But there are proven ways to limit the damage
Journalism
The travails of “ex-Ilva”, Europe’s largest steel plant
A rescue plan may be on the way
Italy faces a sudden surge in covid-19 cases
Events are cancelled, roads are closed—and Matteo Salvini says: “Told you so”
Pope Francis balks at a proposal to ordain married men in Amazonia
Instead, he urges, pray for more celibate men to take up the priesthood and become missionaries
Regional elections in Italy buttress the government
Another blunder by the populist leader of the Northern League
Italy’s hard-right leader falls short in regional elections
But the ruling coalition still looks shaky
Italy’s second city shows up the rest of the country
Once dismissed for its dullness, Milan is booming
Reckoning With the Wounds Still Left by the Spanish Civil War
A book review by John Hooper for the New York Times of LORD OF ALL THE DEAD: A Nonfiction Novel by Javier Cercas
A tiny Italian exclave unwillingly joins the EU’s customs union
Campione d’Italia, a little piece of Italy inside Switzerland
The decline of the Five Star empire
Italy’s quirkiest party goes from hero towards zero