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Italian Politicians Lose Their Cool (and Slip in the Polls)

(07 09 2010) Judith Harris

On Sunday, the president of the Chamber of Deputies Fini gave a much-awaited speech at Mirabello, in which he formally divorced Berlusconi’s Popolo della Libertà and invited...

Fini: “Other dangers” Lie on the Political Horizon. But Just What are They?

(30 05 2010) Judith Harris

"Our Constitution is the foundation and guarantee of the unity of the Republic,” Fini told a group of students visiting the Chamber of Deputies the other day. Ambiguously he...

Back in the Saddle with Silvio

(30 03 2010) Judith Harris

“We have given the left a lesson,” Berlusconi trumpeted from Rome Monday evening. Meanwhile, Umberto Bossi's populist right-wing, anti-immigrant Northern League will now...

Home Cooking: Italian American Style

(26 02 2010) Jerry Krase

The Bastianiches have nothing on the Krases when it comes to bringing the family together around the table but I wonder about the Berlusconis

Dr. Bertolaso, How Could you Do this to Us?

(12 02 2010) Judith Harris

He was once considered the "man of reconstruction" in earthquake-devastated L'Aquila. Now he is accused to have received sexual favors in return for awarding lucrative building...

The Attack on Berlusconi and the Vicious Climate of Italy's Political Discourse

(16 12 2009) Judith Harris

The action of an isolated, disturbed youth would seem to reflect the harsh language and vicious climate that has become the hallmark of discourse between government and opposition..

Supergrass Gaspare Spatuzza links Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the Mafia

(07 12 2009) Judith Harris

A heated weekend unfolds in Italy while media and politicians discuss new "revelations" about the relationship between Mafia and politics.

Bloomberg versus Berlusconi

(03 11 2009) Jerry Krase

As one looks closely at the behavior and battles of Bloomberg and Berlusconi it seems that, besides being big buck billionaires, they have a great deal more in common than lots of...

A Week in Politics, Italian Style

(15 10 2009) Judith Harris

Italy's political discourse today is particularly interesting to me as a foreign journalist, but also as a writer...

Pre-rinsing the news

(30 08 2009) Judith Harris

Manipulation of the news creates its own truth, and this is a danger for democracy.

Italy Seen from the Beach

(24 08 2009) Judith Harris

For journalists this is traditionally the silly season, when anything goes, as long as it’s entertainment. Alas, this beach season has brought a host of serious problems...

Explaining American Politics: Sonia, Jeff (and Silvio): Judicial Temperament (Temperamentos judiciales de Sonia, Jeff (y Silvio)

(16 07 2009) Jerry Krase

In America, millions are sitting around the television and watching the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings the way they watched the recent Major League Baseball All Star Game. It...

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