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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...

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.

The 63rd Festival of Sanremo: a Recap

Natasha Lardera

The five-evening pop-song competition was a success; it captured an average audience of more than 11.9 million viewers, the best achieved since 2001. High praise for hosts Fabio...

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?

From Facebook to the Papers: The List of Italy's Top 100 Parliamentary Methuselahs

Francesca Giuliani

Senator Stefano Pedica posted on his Facebook page a list of the 100 Italian members of the Parliament who have been in office for the longest time. The politicians in the list,...

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...

Family Values, Bossi Style

Judith Harris

Umberto Bossi, founding father of the Northern League, resigned as head of his party last week. After 30 years of blaming Rome of robbing, it turns out that some in Bossi's...

Letters from Italy After Berlusconi: Politics Behind the Scenes

Judith Harris

"The man who governs Italy has no power. At most he can ask a courtesy, but he can’t give orders. [Mussolini] was right when he said that it’s not difficult to govern the...

Super-Sober Mario Takes Charge

Judith Harris

Premier-Designate Mario Monti is often described in the media as Super Mario or Sober Mario. His government has had the support of banks, universities and the Roman Catholic...

Fair Play is Over

Alice Bonvicini

On the Eve of the Italian local elections, Letizia Moratti, the Berlusconian mayoral candidate in Milan, slanders his opponent. A few hours later New York City is covered with...

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