"Call to Order"“Ranucci? We need to show respect for his replacements”. Carlo Bartoli, president of the Odg, speaks out“Criticising a colleague is legitimate, but one must show respect in the choice of words. It has been a summer in which several journalists have tried to act like real ‘bad teachers’.” InterviewbyRiccardo Carlino1 SEP 26
the interview“They’ll go ahead, but they no longer make sense today. There are too many differences between the PD and the 5S.” Salvatore Vassallo speaks“The alliance is far apart on the fundamental issues. To get a definitive answer, we would need to understand whether Giuseppe Conte’s positions on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine are dictated by electoral opportunism or not,” says the political scientistbyRiccardo Carlino29 AUG 26
the video gameTrump has already ‘made an appearance’ in GTA VI (in his own way). However, the game’s developers are pretending he does not exist.The trailer for the eagerly awaited title has won over fans and experts alike, and a US Army unit is offering soldiers four days’ leave if their contracts are renewed so they can play it. The tycoon mocks the game’s design, but Rockstar brushes him off: “It has to be timeless.”byRiccardo Carlino28 AUG 26
the interview“Rai is wrong about Ranucci. He should stay where he is on Report.” Says Giovanni Minoli"So Rai is creating a new martyr. In Italy, playing the victim sells very well. There are people who have built careers, fortune and wealth on it." Interview with the founder of Mixer, a former executive at Viale MazzinibyRiccardo Carlino26 AUG 26
the postA mayor in Abruzzo ‘nationalises’ a petrol station and inspires Fratoianni: ‘Energy and water must return to public control’According to the leader of Avs, “it is time to reconsider a return to public control of all the country’s infrastructure networks and strategic services”. But the case of Villa Castellana is a purely local modelbyRiccardo Carlino25 AUG 26
the interview“Those who criticise Falcone today are the heirs of those who persecuted him whilst he was alive,” says former Minister of Justice Martelli"Travaglio is a professional slanderer, Ranucci a wind-up. To speak so ill of him in 2026, one must have nothing left to say." Interview with the former minister who wanted the public prosecutor in Via ArenulabyRiccardo Carlino21 AUG 26
the interviewCattaneo (FI) speaks: “On end-of-life issues, Meloni should not be influenced by Vannacci. Berlusconi? He’d approve.”“We must pass our end-of-life bill by the end of the parliamentary term. We must not allow ourselves to be influenced by extremism,” says the centre-right MPbyRiccardo Carlino20 AUG 26
within the partyWithin Forza Italia, some are putting the brakes on end-of-life issues: “It is not a right”The appeal from Massimiliano Salini, a MEP from the centre-right party: “Common sense is needed. Craxi’s words are an excellent way to tackle the issue. Provided, that is, that we do not then declare ourselves to be the ‘end-of-life’ party”byRiccardo Carlino19 AUG 26
but what an ordeal“The Ranucci case? A screenwriter’s nightmare. This summer of 2026 feels like a grotesque film,” says Pietro ValsecchiLa bomba d'amore? “It’s an extraordinary and unsettling thriller,” says the film and television producer. To bring this summer’s B-movie (from Ceuta to Antonello da Messina’s stolen paintings) to the screen, he offers us a short screenplay: “A film in three acts and three deceptions: ‘La grande calda estate’”byRiccardo Carlino17 AUG 26
The interviewMancini (PD): “Forget the primaries. The broad coalition must stand united in the streets against the Stabilicum”“As the opposition, we should be thinking about organising a large public demonstration outside the Senate in the week the electoral law comes before the chamber,” says the Democratic Party MP. “Coalition leader? I think Italians are more interested in our counter-budget manoeuvre.”byRiccardo Carlino13 AUG 26