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Articles by: Judith Harris

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    Life & People

    Worth Their Weight in Gold: Italy's Truffle Treasure

    Judith Harris(November 12, 2018)
    This is the height of the truffle season, and Italy is host to a number of truffle fairs. The most important, the International Truffle Fair at Alba, in Piedmont, celebrates the incredibly aromatic white truffle. But truffles are found even near Rome, and almost year round.
  • Op-Eds

    Voices Raised in Political Boxing Match

    Judith Harris(November 01, 2018)
    Major elections take place only next May in the 27 EU member states, including Italy. But already political voices are being raised in Italy these days, from the rubbish pile-up to the pile-up of the national debt.
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    Op-Eds

    When Money Talks, Even for Governments, Who Listens?

    Judith Harris(October 15, 2018)
    The clash between Italy's Minister for the economy and finance Giovanni Tria and the top political players overshadows all other arguments within the government. On the agenda are in-house quarrels over dropping the euro and the amount of monthly pensions, and going forward with the gas pipeline from Azerbaijan.
  • Art & Culture

    When Tourism Becomes more Burden than Bounty

    Judith Harris(October 07, 2018)
    Until now, tourism has been hailed as Italy's magic beam, transporting the country beyond the losses from runaway factories and ever more present robots. Nevertheless a small but serious reaction against the vast influx of tourists is becoming evident.
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    Art & Culture

    Writers, Photographers Fight to Keep Venice Alive and Authentic

    Judith Harris(September 18, 2018)
    The battle against the big ships that overwhelm Venice and its canals with tourists is being fought by politicians and groups of irate citizens. But it is also being fought in photographs and books that celebrate the city and its traditions.
  • Op-Eds

    Anti-immigrant Violence in Italy Draws UN scrutiny

    Judith Harris(September 11, 2018)
    Ten vicious shootings of migrants and Roma in Italy have left one man dead and a baby at risk of paralysis. For this "huge increase in cases of violence and racism," Italy is under investigation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of Man.

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