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  • Proposed new stadium, with skyscrapers, culture-commercial center
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    New Soccer Stadium for Rome? A Decision Approaches

    Judith Harris(February 22, 2017)
    Whether or not Rome is to have a new soccer stadium is approaching a decsion. The present 54-year-old Olympic Stadium, now home to local rival teams AS Roma and to SS Lazio, comes with serious defects, but construction of the proposed new $1.26 billion stadium faces no less serious obstacles.
  • Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns following referendum defeat
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    Renzi Loses His Bet. But Now What?

    Judith Harris(December 06, 2016)
    Within hours of losing the constitutional referendum Dec. 4, Matteo Renzi submitted his resignation as Premier, one of the few in Italian postwar history whose government lasted over 1,000 days. The huge turnout and the massive 60% vote against the referendum caught pundits by surprise.
  • Facts & Stories

    "Grillismo" and the Powerful Forces

    Judith Harris(June 11, 2012)
    According to the pollsters, Beppe Grillo's share of the Italian electorate amounts to 16%, while Silvio Berlusconi's Partito della Libertà continues to sink like a stone. Meanwhile, the political pundits are suggesting that Mario Monti's government might not last beyond this summer, precipitating elections at least six months ahead of schedule.