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Media
Italy’s Antisemitism Scandal Ignored by U.S. Corporate Media
Jul 10, 2024 While European media has covered the scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, US mainstream media has dropped the ball.
Global Voices
Italy Turns to Theatre to Address Male Violence Against Women
Apr 2, 2024 Italian theater and cinema shine a spotlight on the root causes of gender-based violence, advocating for culture-wide solutions.2024 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Third Place, Soft News, Music/Arts Related, Online
TD Interview
The Modern Odyssey of Mass Migration
Feb 21, 2024 By using the migrant's point of view, director Matteo Garrone's Oscar-nominated "Io Capitano" shows the part of the journey we don't usually see.
Arts & Culture
How to Touch Grass
Aug 18, 2023 Italian psychoanalyst Elvio Fachinelli was committed to local projects as well as utopian visions, developing an anti-fascist education.
Politics
How the West Was Won With Mussolini
Dec 22, 2022 Between fake news, amnesia and removal, the real picture of Italian Fascism under Mussolini can never emerge.
China Shuts Down Mount Everest Climbing Routes
Mar 12, 2020 A roundup of the latest news on the world's coronavirus pandemic.
WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic
Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops.
Italy Quarantines More Than a Quarter of Country to Slow Virus Spread
Mar 8, 2020 The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe.
‘This Is Not a Drill’: WHO Urges the World to Fight Virus
Mar 5, 2020 With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo.
Companies Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff as Virus Spreads
Mar 4, 2020 The coronavirus is changing the way companies do business — in the U.S. and across the globe.