Charlie Bertsch / 22 Nov 2023
Communist Sentimental
Vittorio de Sica’s Bicycle Thieves
Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 film Bicycle Thieves is hard to watch but easy to rewatch.(...)
Italy
Basilio Korman / 21 Nov 2023
Losing Our Illusions
Italy After Gaza
I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in a middle-class, northern Italian household.(...)
John Foster / 17 Nov 2023
Between Two Nationalisms
The Spanish Challenge
Breathe easy. Spain’s Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez, has won a second term in office. This is the best possible outcome of the July election. Not just for Spain but also for Europe.(...)
John Foster / 27 Oct 2023
Left Against Fascism
Joseph Fronczak’s Everything is Possible and Rachel Maddow’s Prequel
The difference between right and left is who you blame. On the left, it’s capitalism and colonialism. On the right, it’s the Frankfurt School and LGBTQ.(...)
Sean Quinn / 23 Oct 2023
Unsafe in Any Country
Post-Cutro Decree Italy
Silvio Berlusconi did it regularly. Matteo Salvini codified it with his bully-boy style. This month, it was Giorgia Meloni’s turn to attack Italy’s judiciary.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 02 Oct 2023
From Knitters to Transvestites
Four Shows by Women Artists
In the UK, an array of shows is opening this Fall on women artists, whether they be weavers, sculptors, or photographers.(...)
John Foster / 29 Sep 2023
Political Capitalism and Ideology
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
John Foster / 15 Sep 2023
Factory Floor Forever
Remembering Mario Tronti, Part II
The publication of Mario Tronti’s Workers and Capital in English offers a clearer picture of Italian workerism than had previously been available.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 11 Aug 2023
First Martyrs of the French Revolution
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites
My introduction to Dialogues des Carmelites was profoundly significant and personal.(...)