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Move over, Tony Soprano—you’ve had it

Judith Harris

"The era of the Corleonesi is definitely at an end." We are witnessing "the mutation of the Mafia strategy into one that is clearly based on finance." (Antonio Ingroia,...

An American with an Italian Name. Hindrance or Advantage?

Darrell Fusaro

Most Italian-Italians, the ones from Italy, that is, always seem to be curious as to how we Italian-Americans are perceived by others in America. With all the news they’ve...

Anti-Mafia Tours of Palermo with the Young People of Addio Pizzo

Umberto Lucentini

A trip to mafia locations and hangouts to remember the past and redefine Sicily’s image through its breathtaking landscapes and morally responsible tourism

Fear and (Self-) Loathing in Italian America

Joey Skee

The Specter of the Gavon Haunts the Prominenti.

While Calabria Burns

Judith Harris

“I came here to find Heaven. I found Hell”

Leonardo Sciascia’s Mafia

Judith Harris

Predictably, rhetoric marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of Leonardo Sciascia on November 20. But rhetoric was the opposite of Sciascia. If anything, the Sicilian...

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

Judith Harris

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

The Film Festival of Positive Italian-American Images

Joey Skee

Positive images of Italian-Americans that aren’t.

Addiopizzo Becomes a Tour Operator Against the Mafia

Umberto Lucentini

“Tourists will have the opportunity to stay and enjoy meals at hotels and restaurants that do not pay protection money, they can use the services of firms on the...

Plato and Mafia Movies

Tom Verso

“...there is an old quarrel between philosophy and poetry” Plato

Don’t go to Howard Beach if You’re…Images of Italian Americans vs the Real History

Gabrielle Pati

Many Italian Americans acquire their notions of heritage from depictions in popular media. This adversely affects us, as we fail to see the real history of our people and those...

Documenting Joe Petrosino to Keep His Memory Alive

Marina Melchionda

On the occasion of the Italian Culture and Heritage Month, the Province of Palermo represented by its President Giovanni Avanti paid its tribute to the Italian-American policeman...

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