https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/country/eu-italhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/09/wwoe-j09.htmlThe workers were massacred in Calabria by gangmasters in a system of hyper-exploitation whose conditions were created by Italy’s government and “opposition.”Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:23:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b03caf7d-7d61-4283-bd21-45eb10dbbc5B/wwoe-j09.html2026-06-09T01:23:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/gqpj-j03.htmlA major exhibition of the Renaissance artist’s work sheds light on the social and aesthetic factors that enabled his artistic development and on the character of his achievement.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ac0fe142-13ed-41de-a3a7-c56c49bd38dA/gqpj-j03.html2026-06-03T01:43:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/rdsq-j01.htmlWSWS reporters spoke to members of the SI-Cobas rank-and-file union, which mainly organizes logistics workers, at a demonstration in Rome.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:11:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c8f5292c-e5d3-4639-8caf-8ab6671eda5P/rdsq-j01.html2026-06-01T17:11:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/yscv-m28.htmlTo defeat Meloni, workers striving for political independence from the union bureaucracy and the parliamentary parties must be deepened through the establishment of rank-and-file committees.Thu, 28 May 2026 04:32:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0a349c81-ded5-41f6-8438-f19880dfe25N/yscv-m28.html2026-05-28T04:32:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/ital-m19.htmlA 24-hour general strike against the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the militarism of the Meloni government and its social implications for the working class brought Italy to a halt on May 18. Its convergence with an Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla transformed it into a political earthquake.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:47:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9fcf9fdb-7b72-4661-88fe-38388cf85adE/ital-m19.html2026-05-19T00:47:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/koli-m12.htmlThe strikers and demonstrators were responding to a call from the organisation Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), supported by a number of other activist groups. Tue, 12 May 2026 02:25:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa866af8-ac3a-48d1-8f49-153eff5e1d2O/koli-m12.html2026-05-12T02:25:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/28/lxex-a28.htmlRising working class opposition to war and austerity and inter-imperialist antagonisms have forced damaging zigzags in Italian foreign policy.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:02:12 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/71f8b200-41eb-40f8-8048-fdf8438d951J/lxex-a28.html2026-04-28T17:02:12Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/08/uifp-a08.htmlLast Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made an unannounced emergency trip to the Gulf region to meet with Saudi, Qatari and Emirati leaders for talks on energy and the US war with Iran.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:29:19 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2a884b74-e139-411c-b2fd-469827053d3O/uifp-a08.html2026-04-08T03:29:19Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/02/smkr-a02.htmlItaly’s denial of US base access rests on procedural objections, but fundamentally reflects overwhelming popular opposition to war and state repression.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:27:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b93ab1ca-06a9-42b9-bd34-276fd2c106cN/smkr-a02.html2026-04-02T04:27:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/01/eoas-a01.htmlPaoli’s work helped define the “cantautore” tradition and expressed Italy’s complex cultural transformation amid postwar reconstruction and social change.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:15:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa996138-610c-4716-89b6-39b9ee85402J/eoas-a01.html2026-04-01T01:15:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/26/ktnp-m26.htmlThe result expresses the rejection of reactionary policies of war, genocide and authoritarianism, reflecting intensifying global working class opposition.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:59:22 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f636e9d9-515c-4d96-b679-a742bbc5b3bI/ktnp-m26.html2026-03-26T03:59:22Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/19/ital-m19.htmlThe referendum exploits popular anger at a class-biased justice system to dismantle democratic safeguards and prepare for future social conflict.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:47:53 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dfba9215-4553-4646-aeb4-8e0f6fddefeI/ital-m19.html2026-03-19T03:47:53Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/09/xtwe-f09.htmlWhat has attracted world attention at the Games is not the far-right Italian government’s lockdown of the city but the outpouring of opposition to the Trump administration, ICE and fascism.