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Italy Under Scrutiny
Italian, American and Italian/American commentators discuss Italy's "funk" in the aftermath of Ian Fisher's now famous NYT article.
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Italy Under Scrutiny
New York Times published an article from the Rome correspondent Ian Fisher that spoke of a stagnant Italy that was in “a collective funk regarding economics, politics and...
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“The Italian Depression”. Opinions & Opinions from the NYT Blog
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Losing in Translation
Potentially amusing linguistic reflections on Ian Fisher's New York Times article on Italy's "funk" and responses to the article by some in the Italian press
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