Can The Five Star Movement Join The Socialists and Democrats Group?
The Five Stars are house-hunting in Europe, and have a lot of uncomfortable baggage along.
How To Fight Fascism (Again)
Fascism is insidious to the point where it has become invisible. How do we see the invisible, and how do we fight against it?
Can The Italian Democratic Party Speak For The Working Class?
The Democrats have long shifted away from their traditional base — and now it may be too late to reclaim it.
The Italian American Thing: One More Dip
If Italian Americans are badly portrayed as stereotypes, what would be a better portrayal of the culture and identity and people who claim it?
The Italian American Problem Revisited
I am glad to see that those who raise the Italian American banner on the identity politics battlefield are mostly ignored.
The Black Lobby Scandal
The scandal implicates the far-right Brothers of Italy party in dubious business and extremists. It's time we took notice.
Sardinian Nationalism Looks To Catalonia
How Sardinia's historical ties with Catalonia help explain its strong national identity.
Never The Last
Twenty years after 9/11, very little is different. But everyone is changed.
Do Black Lives Matter In Italy?
The refusal of the Italian football team to take a knee on the global stage only reinforces the already widespread discriminatory behavior.
When Planning A Bridge Is No Small Decision
Why a bridge over the Strait of Messina is such a dilemma for Italian lawmakers and of little pressing interest to Italians.