Philosophers at War

Philosophers at War

In times of confrontations between explicitly material interests, and in the absence of any real public debate involving the Italian Government (busy protecting the orgy of power), what could be better than a proper exchange between internationally-renowned...
The Russian Revolution, as covered by Sky

The Russian Revolution, as covered by Sky

In the wake of the first Russian Revolution in March 1917, let’s survey some of the media coverage. Sky News -There are fears in London tonight over just who will come to power in the wake of this week’s events in Petrograd. Just days after US President Wilson...
The Resistible Attraction of War

The Resistible Attraction of War

The military intervention in Libya has been met with a chorus of approval in France, resounding from all the parties represented in the Parliament, as was the case for the war in Afghanistan, as well as from various commentators. Everyone says that France has just...
The Great Libyan Distraction

The Great Libyan Distraction

The entire Libyan conflict of the last month – the civil war in Libya, the U.S.-led military action against Gaddafi – is neither about humanitarian intervention nor about the immediate supply of world oil. It is in fact one big distraction – a deliberate distraction –...