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The Rise of Italo-Trumpism

Jerry Krase

Why are so many Americans of Italian descent leaning rightward toward the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the most powerful position in the world --- the Presidency of the United...

Big City Elections Jolt Italy

Elections in key Italian cities have sent an electric shock throughout Italy. In Sunday's run-off in Rome, Virginia Raggi of the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), who won just over...

Run-off Elections for Mayor: Surprises May be in Store

Judith Harris

Run-off elections for mayor take place in six of Italy's most important cities Sunday, June 19, two weeks after administrative elections involving 12 million voters. To judge by...

Grillo Crows, Renzi Troubled by Big City Election Results

Judith Harris

Elections for city mayors are never pure reflections of national trends, but are warning shots across the bow, in this case, of Premier Matteo Renzi's ship of state. As Renzi...

In Regional Elections, Renzi Resists

Judith Harris

Italians went to the polls on Sunday to elect seven regional governors and city counselors for 742 townships, including Venice, Mantua, Arezzo, Chieti and Agrigento. Premier...

Italy’s New President: Judge Sergio Mattarella

Judith Harris

The twelfth president of the Italian Republic is Sergio Mattarella, 74, constitutional court judge and former cabinet minister. The victory of this former Christian Democrat (DC),...

Italy - Presidential Election: Blank Ballots on Day One

On Day One of the election for the twelfth president of Italy, the polling opened in the Chamber of Deputies at 3 pm. Four hours later the vote is still being counted, but...

Low Turnout, High League Vote Mark Regional Elections

Judith Harris

It was night in Rome’s down-market suburb of Infernetto, and to show that immigrants are unwelcome there, rightwingers fashioned gruesome mannequins clothed all in white, and...

Andrew Cuomo: Tribulations and Perhaps Trials

Jerry Krase

Andy, the least lovable Cuomo is in deeper stuff than usual. The New Times reported recently that he “hobbled” investigations by the Commission he established when it got too...

For Renzi, an Historic Victory

Judith Harris

Most of the pundits and pollsters got it wrong - seriously wrong. Not one had hazarded that Premier Matteo Renzi's Partito Democratico (PD) would walk away with almost 42% of the...

Rather Grimm Fairytales

Jerry Krase

Dominic M. Recchia is trying to fill the somewhat dirty shoes of incumbent Congressman Michael Grimm. However, I must warn him that strange things have happened to those elected...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Gracie Mansion

Jerry Krase

There have been so many complaints about Bill De Blasio’s inauguration in the right-wing (di destra) mass media and apologies in the left-wing (di sinistra) mass media that I...

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