Italy’s make or break moment

Democrats secured control of both chambers of congress in a stunning victory for the party, and a sharp rejection of President Trump’s Republican Party. Democrats won closely-watched senate races in Michigan and Maine, as well as in conservative strongholds including Texas and Ka ...  Show more

Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from this week’s Israeli elections with a slender lead over his closest rival, Gadi Eisenkot, but his far-right coalition fell short of an overall majority. The prime minister’s performance was better than pre-election polls had predicted, and sets up w ...  Show more

This week, former European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi was sworn in as the country’s prime minister and the head of a unity government and put an end to weeks of political turmoil. His cabinet is the third administration that Italy sees in less than three years. But how stabl ...  Show more

The political chaos in Rome seems to be about to come to an end as the bickering parties prepare to form a broad coalition government led by Enrico Letta of the centre-left Democrats. Will the coalition be able to rise to the challenges facing Italy, including an economy now ente ...  Show more

I discuss the future of Italy, the state of Italian politics and the context of a failing European Union with Marco Rocco of Mittdolcino.com, a finance and politics blog from Italy. http://www.mittdolcino.com Is Mario Draghi No Longer Davos’ Superman? https://tomluongo.me/2022/01 ...  Show more