The commentThe news that isn’t there: Catholics did not vote for TrumpThis time they have chosen the Democrats, as they in fact almost always did before 2024.7 NOV 26
Il Foglio Sportivo – the one that wins the bestRonaldo’s departure has taken Messi’s supporters by surpriseLet us savour this round of Premier League action, readers (and to Serie A supporters, I apologise), because then the international break will kick off again, and without even a CR7 to analyse. In Manchester they are singing Venditti, while in Italy there is debate over Totti’s prostate.byJack O'Malley7 NOV 26
What do the Democrats want?Yes, the PD does have a programme. Schlein’s 105-point agendaEmployment, taxation, pensions, welfare, education, Ukraine. We have uncovered the Democratic Party’s programme, drawn from the party secretary’s speech to the executive committee. There are around a hundred points. It is all there, ambiguities included. Enjoy the read.7 NOV 26
THE NEW AGENCYThe triumph of the Bicamerale del Cinema, thanks to Pupi Avati. A round of applause, everyone.The Agency for Cinema and Audiovisual Media has been established, having been unanimously approved thanks in part to the efforts of Pupi Avati. Last year, the 88-year-old director, speaking from the stage at the David di Donatello Awards, specifically asked Meloni and Schlein to get in touch, meet up or have a phone call to ‘save Italian cinema’.byAndrea Minuz7 NOV 26
Milorad Dodik’s Plan BThe former president of Republika Srpska at Mar-a-LagoFollowing the defeat of his ally Vucic in Serbia, Dodik is seeking to strengthen ties with American conservatives. Trump has already lifted the sanctions imposed by previous administrations, but the Bosnian Serb leader, who is close to Putin, is also looking ahead to the 2028 presidential election and the possible consequences for his separatist ambitions byDavide Cancarini7 NOV 26
Damn Silicon ValleyReading Auden and Leopardi to understand our belated yearning for modernityFrom France to the United States, no capitalist country has developed without the condemnation and anti-modern criticism of its finest intellectuals. We, on the other hand, have feared our classical humanist past as a burden from which we must free ourselves in order to be, or appear to be, in step with the timesbyAlfonso Berardinelli7 NOV 26
EditorialsHaving fled Lula, they were swindled in ParaguayBolsonaro supporters had come from Brazil to safeguard their savings. Their accounts were frozenbyRedazione7 NOV 26
EditorialsThe monster of pharmaceutical paybackThe challenges of a tool that is holding back one of the country’s key industriesbyRedazione7 NOV 26
the analysisLagarde’s poor timing and the challenges facing whoever takes the helm at the ECBThe change at the helm of the European Central Bank could not have come at a worse time. And in order to ‘manage’ expectations, carefully calibrated communication with the financial markets is requiredbyLorenzo Bini Smaghi7 NOV 26
The hours that countThis is how Israel’s future government will have to adapt to the new AmericaThe war with Iran is in the background, whilst the Israelis are assessing their relationship with Trump.byMicol Flammini7 NOV 26
LettersWhy it is in Europe’s interests to act as if Trump were at the gatesWho wrote to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa7 NOV 26
Do not disparage ConteSurprise: for the PD, the real problem with the primaries isn’t winning them. It’s not winning them by a landslide.The Nazareno faction fears above all that the secretary might win by too large a margin: Conte must be defeated, but without humiliating him. Between their organisational advantage, volunteers and turnout at the polling stations, the Democrats already have the numbers on their side. The problem is not to turn the contest into a showdownbyGoffredo De Marchis7 NOV 26
Violence from a particular point of viewBitter tears over the lenient sentence handed down to Eitan, the ‘mass murderer’ of 25 April. As for everyone else, however…Bondì, who fired rubber bullets at the ANPI march, was sentenced to only four months in prison. However, when violence originates from others—whether terrorism is ruled out or clashes are downplayed as mere disorder—the judgment changes. In Italy, the gravity of events appears to depend on who commits them.byMaurizio Crippa7 NOV 26
Area of no interestAnother Holocaust survivor has been killed. Are these the side effects of the ‘globalised Intifada’?Eva Geller died a year after being seriously injured in the attack at Bondi Beach. Across the world, after eighty years of relative peace, survivors have become victims of modern anti-Semitic violence, which has only intensified since 7 OctoberbyGiulio Meotti7 NOV 26
an extremely hot autumnMeloni’s concerns about the November strikes. The ‘threat’ from doctors and police officersEven ‘friendly’ sectors such as the police are announcing ‘unprecedented mobilisations’. And the education sector too could come to a standstill. The government’s strategybyLuca Roberto7 NOV 26
EditorialsMusk also shuts down Starlink in MyanmarThe CEO of SpaceX has restricted internet connections in areas controlled by rebels opposing the Burmese junta. Without internet access, the army can continue its attacks on civilians, aided by Moscow.byRedazione7 NOV 26
