friends and comrades in Fidenza, report by Gianandrea Ferrari. There is an interview with creative publishers Lella and Fabio (of Troglodita Tribe S.p.A.F. - Society for Happy Actions) by Pralina Tuttifrutti.
In this month’s libertarian review, Nadia Agustoni reviews “Navigare di Bolina” by artist Gianna Ciao, who died in 2008, and Alfonso Amendola looks at the art of Costabile Guariglia; there is a presentation of the new book by “A” contributor Andrea Papi, “Per un nuovo umanismo anarchico”, and the proceedings of the conference on Leda Rafanelli, edited by Fiamma Chessa, reviewed by Massimo Ortalli
“à nous la liberté” by Felice Accame is about the film “Stella” by Silvie Verheyde and the book “la folla solitaria” by David Riesman.
In “... e compagnia cantante” Alessio Lega looks at the words and music of Felix Leclerc, while in Musica&Idee Marco Pandin tells us about “Storie di un impiegato”, music of Fabrizio De André performed by Fab Ensemble.
Closing the issue is a letter on Bakunin and patriotism by Fabio Faini, to which Massimo Ortalli replies.

by Leslie Ray