On the complicated and dark political history shaping Italy's coming elections next month.
Articles by: Judith Harris
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New access to archival documents of the Vatican shed evealing light on the relatiuonships between th Catholic Church and Fascism.
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The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance splits over a "tramvia" that would run within three feet of the Baptistery, which dates from before the year 1000, but is still standing nevertheless.
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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 approach.
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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 out. That, at least, is progress.
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Eurispes, the independent Italian research institute, presented its annual report on the state of the Italian economy and society.
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Is Italy heading towards new elections and maybe, with the possible victory of Mr. Berlusconi, yet another round of government by telemarketing?
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Spin - Giro, v.i. girare, trottolare. No less than elsewhere, Italians know that the real meaning of “spin” is the news equivalent of food additives: however toxic the effects, it all looks and tastes better...
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In a polite letter to the New York Times Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato pointed out that the Italian national health care system is ranked by the World Health Organization as second in the world. Amato has a good point. If Italy is potentially the second healthiest nation in Europe, however, Neapolitans have been left out...
