In the latest episode of my podcast, I talk with the Submarine policy editor Stefano Colombo about how Harris’ past makes her a difficult candidate for the left of the party to catch on, and why Biden chose her.
The political crisis in Lebanon has just begun →
After the disaster in Beirut, Lebanon is stranded between protests and a political meltdown. But the root of this crisis is not in this government, but in a intricate and self serving burocracy
Trump’s personal war against TikTok threatens the Internet as we know it →
By banning TikTok and WeChat, Trump would accelerate the balkanization of the Internet — a process that undermines the original purpose of the medium, by changing what is available region by region.
The far–right summer of the Italian government →
In this episode of TRAPPIST we follow the last few weeks of policy news in regards of migrations, and we discuss on how the second Conte Government has failed in troubling ways in its promise of changing the Salvini’s repressive laws.
Nobody saves Matteo Salvini →
In this episode of TRAPPIST, we discuss on the upcoming legal troubles of deputy Prime minister Matteo Salvini, facing charges for kidnapping for blocking NGO vessels in the Mediterranean.
Should we take Gianluigi Paragone seriously? →
In this episode of TRAPPIST we dissect Gianluigi Paragone’s career and his new party: Italexit — a brand new populist formation that hopes to repeat the Nigel Farage experiment in Italy.
Protesting in the United States is becoming more and more dangerous →
The deployment of federal forces in Portland burns another bridge between the States and a fully formed democracy. But the repression of the protests in the country shows how its issues are even deeper.
Can we try and talk seriously about remote working? →
After being sold as a breakthrough during the lockdown, remote working — or “smart working,” as we call it in Italy — has been demonized by politicians and media, scared that people working from home will “change cities.”
Recruiting 60 thousand volunteers "against public gatherings" is an absurd idea →
Boccia and the mayor of Bari Decaro have announced a call open anybody willing to work for free to save the country from ”nightlife”
How much public money has been given to private schools in the past 10 years? →
More or less 5 billion. But the problem with private schools is another: our countries has agreed not to guarantee a fundamental service to all its citizens
How dangerous can a conspiracy theory become if the United States government supports it? →
Pompeo and Trump's statements about the origin of the virus — "from a laboratory" — are deliberately ambiguous and reinforce a series of conspiracy theories that are already deeply rooted.
After two months of pandemic, Italy and Europe have still not learned almost anything →
“Phase 2” of the novel coronavirus crisis is unexplored territory for science and politics, but after weeks the complete unpreparedness of European governments is unacceptable.
Privacy is not the only issue with Apple and Google's proposal for contact tracing →
The proposal is more attentive to privacy than any alternative yet, but without mass testing and without guarantees that all people can access this technology will serve little purpose.
Quarantine income and universal citizenship: 4 ideas for the left in pandemic times →
In the face of an unprecedented crisis, unprecedented measures are needed: can we take the opportunity to build a better society?
Politics is unloading all responsibility for the emergency on individual citizens →
Drone checks, ever-higher fines for those who leave home, threatening signs: the government and the regional authorities are unloading the responsibilities of a crisis badly managed on individual behavior
The Submarine's guide to staying home: week 3 →
Japanese superheroes from the Seventies, a wide choice of apocalyptic video games, ebooks and anti-capitalist streaming services: these are just some of the things we recommend this week.
The Submarine's guide to staying home: week 1 →
Have you been locked in the house for three days and are you already stressed? The Submarine suggests completely free games, books and podcasts to try to combat alienation
How many beds have been cut in Italian hospitals since 1980? →
In 1980 there were 922 ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants, today there are 275. Forty years of cuts to healthcare have left us completely unprepared for the arrival of the novel coronavirus.
What's going on on the border between Greece and Turkey →
For three days, thousands of people have been trying to cross the Turkish border to reach Europe, but Greece and Bulgaria have been violently policing the border — with the approval of the European Union
Roberto Burioni has become what he had promised to fight →
There is still little certainty about the Covid-19 epidemic, and it is difficult to distinguish the true news from alarmism, even for the San Raffaele virologist.