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Gianni Letta

The Atonal Symphony of Political Italy

Judith Harris

Let's imagine political Italy as if a performance by a symphony orchestra playing less Mozart than modern atonal, by definition music lacking a tonal center or key. The conductor,...

Letta on the Crest of a Wave

Judith Harris

Stormy seas lie ahead but for the moment Premier Enrico Letta is riding on the crest of a wave. With the now definitive splintering of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's highly...

All at Sea, but Not Sinking

Judith Harris

One of the more polite metaphors Italian pundits are using these days to describe the political parties - all of them - is "all at sea." Within the Partito Democratico (PD),...

Female Stars in Letta's Firmament

Judith Harris

With seven women, the 21-member cabinet of Premier Enrico Letta vaunts the largest number of women of any Italian government in history. Emma Bonino is Italy's only second female...

Abruzzo. Summer’s Springtime

Sandro Cordeschi*

In post-earthquake Abruzzi nature restores the faith of those who remained in the areas hit by tragedy. People’s response is the desire to continue living.

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