Biden slams ‘loser’ Trump for Nazi rhetoric ‘There’s a lot of reasons to be against Donald Trump, but damn he shouldn’t be president,’ Biden tells campaign donors The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Trump compared to Hitler after ‘vermin’ attack ‘Calling people ‘vermin’ was used effectively by Hitler and Mussolini to dehumanize people and encourage their followers to engage in violence,’ historian says The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023
Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Italian lawmakers debate long-delayed Holocaust Museum revived by far-right-led government Italian lawmakers have marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi roundup of more than 1,200 Roman Jews in the Holocaust with a debate on a measure to partially fund a long-delayed Holocaust Museum in the capital The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
The battle for births: how the far right are exploiting Italy’s ‘demographic winter’ Massiola is a village slowly dying, and it’s not the only one. Dwindling populations are affecting the whole of Italy – will this crisis reshape the country’s future? The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
‘She plays the moderate but winks at those who are not’: the many faces of Giorgia Meloni After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
HG Wells, Hitler and Tasmania’s dark past: the stories behind arrival cards in Australia’s National Archives Archive material captures arrival in Australia of celebrities including Princess Anne, Fred Astaire and four-year-old Russell Crowe, as well as The War of the Worlds author’s explosive 1938-39 visit The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2023
Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italy’s first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, “traditional families” and fear of migrants The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Contested memory in Giorgia Meloni's Italy: how her far-right party is waging a subtle campaign to commemorate fascist figures Since coming to power, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her party Brothers of Italy have repeatedly raised the question of who and what is remembered in Italy. They have paid particular attention to how the experience of Italian fascism is told. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2023
Biden is welcoming far-right Italian Prime Minister Meloni for White House talks President Joe Biden is set to welcome Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the White House for talks The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
Hollywood on the Tiber: stars return to Rome studios once home to Heston and Fellini Sprawling Cinecittà complex is in demand again thanks to tax breaks and boom in film and TV production The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023
Applause for Little Italy: The magical moment on the streets of Ancoats Proud and vibrant, men in immaculate suits with sashes across their chests, women and children in traditional costume, they gather on the streets of Ancoats. The picture below was taken in 1955 and the occasion was an annual parade. But black ribbo Manchester Evening News · Jul 1, 2023
Ancient Rome temples complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists Four temples from ancient Rome stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city's busiest crossroads The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023
I cannot believe Disney's working on a live-action Bambi movie — this needs to stop No Disney property is safe, apparently, as Bambi is the latest to be on track for a live action adaptation. Tom’s Guide · Jun 15, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 Silvio Berlusconi obituary Media tycoon and Italy’s longest-serving postwar prime minister whose period in power ended in sex scandals, a debt crisis and convictions for tax fraud
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Italy's Meloni distances herself from fascism on Liberation Day celebrations Italy's ruling coalition has no "nostalgia for fascism", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, looking to push back against critics who have accused her Brothers of Italy party of failing to distance itself from its neofascist past.
The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2023 The artist who had the world at her fingertips She was one of the world's most highly regarded sculptors so why isn't Dora Ohlfsen a household name?
Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023 Commentary: Why do so many young white men in America find fascism ‘cool’? Last fall, just blocks from my apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a gang of neo-Nazis gathered in Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon. Videos showed a group of masked white men shouting, spitting, cursing homophobic slurs and chest-thumping at students. They were part of the Nationalist Social Club, a local neo-Nazi…
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023 Italy partisans criticize Meloni over Nazi massacre comment Italy's premier has marked the anniversary of one of the worst World War II-era massacres in German-occupied Italy
Reuters · Mar 14, 2023 Italian public sector boss resigns after Mussolini email The head of an Italian state-controlled company resigned on Tuesday after it was revealed that he sent an internal email quoting from an infamous speech by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 6, 2023 Mark Cousins on Hitchcock, Scotland and the rise of the far-right FILMMAKER Mark Cousins believes Scotland’s screen industry is in a healthy place, having moved from a “C minus” to a “B plus” over the…
WEKU · Feb 25, 2023 Italy has kept its fascist monuments and buildings. The reasons are complex Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.
Salon · Feb 18, 2023 So much for "efficient" dictatorships Mussolini didn't make the "trains run on time," and Hitler's economy was a disaster. Some lessons must be relearned
Foreign Affairs · Jan 19, 2023 The Vexing Rise of the Transnational Right Lessons from interwar Europe.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 12, 2022 Why fascist Italy was the perfect backdrop for Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' If you ask Guillermo del Toro whether his "Pinocchio" is appropriate for kids, he will tell you that "it's not necessarily made for children, but children can watch it."