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:58:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d9391860-3e38-4099-80ac-d61892d8889G/xtwe-f09.html2026-02-09T03:58:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/04/qtzp-f04.htmlThe ICE agency is infamous around the world for its politically-driven executions of US citizens in Minneapolis and other cities illegally occupied by forces loyal to Trump.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:35:21 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9f28b35e-3e0a-454a-b89e-330c944d91aF/qtzp-f04.html2026-02-04T04:35:21Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/03/evvb-f03.htmlThe February 6 protest highlights growing antiwar sentiment in the working class and the need to build rank-and-file committees affiliated to the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees to free the struggle from the influence of Stalinist and Pabloite parties.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:15:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e3dd7089-4c60-4c12-aef2-bb9c5c51e05H/evvb-f03.html2026-02-03T01:15:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/27/tukf-j27.htmlThe new German-Italian axis is also a warning from a historical standpoint. On the eve of and during the Second World War, Nazi Germany and fascist Italy formed a close alliance. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:29:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/84223e89-87a6-4b39-9341-3dce3f08e89G/tukf-j27.html2026-01-27T03:29:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/14/bkxd-j14.htmlThe reintroduction and expansion of conscription is a direct result of the military rearmament in the NATO war against Russia and the preparation for a Third World War.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:29:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/abcdee19-ca3a-4e1f-8c63-74ef0fb9a74M/bkxd-j14.html2026-01-14T04:29:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/06/hbhe-j06.htmlThe schizophrenia of the European powers, who invoke international law all the more loudly the more openly they violate it, is an expression of the political dilemma in which they find themselves. They need the US for the war against Russia in Ukraine but view it as an increasing threat.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:48:31 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e43a3a16-0df9-4d92-9b15-9b370db0ab2K/hbhe-j06.html2026-01-06T05:48:31Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/14/ovgc-d14.htmlFrom Social Democrats to fascist parties, all are pushing towards an agreement by the spring of 2026 that will spell the end of any commitment to the universalist principles proclaimed in the European Convention on Human Rights in the aftermath of the horrific crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II.Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:19:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c3ac6922-0623-446c-950a-f3b8224ba69G/ovgc-d14.html2025-12-14T18:19:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/13/jcfy-d13.htmlThe strike reflects rising worker militancy against Meloni’s war budget, as CGIL leaders act to limit, defuse and control the opposition.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:07:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fcaea2e5-bb19-4869-b52f-4203b309e9dH/jcfy-d13.html2025-12-13T03:07:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/01/ital-d01.htmlItalian workers launch the third nationwide strike in three months, confronting austerity, militarism, and war while linking their struggle to global class resistance.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:55:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a95b6bec-0a48-43a6-ba68-ab681ea5b73E/ital-d01.html2025-12-01T04:55:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/26/lsdf-n26.htmlItalian workers enter the front line of an expanding international fight against austerity and war, challenging the capitalist order across borders.Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:34:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/41de5a56-dc4b-47d2-b290-9c28784dd5bK/lsdf-n26.html2025-11-26T23:34:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/21/kseo-n21.htmlAnd with that the Inquiry report—despite its damning conclusions, which point the finger at politicians responsible for social murder on a vast scale—will be placed in the House of Commons Library to collect dust.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:36:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/83268d6e-1ba0-4eb5-bdbc-f97117f11dcA/kseo-n21.html2025-11-21T19:36:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/21/zxyq-n21.htmlMass opposition to governments that slash social rights to fund war and tax cuts for the rich needs international forms of organization and a European and international revolutionary perspective.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:31:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/844b20e8-51fe-45c2-8cc6-0813caa3db0I/zxyq-n21.html2025-11-21T05:31:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/11/mfgg-o11.htmlFor her beauty, intelligence and personal strength, she was sought out by many filmmakers.Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:51:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ce25e783-2667-4d83-91e8-e1d3211bfafJ/mfgg-o11.html2025-10-11T02:51:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/06/fbou-o06.htmlOne of the centers of the global protests over Israel’s seizure of the Sumud flotilla is Italy. On Saturday, October 4, Rome witnessed a one million strong pro-Palestinian demonstration following Friday’s nationwide general strike that had already paralyzed much of the country. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:39:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/973a274f-7b89-4aad-be82-c714e5277edI/fbou-o06.html2025-10-06T12:39:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/05/pzyw-o05.htmlMillions of people, including one million in Rome alone, took to the streets this weekend in opposition to the genocide against the Palestinians and Israel’s deportation of over 400 flotilla activists after their ships and cargoes were violently seized.Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:09:52 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3e88ebba-8d67-437c-9032-b8156e71dc6O/pzyw-o05.html2025-10-05T21:09:52Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/03/mstx-o03.htmlThe musicians and audience are outraged over the appointment, which has an unmistakable political motive.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:10:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3c768558-40a2-4f6a-8b7f-c0313b19796G/mstx-o03.html2025-10-03T01:10:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/01/ltqa-o01.htmlDockworkers’ blockade of an Israeli arms shipment in Genoa exposes the power of the working class against genocide—yet it also highlights the urgent need for independent, international, revolutionary organization.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:55:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f9143cd0-e8b3-44c8-a2ee-6c1742fb55bJ/ltqa-o01.html2025-10-01T03:55:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/30/axdd-s30.htmlThe deployment of warships aims to deflect popular anger and provide governments that have facilitated genocide for two years with an alibi while the slaughter continues.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:01:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/58188f12-08e5-4045-b341-a09ac9cbe34J/axdd-s30.html2025-09-30T17:01:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/25/paud-s25.htmlThe Israeli military continues to fire on European citizens and parliamentarians in the Mediterranean, including within the sovereign waters of European countries, with impunity.Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:51:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cf177d4d-29e3-4399-bcec-d19d68b7ec4F/paud-s25.html2025-09-25T10:51:20Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/23/wagl-s23.htmlWorkers and youth across Italy shut down cities and ports on Monday, denouncing genocide in Gaza. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:41:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4ff380ef-f889-471e-98a5-449dac3dd5aI/wagl-s23.html2025-09-23T01:41:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/08/29/wdsd-a29.htmlThe surge in fatal workplace accidents in Italy exposes the alliance between the state, corporations and union bureaucracy, highlighting the urgent need for rank-and-file committees and an international struggle against capitalist exploitation.Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:08:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3a1ffe10-87b3-4c9f-9518-61243402d75B/wdsd-a29.html2025-08-29T04:08:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/08/28/gisw-a28.htmlItalian dockworkers’ struggle against Saudi shipping giant Bahri shows how the working class can fight genocide and war and raises important political issues facing workers internationally.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:24:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9300f32d-4aae-410b-ae23-67c2c0fb8e3M/gisw-a28.html2025-08-28T03:24:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/12/yrsi-j12.htmlCiervo's most recent work includes the multimedia projects “mare nostrum” and “Sew in the Sea,” dedicated to migrants who died trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean. Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:24:31 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2ecd9c69-d30c-4e9e-a6a1-2ab59a251bfN/yrsi-j12.html2025-07-12T02:24:31Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/10/cxcz-j10.htmlCost-cutting, fragmented subcontracting, poor licensing oversight, and weak regulatory enforcement have led to record numbers of preventable, man-made workplace disasters in Italy in recent years.