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Grillo's Sicilian Splash-Down

Judith Harris

Grillo's exploit Oct. 10 was the official launch of his party, Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S), into the Sicilian regional election fray. In the event, Grillo had the last laugh,...

Palermo and its Mafia revisited

Judith Harris

To this day the full story of the murders of Falcone and Borsellino twenty years ago, while clearly a direct result of their anti-Mafia prosecutions, remains an enigma shrouded in...

After Mafia Hit A Boy Radically Changes His Identity

Darrell Fusaro

My younger brother was a cat.

A Tough Guy’s Actions Expose a Soft Spot

Darrell Fusaro

At age fourteen I defended us against the black mafia and experienced my dad's love.

Remembering Two Fighters Against the Mafia: Falcone and Borsellino

Natasha Lardera

Two magistrates who had become leaders of the struggle against Cosa Nostra, were both murdered in 1992 by savage mafia bombs. To mark the twentieth anniversary, Professor John...

Sicily: When Farmers Hold Their Pitchforks

Francesca Giuliani

The haulers' and farmers' unrest in Sicily will last for five more days. In the meantime, Sicilians spend up to €3 a liter for gas.

Saviano’s Eyes

Robert Viscusi

Roberto Saviano has the eyes of a prophet who has seen Italy plain. Gramsci in jail, Dante in hell. This is the Italy where Popes die mysteriously and there are secret cities...

The Italian American Community’s War on Negative Stereotypes: a Failure

Stanislao Pugliese

I am honored to participate in this very important dialogue with my distinguished colleagues, who have already weighed in with profound and even provocative observations. While...

Saviano & Roubini – Do New York ... Literati love the ‘Shtick’

Tom Verso

In U.S. House of Representatives – “Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Committee” – hearings on December 15, 2011, very authoritative expert witnesses in...

Roberto Saviano and the Problems of Italian America

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Along with the various observations that have been made by three of our esteemed colleagues (De Stefano, Gardaphé, Krase), and I must emphasize that I am in agreement as well...

Silence Is Not the Answer

Fred Gardaphe

Saviano is right. Silence is not the answer; protesting dramatic portrayals of mafiosi is not the answer. Italian Americans have spent more time and money fighting fictional...

Sodom versus Gomorra

Jerry Krase

In the second of a series of commentaries by Italian-American intellectuals on Roberto Saviano's recent talk about Mafia at the New York University, sociologist Jerome Krase...

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