“Peace and Love!”, that’s what’s written on the bandana worn by the girl on the cover of issue 345. A positive message in an issue that deals with some very serious problems. Such as the earthquake in Abruzzo. Adriano Paolella writes about the thorny problem of how to reconstruct. The geologists of the Laboratorio EcoAmbientale in Rome provide a report on the causes of the earthquake and how to deal with seismic risk. And Persio Tincani challenges the view of the director of Radio Maria that “the earthquake was sent by the Lord”.
Also in this issue there is “Sfumature anarchiche”, a 32-page essay by Monica Giorgi on the anarchist thought of Simone Weil. In another interesting theoretical piece, Davide Turcato explains why Marxists and Liberal Democrats are so keen to writer anarchism off.
Andrea Papi and Luciano Lanza offer two different analyses of the current financial crisis.
Maria Matteo gives a short history of the Lega, no friends of immigrants; speaking of whom, Paolo Poce presents a photoreportage on the occupation of the Expo City in Milan by 200 migrant workers.
In the libertarian review, “Ribelli senza congedo” by Marco Rossi, presented by the author, “Lavavetri” by Lorenzo Guadagnucci, reviewed by Fabio Gavelli, and “Le nuove camicie brune” by Saverio Ferrari, introduced by Vincenzo Vasile; Antonio Cardella presents a new book on the political writings of Albert Camus.
In “Fatti & Misfatti”, a celebration of the life of Diego Camacho, who passed away recently, by Claudio Venza. Fabrizio Dentini, who runs a hemp seed shop in Florence, stresses that selling seeds is not an offence. Andrea Staid and the occupiers of the former cheese factory in San Martino di Mugnano explain their motivations. And there is a report with photos on the Urupia commune, in Francavilla Fontana, by Angelo Pagliaro.
In ... e compagnia cantante, Alessio Lega presents Dick Annegarn, the Dutch bluesman. Still with music, Marco Pandin takes a nostalgic look at seminal band Henry Cow, on the release of their box set.
The regular feature “37 years ago” has the cover that exclaims “Valpreda free now”. Pietro Valpreda was set up and imprisoned for the Piazza Fontana massacre.
“à nous la liberté” by Felice Accame looks at Rousseau, Hume, Chekhov, Proust, Gide, Kurosawa... It would be quicker to list those he doesn’t mention in this month’s column.
In “Ritratto in piedi”, Massimo Ortalli tells the story of “la rigenerazione d’un anarchico”, by P. Paolo Valle, the Salesian priest.
The issue concludes with a letter by Fabio Faini on the elections and abstentionism and a response from Massimo Ortalli, and a short missive from Arturo Schwarz.

by Leslie Ray