MIGAItaly’s New Leader: An Unknown Quantity of Iffy CredentialsA little-known law professor, who was just tapped as the country’s new prime minister, almost lost his job before he even got it.Barbie Latza Nadeau
VAFFANCULO POLITICSSteve Bannon’s Italian Dream Comes TrueItalians voted Sunday after a campaign that included shootings, stabbings, one politician calling another a laxative—and that was all before Steve Bannon showed up.Barbie Latza Nadeau
FAKE NEWSEurope’s Populists Want to Make Polio Great AgainBeppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement in Italy, France’s Marine Le Pen, and others ride the anti-vaccine wave as children by the tens of thousands fall prey to disease.Justin Salhani
Politics UnusualEurope’s Right Tears Itself ApartSigns of right-wing populist meltdowns are everywhere, from Italy’s erratic Beppe Grillo to the Le Pen family feud.Barbie Latza Nadeau
MAMMA MIAItaly Heads for Chaos Italians head to the ballot box on Sunday to vote on a flawed referendum that will change the face of Italy no matter the outcome.Barbie Latza Nadeau