The editor’s editorialThe PD’s programme, exclusivelyThe broad coalition is preparing to draw up its manifesto. The M5S already has its own. The PD does not, and does not seem interested in publishing it. We have found it: 105 points. The problem? The overlap with the M5S, not the incompatibility. Enjoy the readbyClaudio Cerasa7 NOV 26
Less snobbery, more opportunismMore luxury, fewer works of art. Collecting amongst the younger generationsFrom the works of Brancusi to those of Kandinsky, paintings that have been kept out of public view for decades are suddenly becoming available again. It is one of the most interesting signs of a possible paradigm shift in art collecting, which seems to say: ‘Enough with modernism, let’s look to the future’. And the auction houses are adapting accordingly.byFrancesco Stocchi7 NOV 26
Costello AnthologyFive CDs to mark the 50th anniversary (or thereabouts) of the debut of a musician who has never stoppedElvis Costello is part of the history of 1977, the year of the Sex Pistols’ “Never Mind the Bollocks”, but the only thing he possessed and shared with punk was its edginess. “My Aim Is True”, now expanded for an anniversary edition, was recorded in four sessions in a small studio in Islington, whilst he was still clocking in for work during the day byStefano Pistolini7 NOV 26
THE INTERVIEWFini’s editorial: “The left that celebrates Trump, then loses in Italy. It’s still ‘Yankee go home’”The former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and founder of AN says: “Meloni had already fallen out with Trump; the relationship had already deteriorated. The left should not delude itself: joining forces does not always guarantee election victory. Salvini? He comes and goes.” byCarmelo Caruso7 NOV 26
The storyMeloni and austerity. She stands by Giorgetti (who thanks her); she is tired of giving “blood and appointments” to SalviniShe stands by the Minister for the Economy; this is the Prime Minister’s line: “If he’s a hardliner, so am I.” And she can’t wait to have him in Fratelli d’Italia. Meanwhile, whilst Meloni is visiting Milan and Verona, the Lega secretary embraces Orban and appoints Andrea Crippa as coordinator of the secretariat at the Federal Congress.byCarmelo Caruso7 NOV 26
Crazy about PutinUkraine’s and Europe’s security are at stake in Trump’s mid-term sell-offTrump speaks of a “major deal” with Russia affecting the whole of Europe. But behind the promises of peace, there are signs of an agreement with Putin on the continent’s security, whilst Kyiv fears further American concessions and is seeking at least an energy truce byPaola Peduzzi7 NOV 26
the decisionThe Constitutional Court has partially upheld the appeal regarding Bartolozzi: the opposition is celebrating but has completely missed the pointThe Constitutional Court’s ruling by no means brings the case concerning Nordio’s former chief of staff and the Almasri affair to a close. On the contrary, the case remains very much open, with a not-unlikely possibility that it will return before the Constitutional Court.byErmes Antonucci7 NOV 26
tables and diariesThe unknown factor of abuse of office in the broad coalition’s programme. Nardella (PD): “It’s wrong to reintroduce it”. Conte flies to the BRICS summitThe M5S wants to reintroduce the offence that was repealed by the right. There are varying views within the Democratic Party, with many mayors opposed. The MEP said: “If we start drafting the manifesto with the primaries in mind, it becomes complicated. Our opponent is Meloni.” Meanwhile, the former prime minister is set to travel to Rio de Janeiro to discuss AI.byRuggiero Montenegro7 NOV 26
THE ELEPHANT’S EDITORIALUnity against chaos. Israel deserves an ‘Italian-style’ security solutionHostility toward Netanyahu has reached extreme levels. At one of the most difficult moments in its history, Israel needs a national coalition government based on political compromise, capable of establishing the minimum conditions for internal peace. byGiuliano Ferrara7 NOV 26
Reality always winsFrom the blast furnaces of Taranto to the furnaces of Piombino: this is how the steel industry is coming to an endWhilst Germany has restarted two blast furnaces in recent months, Italy has permanently shut down its last three, which had remained in operation in Taranto. A victory for environmentalists, but far less so for the country’s industry.byAnnarita Digiorgio7 NOV 26
Coming to terms with realityBubble or no bubble? Not all stock market falls are necessarily bad newsThere are fears about artificial intelligence, but managing expectations does not mean scrapping an entire sector. A mini-recovery following the slumpbyStefano Cingolani7 NOV 26
The row over the compulsory levyThe ABI’s ‘knight’s move’: it is using the Tremonti consultancy against the governmentPatuelli has turned to the law firm of the former minister and FdI MP to lead his campaign against the government’s decision to draw part of the funding for the budget from the banksbyDario Di Vico7 NOV 26
Putin’s ghost in the SaharaThe EU is ‘concerned’ (and powerless) about Algerians and Russians in NigerEurope is monitoring developments in the Sahel, where new alliances are being forged with potential implications for migrants, security and energybyLuca Gambardella7 NOV 26
in AmericaTrump’s next gifts to the DemocratsThe challenge, the candidates, the vetoes. A post-midterm guide with Peter Baker, Washington correspondent for The New York TimesbyGiulio Silvano7 NOV 26