9 October 2026 – Friday
9 October 2026 – Friday

Whose Future Are We Protecting?

The Industrial Revolution and Its Not-So-Artful Consequences 

Monday Briefing 05/10/2026

L’Unione Arma La Forza

Why Does the Future Look So Familiar? 

Monday Briefing 28/09/2026

  • Reading Time: 11 minutes

Whose Future Are We Protecting?

We are very good at being horrified for a few minutes. We read the messages. We shake our heads. We say that something should have been done. Then we close Instagram, go to class, meet our friends, complain about our day, and eventually forget. Someone else does not get to forget on command. And perhaps that is where our responsibility begins. In the friend who refuses to laugh. In the person who speaks when everyone else stays quiet. In the institution that keeps caring after the headlines disappear. In the stranger who chooses compassion over curiosity. In all the moments when protecting someone costs us something, and we decide they are still worth protecting. It is easy to say that survivors are not alone. But it is much harder to make sure they actually are not. Whose future are we protecting?
We are very good at being horrified for a few minutes. We read the messages. We shake our heads. We say that something should have been done. Then we close Instagram, go to class, meet our friends, complain about…
  • Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Industrial Revolution and Its Not-So-Artful Consequences 

The Industrial Revolution changed the world around artists, so naturally, it changed their art too. From escaping into nature to resisting mass production, artists found different ways to respond to a world increasingly shaped by machines. Their work shows a side of industrial progress that inventions and production numbers alone could never capture.
Before factories became symbols of progress, they were intrusions on nature and society. Landscapes shaped by agriculture and small communities were cut through by railways and consumed by expanding cities. Work changed with them. Manufacturing moved into factories. Labour…
  • Reading Time: 6 minutes

Monday Briefing 05/10/2026

In today’s Monday Briefing, we highlight the Spanish housing crisis and how European countries have been unable to resolve the continent’s increasingly dire real-estate situation. We then cover Andy Burnham’s vision for the UK, Brazil’s general election results, and Israeli presence in East Africa. Finally, we discuss Cornell’s sexual assault case.
In today’s Monday Briefing, we highlight the Spanish housing crisis and how European countries have been unable to resolve the continent’s increasingly dire real-estate situation. We then cover Andy Burnham’s vision for the UK, Brazil’s general election results, and…
  • Reading Time: 7 minutes

L’Unione Arma La Forza

Tra le mille sfide che l'unione europea deve affrontare, l'integrazione sembra necessaria per la sicurezza della stessa. Dopo il tentativo della CED nei primi anni 50, le condizioni sembrano essere tornate a richiedere l'istituzione di un esercito federale, ma come superare le sfide politiche e non di tale scelta? in questo nuovo articolo di "Parole Forti" Riccardo De Ambroggi analizza partendo dal saggio di Federico Fabbrini le possibilità di rendere comune la difesa europea
Tra le mille sfide che l’unione europea deve affrontare, l’integrazione sembra necessaria per la sicurezza della stessa. Dopo il tentativo della CED nei primi anni 50, le condizioni sembrano essere tornate a richiedere l’istituzione di un esercito federale, ma…
  • Reading Time: 4 minutes

Why Does the Future Look So Familiar? 

Technology is advancing at an extraordinary speed. Still, our creativity and imagination seem to be fashionably stuck in a twenty-year-old aesthetic, with Y2K fashion, endless sequels, revivals and familiar forms dominating our cultural landscape. Even though we are racing towards the future, we seem increasingly interested in making it look like the past.
Look around.   Your phone is a black rectangle. Your laptop is a slightly larger black rectangle. Your car is probably white, black, or grey and, most likely, closely resembles the one parked next to it. There is no doubt…
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Monday Briefing 28/09/2026

Today’s Monday Briefing highlights the restart of the extremely deadly Ethiopian civil war. Here in Italy, we discuss rhetoric around fashion and feminism. Around the world, we cover a dispute between Anthropic and the US government, the effects of Houthi attacks on Middle Eastern diplomacy, and lacklustre education results in Latin America.
Today’s Monday Briefing highlights the restart of the extremely deadly Ethiopian civil war. Here in Italy, we discuss rhetoric around fashion and feminism. Around the world, we cover a dispute between Anthropic and the US government, the effects of…
  • Reading Time: 8 minutes

Too Big to be Seen: Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi and the $450 Million Silence 

Discover the story of the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive work in art history. From its record-breaking $450 million sale to its current mysterious disappearance, the "Last Da Vinci" has transformed from a painting into a globally recognized asset. It is the ultimate example of the "Too Big to Fail" phenomenon, where the power of the "Leonardo Brand" turns a masterpiece into a financial and political necessity.
In this article, we’ll discuss the most expensive work in the history of art: Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi. Indeed, beyond the record-breaking price the work sold for at auction, the debate around it is fuelled by its dubious…
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Conversation with Sofia Fiorini, Bocconi’s Own European Champion in Race Walking

On the 15th of August 2026, at the European Athletics Championships, our fellow Bocconi student Sofia Fiorini won the Gold Medal for the Marathon in race walking, setting the world record in the meantime. Since Tra i Leoni managed to reach out and contact our champion, I had the pleasure to interview her as soon as the semester started again.
On the 15th of August 2026, at the European Athletics Championships, our fellow Bocconi student Sofia Fiorini won the Gold Medal for the Marathon in race walking, setting the world record in the meantime. Since Tra i Leoni managed…
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Monday Briefing 21/09/2026

In today’s Monday Briefing, we discuss the increasing apprehension about AI development. In Europe, both Russia and Germany go to the polls. Meanwhile, Bolivia faces unrest, the US expands influence in Africa, and Revolut suffers a data breach.
Monday Briefing 21/09/2026 In today’s Monday Briefing, we discuss the increasing apprehension about AI development. In Europe, both Russia and Germany go to the polls. Meanwhile, Bolivia faces unrest, the US expands influence in Africa, and Revolut suffers a…
  • Reading Time: 4 minutes

The ESBS Open Seminar: Stories, Statistics, and Memory

Tra i Leoni and the Economic Society for Bocconi Students are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership: starting with this article, TiL and ESBS will collaborate on articles in our new Economics and Finance column! In this opening event, the Economic Society showcases itself to the university community, by explaining its internal functioning and presenting fascinating research to the attending students. TiL was invited to recount the night, and a couple of our members showed up alongside more than a hundred aspiring economists up to the challenge.
Tra i Leoni and the Economic Society for Bocconi Students are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership: starting with this article, TiL and ESBS will collaborate on articles in our new Economics and Finance column!In this opening…
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