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Rico’s Not On A ‘Rolla

Anthony Dion Mitzel

What has turned into a sort of Commedia all’Italo Americana for Santorum has shown that the Republican electorate can’t seem to figure out who they want to run in the general...

Treading the Muddy Political Waters

Judith Harris

Voting in three separate elections this May and June, Italians gave a black eye to the center-right government headed by the London Economist’s favorite Italian politician,...

Elections: Earth Tremors in Milan

Judith Harris

Last week the doom sayers predicted that an earthquake would flatten Rome. They got it wrong. The earth did shake, but the seismic shocks took place Sunday and Monday in Milan,...

Italian Politicians Lose Their Cool (and Slip in the Polls)

Judith Harris

On Sunday, the president of the Chamber of Deputies Fini gave a much-awaited speech at Mirabello, in which he formally divorced Berlusconi’s Popolo della Libertà and invited...

Election Madness: Obamarama

Pasquale Verdicchio

Italian response to US elections brings forth interesting debates and views on race.

Italian-American Man Endorses Barack Obama

Marc Edward DiPaolo

Why am I voting for Barack Obama? Because he's smart. And he's clearly more intelligent than McCain. In these tense times, we need the most intelligent person available to be...

Yes He Could! Americans Elected Barack Obama

Marina Melchionda

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who...

U.S. Presidential Elections: Some Italian/American Intellectuals Express Their Opinions

Gina Di Meo. Edited by Marina Melchionda

"Who will win the upcoming elections? And why?" That's what a number of Italian-American university professors have been asked. Some of them also revealed whom they will vote for...

Do College Professors Corrupt the Minds of American Youth?

Marc Edward DiPaolo

As a college professor who tries the best he can to teach students to be well-read, think for themselves, and analyze complex social problems with their intellects and their...

Abortion: Italian Women Speak for Themselves

Judith Harris

Since legalization, the number of induced abortions in Italy has fallen almost by half. But the “pro-life vs. pro-choice” dispute is firing up as April general elections...

Italy, Elections Scheduled for April 13 and 14

With elections now scheduled for April 13 and 14, Italy's political forces on Wednesday began their first maneuvers in view of what is sure to be a hard-fought campaign

Against Rudy Giuliani the Strategy Is to Divide Italian-Americans

Dom Serafini

In Italy, amid political turmoil that is absorbing public opinion, people are hardly aware that America is preparing for a new presidential election. This realization is...

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