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An Italian Democrat in NYC

Damiano Beltrami

CUNY Graduate Center: Walter Veltroni, leader of the Italian Democratic Party, talks about American elections, the future of the European Union and the alarming fear of...

Explaining American Politics: What's Left of Media Bias

Jerry Krase

The American Right often complains of left-wing media bias, yet the big-time American media, Fox, NBC, CBS, Bloomberg, et al are hardly Marxist-Leninist Kommissars.

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...

Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France

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

Do the Correct Thing

Jerry Krase

Looking for and unfortunately finding common elements in "The Race Debate in America and Italy”

The Race Debate in America and Italy: Should We Do the Right Thing?

Ottorino Cappelli

While Obama clinches the nomination, some Italian- Americans join in the Lee-Eastwood feud over racial prejudices in America. In Italy at the same time, the race issue surfaces in...

Barack Obama Mamma

Maria Laurino

Could a majority of Italian-Americans back the African- American presumptive Democratic nominee?

Explaining American Politics: From Clinton to Fossella

Jerry Krase

Explaining American politics to foreigners is not easy especially in this Presidential Campaign Season when you can't tell the pachyderms from the jackasses and vice versa. Ironic...