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Breaking the Silence

George De Stefano

Libertà e Giustizia sounds the alarm for democracy

Are you (we) stupid or what?

Jerry Krase

Solving global and national crises requires accurate and timely information. Television news and information programming is little help in that regard.

Regime and Resistance

George De Stefano

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) in Manhattan. Historian and public intellectual Paul Ginsborg analyzes Berlusconi and his opposition at "Denuncia: Speaking Up in Modern Italy"...

Italy’s Most Powerful Woman

Judith Harris

Although several attractively youthful and well dressed women hold cabinet slots in Italy today, they are dwarfed by Emma Marcegaglia, head of Italy’s National Association of...

Fini Donates Pelosi Precious “Michelangelo. La Dotta Mano”

Marina Melchionda

Italian American politician Nancy Pelosi visits Italy after Obama’s election. The President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini donates to her a copy of the rare...

“Oh, mamma mia". Nancy Pelosi's Six-Day Visit to Italy

Maria Rita Latto

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived in Italy on Saturday, February 14, for a six-day visit.

New Year's Resolution: Don't Be Too Grumpy about the Motherland

Maria Laurino

With Barack Obama elected as president and Silvio Berlusconi back as prime minister, the differences between America and Italy seem greater than ever.

The Church, the State, and Italy's Budget

Judith Harris

Last Friday’s battle between Church and State, fought over government funding for private schools, lasted a mere six hours. The score: Church 1, State 0. But then, scoreboards...

Italian and American Politics: an Ocean of Differences

Maria Rita Latto

In the US the defeated McCain shows respect towards the man chosen by the American people and calls to be united under Obama's presidency. Italy, on the other hand, witnesses...

“Salviamo l’Italia”. Demo Diary

Judith Harris

Acres of people filled Rome’s enormous Circus Maximus to protest the government and listen to the leader of Italy’s Democratic Party Walter Veltroni. Government cuts to...

When an Italian Says a Parolaccia

Eamee C. Lanning

An American student discovers that Parolacce (Dirty Words) are part of the Italian people everyday vocabulary. They are used by students, housewives, actors, blue and white...

The Premier & the Singer

Marina Melchionda

Silvio Berlusconi's compilation of love ballads, "There’s love”, will be in the stores by Christmas. His friend and co-author Mario Apicella suggests that Italy's premier...

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