Forty years ago, the right and the left joined forces against the first McDonald’s in Piazza di Spagna. Back then, Valentino feared the smell of chips; today, the minister says that fried chicken disturbs “the serenity of the peaks”.

From Virgil’s poem reimagined by Disney to the blockbuster adaptation of the Ramayana myth, right through to the convergence of Magic and Star Trek: three points of reference for exploring the contemporary imagination

Twenty-seven trade unions and associations have organised a demonstration to “defend the right to healthcare and the future of the National Health Service”

The National Security Adviser, Fabrizio Saggio, took part in the meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and representatives from Ukraine, the E4 countries (Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom), NATO and the EU

With this measure in the Budget Bill, Italy has succeeded in its fight against billionaires – a fight that failed in California with Proposition 40, which was rejected in the mid-term elections. What will happen in Milan?

Giorgetti’s agenda and a reality check. From the ‘golden power’ move against Unicredit to the gamble on MPS, the government has tried to reshape the Italian banking system, racking up one failure after another. The new game of Risk is very different from the one envisaged by Palazzo Chigi. And for Italian capitalism, this could be good news  

For a decade, Trump held together a movement with often contradictory ideas, driving the Republican Party forward thanks to his personal charisma. Following the defeat in the mid-term elections, that loyalty has become an electoral liability. The populist movement is fragmented and defeated. The key issues in the battle for the future of the Republican Party

The country is still undergoing its first major capitalist transformation since the end of communism, yet this story holds a lesson that is very relevant to us. A commemorative book that has turned into a political boomerang

Five experts commissioned by the Trump administration to prepare a report on climate change asked Copilot to verify its scientific accuracy. The chatbot identified omissions and distortions, but the researchers also used its observations to anticipate objections and make the document more difficult to challenge  

Who wrote to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa

From rumours of Damascus joining the Mecca Pact to the mission involving 600 troops against the Houthis. Who is Khaled Khattab, commander of the 82nd Division, which is overseeing the first overseas mission since the fall of the regime?

The U.S. president risks sitting down in Shenzhen with the Kremlin leader and Xi, who regard him as a very lame duck. The idea for the meeting came from Putin, to discuss Ukraine – without Ukraine itself being present.

If there are ‘influencers of urban decay’, is it the fault of the right, or of urban decay itself?

The Pope’s visit to Argentina comes at a difficult time. The president is having to contend with an economic slowdown and a decline in purchasing power. The markets are beginning to price in doubts about his re-election, whilst plans to finance the 2027 debt are becoming increasingly complicated.

On energy, the PD is proposing a price decoupling system with ‘loopholes’ à la Pedro Sánchez; does it agree with the government’s energy bills decree? “It’s a step in the direction we have indicated,” says Guerra. The minimum wage? “In line with EU guidelines.” A reduction in working hours? “It would be wrong to impose a single figure for everyone.” What about the exit tax for the super-rich fleeing the country, which Meloni favours? “We agree.”