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Un viadotto a pastore fuorimano – A viaduct as shepherd out of the way
Tomas Venclova descrive liricamente un territorio da accettare solo “nella propria soglia”, ad esempio avendo un incrocio “fuorimano” (od ..
Confidarsi al ritmo d’una toppa – Confiding to the rhythm of a keyhole
Per Rimbaud, c’è un armadio senza chiave, e quindi dai “misteri assopiti”, fra i fianchi legnosi. Tutti noi lo adoperiamo custodendo qualc..
Trumpian trade theory: Raise tariffs and risk retaliation
Protecting jobs by raising tariffs? Trump’s desire to make American industries great again creates global mistrust and leaves Americans wo..
Una natatoia palleggia sul pareo – A flipper dribbles on the sarong
John Edgar Wideman ironizza su chi, entrato in acqua senza vestiti, rischi d’essere “scoperto”, da altri nel frattempo sopraggiunti in spi..
The death of democracy in the 21st century
Unemployment, inequality and popular discontent undermine our belief in democracy, just as they did during the runup to World War II. But ..
Conscience in theory, pollution in practice
The peoples of the world are heading towards environmental (and social) disaster. Unless we price carbon appropriately, we can only blame ..
La lettera solca senza ossequi – The letter grooves without obeisance
Per Derrida, sempre il libro è “nel” libro. La scrittura si dà come tale in quanto tracciante il suo senso da comprendere. Là, noi percepi..
Deep wounds: The 2007 financial crisis does not let go
Ten years on, the most important economic indices are pointing upwards. Those numbers are misleading: The wounds of the financial crisis s..
Electric cars won’t save the planet (yet)
Electric cars are being hailed as revolutionary in the fight against climate change. Yet their high emission levels during production and ..
The week in politics: Election fever across Europe
France’s new President picks his cabinet, Austria gets to elect a parliament sooner than expected, and Germany’s socialist candidate faces..