Saviano: Se vince la paura si rinnega la storia
Roberto Saviano: Se vince la paura si rinnega la storia, l’Espresso 19 Febbraio 2014. “Il referendum svizzero contro la circolazione degli stranieri è ispirato da timori che sono frutto della…
TDG: Pour ou contre le droit de vote à 16 ans à Genève?
La TDG débat sur la proposition socialiste de donner le vote aux jeunes genevois à partir de 16 ans (TDG: Pour ou contre le droit de vote à 16 ans?)…
EU video: Europe, from war to peace
Nicodin Bogdan on G+: “A very powerful propaganda film from the +European Commission” By not telling young people – each new generation – how terrible our past had been and…
Gad Lerner: La sconfitta di Cuperlo e l’errore di quelli come me (pochi)
Commentando i risultati delle primarie nel PD, Gad Lerner scrive nel suo blog sulla sconfitta di Cuperlo, e la sua, perché aveva fatto campagna e votato per lui. Parla anche…
One Europe: Why so much islamophobia in Europe?
Why so much islamophobia in Europe? It’s the egg and the chicken: as the first generation of north-African workers came to France and Turks to Germany, they had work, but…
Irish Times: Some British voters do not know they are in EU
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/some-british-voters-do-not-know-they-are-in-eu-says-electoral-commission-1.1577172 1. Interesting how the people who most complain about a lack of democracy in the EU are the ones mostly advocating really undemocratic solutions, ranging from the extreme left…
NSA eavesdropping – hyperventilation on a massive scale
A lot of hyperventilation over very little: every state worth its salt collects intelligence on enemies, and allies. EU countries could start pointing fingers at the US, if they did…
Facebook allows videos of beheadings
BBC News: Facebook lets beheading clips return A few years ago we had a discussion at work on whether we should screen material containing extreme violence, showing beheadings of western…
Berlusconi e la giustizia italiana
Per i cittadini italiani ci sono tre livelli di giudizio. Per Berlusconi si sta mettendo a punto un sistema speciale che, per non sbagliarsi, non limita il numero dei livelli…
BBC News: Catalans to form 400 Km ‘independence’ human chain
Catalans to form 400km ‘independence’ human chain While it’s true that each nation should have the right to self-determination and independence, where do we draw the limits? Is a nation…