Apathy and extremism are fruits a political system that has renounced any vision or passion for the future
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Will Italian Youth Voters Abandon Mainstream Parties?
Italy’s young adults will likely prove crucial in determining the outcome of the country’s March elections, and there are signs they are turning their backs on mainstream parties. Elsewhere on the continent the populist surge appears to be receding, but not so in Italy, where the anti-establishment, euro-sceptic Five Star Movement (M5S), founded nine years […]
VIDEO: The Italian Comedian Who Could Decide a Nation’s Destiny
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi wanted to rein in that chaos with a constitutional reform bill
Julius Caesar Versus Donald Trump Furor Misses the Point
Theater staged production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar starring President Donald Trump look-alike
Why the New York Public Theater Lost Funding Over Julius Caesar
Delta Airlines and Bank of America have withdrawn funding for the New York Public Theater
Proposed Italian Electoral Reforms Dead in the Water
A reform of voting rules in Italy was dealt a blow as a majority of parliament voted against it
Italian Political Parties Agree to German-Style Election Reforms
A tentative deal has been reached between Italy’s main political parties on a reform of voting rules
How African Nepotism Compares to European Norms
How did it happen that the such a good proportion of leaders of Europe have no biological children?
UNICEF to Address the Increase in Unaccompanied Refugee Children
As of 2016, there are 300,000 unaccompanied child refugees and separated children globally, which is 66,000 more than in 2010 and a five-fold increase over the last seven years.
Foreign Election Interference Fears Gains Traction in Europe
Fears have been voiced in several European countries that elections could be marred by manipulation