Fiat - call centre report from Milano, Italy, 2002 Report from October 2002 about work, resistance and the possibilities for struggle in a Milan call centre.
Pinelli, Giuseppe “Pino”, 1928-1969 A short biography of Giuseppe Pinelli, anarchist railway worker who was murdered by police in the Strategy of Tension. He was immortalised in…
Valpreda, Pietro, 1933-2002 A short biography of the anarchist militant and dancer Pietro Valpreda who was caught up in the Strategy of Tension.
Fedi, Silvano, 1920-1944 A short biography of Italian anarchist, anti-fascist partisan and local hero Silvano Fedi. Fighting in the Resistance, he was killed in a Nazi…
Classe Operaia - The birth of Italian Workerism A history of the origins of the radical Italian theoretical current known as 'Operaismo' (Workerism), which began with Mario Tronti's Journal…
The Workerists and the unions in Italy's 'Hot Autumn' A brief history of the Italian Workerists in the 'Hot Autumn' of 1969, when unions succeeded in…
1943-1945: Anarchist partisans in the Italian Resistance Historical notes on the activities of anarchist partisans in the anti-fascist Resistance in Italy…
Obituary: Goliardo Fiaschi, 1930-2000 - Stuart Christie Obituary of Italian anarchist Goliardo Fiaschi by Stuart Christie from the Guardian newspaper.
Bonometti, Ettore, 1872-1961 A short biography of Italian anarchist militant Ettore Bonometti, who helped found the anarcho-syndicalist union the USI.
Andrea, Virgilia d’, 1890-1932 A short biography of Italian anarchist, anti-fascist, teacher and poet Virgilia d'Andrea.
1977: The Bologna uprising A very brief outline of the seizure of Bologna by workers and students in 1977, and the run-up to it following the shooting of a demonstrator.
1958-1990: Operation Gladio, Italy The history of the secret neo-fascist army in Italy set up ostensibly to resist Soviet invasion, but in reality to be used in the event of the…