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:40:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4cd5fa08-cff0-421b-b166-132301c6182B/cxcz-j10.html2025-07-10T17:40:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/09/neca-j09.htmlLike their counterparts in North America, Italian Stellantis workers are facing a relentless attack on jobs and working conditions, which have led to workplace fatalities like the February 2024 death of Dominico Fatigati, a 52-year-old machine maintenance worker.Wed, 09 Jul 2025 02:12:14 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/79d0ae09-4eb2-427b-834c-824b53bb4b2C/neca-j09.html2025-07-09T02:12:14Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/16/mocg-m16.htmlThe updated version of the 1972 concert film was released on April 24 at select cinemas and IMAX theaters internationally. It has been remastered with surround audio and restored digitally from the original 35mm film.Fri, 16 May 2025 01:38:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a2de2014-9c60-4c3d-a254-75516910b17N/mocg-m16.html2025-05-16T01:38:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/31/mnns-m31.htmlThe growing movement of the working class in Belgium is developing under conditions of rising opposition to militarism continent-wide.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:46:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e4224bcc-e968-43ef-b160-d71b40d9cefI/mnns-m31.html2025-03-31T18:46:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/29/wcnn-m29.htmlIn just one day, three Italian workers lost their lives in horrific accidents that underscore the criminal negligence of corporate interests and the political establishment in Italy.Sat, 29 Mar 2025 02:52:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6c7c3570-e5d2-44f9-850f-3c2271c5f9dA/wcnn-m29.html2025-03-29T02:52:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/28/rfla-m28.html“I write to you from Rome, Italy, where we postal workers have already lived through the catastrophe that now looms over you in the United States: privatization. I write not only in solidarity but in warning, so that you may learn from our painful experience and resist this assault with the full strength of an organized working class.” Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:37:53 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/762a92a0-83b3-401f-b943-2d4ed0ebf8eH/rfla-m28.html2025-03-28T03:37:53Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/10/lbre-f10.htmlItaly’s actions are indicative of a systemic issue where legal technicalities are exploited to shield individuals who serve imperialist agendas.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:33:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9f714e58-a80f-4fd9-a027-1d1650bac2fK/lbre-f10.html2025-02-10T19:33:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/08/5d7b-j08.htmlThe treatment of refugees and migrants is a true reflection of the state of democracy and human rights in Europe.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:57:22 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b15a7808-bc26-44af-a790-9f0f90c05e9A/5d7b-j08.html2025-01-08T22:57:22Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/18/tklx-d18.htmlThe PSOE and its pseudo-left government allies like Sumar and Podemos are promoting Meloni, the political descendent of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party in Italy. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:35:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7fe9e064-094a-4933-994e-75135691756F/tklx-d18.html2024-12-18T23:35:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/16/kmhl-d16.htmlThe life story of Leonardo (1452–1519), one of history’s most extraordinary intellects and artistic geniuses, always stirs the imagination. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 03:24:56 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/edb957c8-1daf-414b-aad1-8e7b619d8f3P/kmhl-d16.html2024-12-16T03:24:56Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/30/wrxx-n30.htmlThe strike in Italy by half a million workers is part of a global wave of struggles against inequality, war and authoritarian rule.Sat, 30 Nov 2024 05:09:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5fc3e321-b9a8-42d3-abba-0fa5ccc321fJ/wrxx-n30.html2024-11-30T05:09:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/24/zgdy-n24.htmlIncluding mass deportation flights to Nigeria and Ghana, the Labour government has organised what the right-wing press are hailing as the “three biggest returns flights in UK history.”Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:32:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1b8b925c-5d2a-4ff9-b469-262931bdfa3N/zgdy-n24.html2024-11-24T18:32:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/23/mysn-n23.htmlThe artist’s $6 million work highlights the tremendous hype and speculation that have come to characterize the art market — and to degrade art itself.Sat, 23 Nov 2024 02:05:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/49e4744f-f30e-4576-8896-a006e073fdaP/mysn-n23.html2024-11-23T02:05:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/19/ufxp-n19.htmlUnited and effective action by Stellantis workers worldwide can only be achieved by the rank-and-file in direct opposition to the economic nationalism and corporatism of the trade union bureaucracy.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:55:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4c599247-b9a1-4803-93d5-4baaeeccc6dI/ufxp-n19.html2024-11-19T18:55:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/19/vcro-o19.htmlWorkers took to the streets in Rome, Italy, for industrial action in opposition to Stellantis’ plans to cut more jobs and move production to other countries.Sat, 19 Oct 2024 02:29:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/89c0f3a0-2128-455e-b1ac-b324b67736bB/vcro-o19.html2024-10-19T02:29:07Z