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Articles by: Judith Harris

  • Dream of Venice. Photo by Eugenio Novajra
    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.
  • Facts & Stories

    Back to School Time for Italian Youngsters

    Judith Harris(September 05, 2018)
    Schools are about to reopen for Italy's students, although not without problems. Some towns have lost school buildings due to earthquakes while others complain of a shortage of teachers. A bitter controversy is over vaccinating the very youngest.
  • Facts & Stories

    Still Deep in Shock, Genoa Soldiers On

    Judith Harris(August 22, 2018)
    Still deep in shock from the tragic collapse of the Morandi Bridge, Genoa nevertheless is soldiering on. From Mayor Marco Bucci to ordinary citizens, the Genovesi must look ahead to build a viable future for themselves and their children.
  • Wall fresco, Priapus
    Art & Culture

    Consolidation Work at Pompeii Reveals New Fresco of Priapus

    Judith Harris(August 16, 2018)
    For the ancient Greeks and Romans, the image of Priapus represented the origin of life itself, plus good luck and business success. Now, during consolidation work at Pompeii, archaeologists discovered a fresco painting of Priapus, weighing on a scale his huge phallus against a pile of coins.
  • Facts & Stories

    Sergio Marchionne: An Indelible Legacy

    Judith Harris(July 31, 2018)
    The record left by Sergio Marchionne, for 14 years the head of what is now Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), is indelible. But in the outpouring of admiring obituaries are a few unanswered questions. Marchionne, 66, died July 25 in a hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, of two heart attacks in the wake of a operation on his shoulder.
  • Chairman & CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sergio Marchionne
    Facts & Stories

    John Elkann: Sergio Marchionne "Will not Return"

    Judith Harris(July 24, 2018)
    Sergio Marchionne's condition is "irreversible," according to the hospital in Zurich where he is in intensive care. And on July 21 Fiat Chrysler chairman, John Elkann, 42, wrote a wistful semi-obituary letter to the company's 236,000 employees, reminding them that it was Marchionne's "intellect, perseverance and leadership that saved Fiat."
  • Ivrea, Ponte Vecchio
    Facts & Stories

    UNESCO Names Industrial Ivrea as World Heritage Site

    Judith Harris(July 18, 2018)
    The city identified with Olivetti, the manufacturer of office machines since it was founded in 1896, is Italy's 54th to be accorded World Heritage status by UNESCO. For Adriano Olivetti, factory owners were to respect the workers' whole life, and not only the assembly line

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