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Labour solidarity is at the heart of the Blocchiamo Tutto movement
Although it had been simmering for months, few foresaw the magnitude of what unfolded between 22 September and 4 October 2025, when Italy — long perceived as apathetic, politically demobilized, and fragmented — suddenly came to a standstill. Under the cry “Blocchiamo Tutto”, Let’s Block Everything, a mass mobilization for the people of Gaza spread from the ports of Genoa and Livorno to the schools of Naples and the railway stations of Milan, Rome, and Bologna.
What began on 22 September as ...
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“Just write Giorgia!”
For Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia party, June’s European elections are all about the prime minister, who is its top-listed candidate in all five Italian constituencies. Since her popularity outstrips her party’s, some pollsters suggest that putting her name on the ballot paper could bring her list an extra 2 percent support, although she won’t become an MEP.
In April, the Interior Ministry declared that “Giorgia” counts as a “nickname”— so, simply writing this word across your ballot paper ...
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Italy's farmworkers are organising successfully in the USB unionAn interview with Patrick Segal Konde
Italy is one of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus. What impact is this having on farmworkers?
It's not that easy to say. The plight of workers has always been precarious; that didn't start with coronavirus. However, the risk that just one person could infect many others is one we're taking very seriously. Many farmworkers in Italy don't have residence permits and are totally defenceless in the face of the pandemic....
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