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Angelino Alfano: "The House on Fire"

judith harris

Right and left in Italy agree on the gravity of the problem. "The house is on fire," thundered Angelino Alfano, titular secretary of the rightist Freedom Party (PdL). "Italy is...

When the white smoke from Italy's chimney?

Judith Harris

Workaday Milan was thrown into a small tizzy Wednesday morning when a hundred or so mostly middle-aged men and women blocked the sidewalk in front of the city courthouse and began...

Political Suicide in New York City and Italy: Part I - Italy

Jerry Krase

New York City and Italy have a great deal in common, starting and ending with self-destructive electorates; voters who are intent on putting into office people who, in one way or...

Shock Waves from Italian Elections

Judith Harris

In a globalized world, the gigantic wave laps on distant shores, and never have Italian voters generated so much outside interest as during the two days of national general...

Politicians and Italian CEOs Express Optimism At Inaugural Italy - US Summit

Susannah Gold

Optimism about Italy's future, despite impending elections and a lingering debt crisis were expressed during the inaugural Italy-US summit held on February 11th, 2013.

Monti in the Arena with a Cup of Tea

Judith Harris

The sober economist, professor and university president Mario Monti had been caretaker premier for just thirteen months when he jumped into the political arena this month. For...

ROME> A Meeting of the Mind(er)s: Monti and Napolitano

Judith Harris

The four possible scenarios for the Italian Premier

Election-shock: Monti Bows Out

Judith Harris

Italy's election campaign has begun with a jolt. No sooner did Silvio Berlusconi throw his hat into the ring or, as he put it, entered the playing field ("sceso in campo") for the...

In Politics Money Talks (or Maybe Whispers)

Judith Harris

In Italy, pressures are mounting for earlier elections because of corruption scandals that have rocked the governments of Italy's two most important regions: Lazio and Lombardy....

Berlusconi Back Again!

Judith Harris

Berlusconi, who has dominated Italian politics for over seventeen years, is not leaving the political scene just yet. What happened?

The Silly Season Sweeps Italy

Judith Harris

Ferragosto – the name derives from the original Feriae Augusti summer festival proclaimed by the Emperor Augustus – is a major holiday celebrated on August 15 when all of...

Summer spreads out the spread

Judith Harris

The upward surge of the spread to today's 506.48 for 10-year bonds (but 519 at the opening of the markets) has reignited interest in holding elections this November, six months...

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