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Watching Mob Movies with my Fourteen-Year-Old Son

(29 07 2008) Joey Skee

A “teachable moment” about mafia realties and representations.

Chi è Pete Panto?

(16 07 2008) Joey Skee

An Italian-American worker who fought the mob that you never heard of.

Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France

(03 07 2008) Laura E. Ruberto

The Pax Corleone, or what happens when two political analysts offer a close reading of "The Godfather" in an effort to explain contemporary US politics.

Naples Walks Alone, on Burning and Bloodied Sidewalks

(06 06 2008) Judith Harris

"The territory is divided into fiefs; leadership is turned over to a capozona (local boss); membership is expanded through blood ties; and they show an extraordinary capacity to...

Tony Soprano Made Me Do It!

(08 03 2008) Joey Skee

Turncoat mafioso’s statement about media depictions of Italian Americans is “smoking gun” say some Italian-Americans. No kidding.

Uncovering My Mafia Roots

(10 02 2008) Joey Skee

What do you do when you discover an unsavory fact from your family history?

The Unmaking of the Made Men of Sicily?

(10 02 2008) Judith Harris

The crackdown on Mafia shows Italy at its best. Southern Italian cities, though plagued by many serious problems, no longer seem to be suitable places for a good mobster to hang...

Organized Crime in Today's Italy. A Commentary

(26 11 2007) George De Stefano

In the midst of the latest overheated political dramas over the national budget, electoral reform, and the high price of pasta, an old specter continues to haunt Italy: organized...

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