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The Irish Routes of Success for a few Italian American Politicians

Jerry Krase

There is an excess of successful Italian American politicians in the New York Metropolitan Area and as I’ve spent too much time on NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio, I shall turn my...

Let’s Call Them Rules, Not Quotas!

Giulia Madron

Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò hosted a round table dedicated to women and politics. Special guest: Valeria Fedeli, Vice President of the Italian Senate.

As Others See Us

Judith Harris

For the next two weeks Matteo Renzi, who heads the Partito Democratico, and Premier Enrico Letta, who heads the government in the name of that same party, are expected to remain...

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,...

A Day, or so, in the Life of Jerry Krase, De Blasio Campaign Volunteer

Jerry Krase

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn began Ivan’s bitterly cold and dark day as a forced laborer in a Gulag camp, mine began a bit more leisurely on a brilliantly warm and sunny Tuesday...

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...

Bill de Blasio: A Progressive Mayor for All New Yorkers Part II

Jerry Krase

While I, and other self-confessed “Progressives” celebrate the victory of Bill De Blasio in the recent New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary, there is need to pause and...

Bill de Blasio: A Progressive Mayor for All New Yorkers

Jerry Krase

Bill De Blasio I believe has the best chance among real progressives to win the mayoralty and to take New York City in a different, more hopeful direction. It’s time for New...

It's to the Matts, Guys ....

judith harris

Saturday's five-hour powwow at Silvio Berlusconi's villa at Arcore, near Milan, was attended by his entire roster of backers. The aim: to decide what political moves remain open...

Napolitano Has the Last Word, for Now...

judith harris

Through careful mediation, President Giorgio Napolitano has succeeded in calming at least some of the troubled waters of political Italy. This is a victory for Italy, for justice,...

Cassations Decides on Berlusconi

Judith Harris

At 8:04 pm Silvio Berlusconi, 77-year-old former premier, learned from the TV set in his huge apartment within Palazzo Grazioli, just steps away from Palazzo Venezia in Rome,...

Gramsci Comes to The Bronx: Too Little and Too Late

Jerry Krase

Whereas Jesus Christ stopped at Eboli on his way elsewhere and has yet to make a confirmed appearance anywhere in the bailiwick of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, I am happy to report...

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