So do anarchists plant bombs? Those in power would like it to appear so, but in issue 297 Massimo Ortalli effectively refutes this slander. On a related theme, Piero Brunello compares and contrasts the opinions of Tolstoy and Malatesta on anarchists, violence and regicide.

Francesco Codello highlights the worrying return of episodes of antisemitism in Europe.

Food is also a political issue, with Carlo Oliva on patriotic food, as it appears that tricolour dishes are served at Berlusconi’s official banquets, and with a look at the unhealthy downside of Italian food industry, the Parmalat scandal, by Antonio Cardella.

by Leslie Ray