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Sour notes in Italy's September Song

Judith Harris

A sour note will be heard in Italy's otherwise glorious September song: the economy. A fundamental problem: nine Italian families out of ten are relatively poorer today than were...

The Child Soldiers of Scampia

Judith Harris

Davide Cerullo comes from the gangland of Scampia, Naples. Once a drug hustler, he finally rebelled to the "easy life" the Camorra offered him: "Give people an opportunity, and...

Italian Americans by the Numbers – Income, Earnings & Poverty

Tom Verso

In the previous six reports of this series, there was no significant measurable difference to be found between the Italian American population and the American population as a...

Rwanda, Kenya, Italy: Bridging Landscapes and Realities

Beatrice Spadacini

Moving from one African reality to another and then landing in Italy. How to make sense of it all? How to relate to people and to bridge such contrasting realities?

My Best Wishes to Mr. President Barack Hussein Obama

Jerry Krase

Now that Barack Hussein Obama has become the 44th President of the United States of America and, incidentally, the newest tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, it seems that...

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