Opposition investigation after hundreds give fascist salute in Italy

[ad_1] Italian state television said on Monday evening that authorities were investigating the mass salute at the demonstration. ADVERTISEMENT Opposition politicians in Italy on Monday demanded that the government, headed…

Why does a Lord of the Rings exhibit matter to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni?

[ad_1] Giorgia Meloni is set to unveil a new exhibition celebrating JRR Tolkein’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’. But why is the series such a key part of her political…

Italy: Meloni admits she hoped to do ‘better’ on migration as numbers skyrocket

[ad_1] When the Italian Prime Minister’s far-right party was elected last year, they promised to reduce mass immigration to the country – but the number of people arriving on boats…

The Italian government wants to ban foreign words, just like the fascists did in 1923

[ad_1] The way history is repeating itself in Italy is a bit on the nose as of late, with the current government trying to revive laws put in place a…

Mussolini’s Grandchildren — the long shadow of fascism in Italy

[ad_1] Last September, when Giorgia Meloni pulled off a long-predicted victory in Italy’s general election to become not only the country’s first female prime minister but also its first from…

Italy’s Right Still Hasn’t Broken Its Ties to Fascism

[ad_1] Review of Mussolini’s Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy by David Broder (Pluto Press, 2023) Before irate heroin dealers knocked out his front teeth, Chet Baker was the boy wonder…