Punto Rosso

Punto Rosso (literally "Red Point") is an Italian cultural association based in Milan. It operates as a small independent publisher and political-cultural hub, producing books, a weekly journal and a review, and organising debates, courses, seminars and conferences. Its catalogue and public activity centre on Marxist and radical-left theory, contemporary capitalism, and international solidarity causes. The association's website presents it as "punto rosso associazione culturale" and lists its main strands of activity: a book series titled "Crisi e Società" (Crisis and Society), debates, courses, seminars and conferences, and a materials section. Among the titles it promotes are "Erodere il Capitalismo" (studies in honour of Erik O. Wright), the books of Eric Olin Wright, "Il diario politico di Luigi Vinci", and "OLTRE IL CAPITALE" by Istvan Meszaros. It also publishes or hosts "Lente Curda", described as a weekly and a review, and maintains a "Centro Studi Raniero Panzieri" study centre. Punto Rosso is also visible as an activist platform. Its homepage carries an urgent appeal in support of Rojava and democratic confederalism, urging donations to help the population of Kobane, and publishes commentary on the Syrian conflict and on whether democratic confederalism is an inapplicable proposal. It links to Facebook and to a "Forma/Azione" section, and carries a privacy policy. As a brand, Punto Rosso is best understood as a niche intellectual and publishing label rather than a commercial consumer brand: its "products" are books, journals, seminars and political campaigns, and its audience is the Italian and international radical left. Wikidata classifies it simply as an association based in Milan, Italy. No ownership, founding date or corporate structure is documented in the available evidence.

Punto Rosso is documented as an association based in Milan, Italy. The available evidence does not record a founding date, founders or corporate history. What can be established is its present shape: it presents itself as "punto rosso associazione culturale" and runs a website that functions simultaneously as a publisher's catalogue, an events programme and an activist noticeboard. Its publishing activity is organised around a book series called "Crisi e Società" and around translations and editions of Marxist and radical-left authors. Prominent titles include "Erodere il Capitalismo", a collection of studies in honour of the American Marxist sociologist Erik O. Wright; editions of Eric Olin Wright's own books; "Il diario politico di Luigi Vinci"; and "OLTRE IL CAPITALE" by the Hungarian philosopher Istvan Meszaros. The association also publishes or hosts "Lente Curda", described as a weekly and a review, and maintains a study centre named after the Italian Marxist Raniero Panzieri. Beyond publishing, Punto Rosso organises debates, courses, seminars and conferences, and maintains a materials section on its site. Its public profile is strongly internationalist: the homepage carries an urgent appeal in support of Rojava and democratic confederalism, asking readers to donate to help the population of Kobane, and publishes analysis of the conflict in Syria and of the viability of the democratic confederalism model. It links to Facebook and to a "Forma/Azione" section. Because the evidence is limited to the association's own website and a Wikidata item describing it as an association based in Milan, the dossier cannot state when it was founded, who leads it, or how it is legally and financially structured. It should be treated as an active but small-scale cultural and publishing initiative of the Italian radical left.

A niche Italian cultural association and independent publisher of Marxist and radical-left theory, combining book publishing with political debate, seminars and international solidarity campaigns.

• Book series "Crisi e Società"

  A book series published by the association.

• "Erodere il Capitalismo"

  Studies in honour of Erik O. Wright.

• The books of Eric Olin Wright

  Editions of the American Marxist sociologist's books.

• "Il diario politico di Luigi Vinci"

  A political diary published by the association.

• "OLTRE IL CAPITALE" by Istvan Meszaros

  A work by the Hungarian philosopher Istvan Meszaros.

• "Lente Curda"

  Described as a weekly and a review.

• Centro Studi Raniero Panzieri

  A study centre named after the Italian Marxist Raniero Panzieri.

1. 1puntorosso - Homepuntorosso.it
2. 2Punto Rosso - Wikidatawikidata.org