Thirty years ago this month, “police burst into an office in Milan where the chairman of Pio Albergo Trivulzio, a leading charitable institution, was in the process of pocketing a bribe.  He was charged with taking a kick-back for the delivery of every cadaver that went from the charity’s old...

Trent’anni fa, il 17 febbraio 1992, “la polizia fece irruzione in un ufficio di Milano dove il presidente del Pio Albergo Trivulzio, una delle principali istituzioni caritatevoli della città, stava per ricevere una mazzetta.  Fu incriminato con l’accusa di aver preso una tangente in cambio dell’invio di ogni salma che...

It is wrong to say that we run the risk, in the near future, of having destroyed the one rock on which international law and treaty-making is built.  What’s wrong is the verb tense. It has already happened. It’s in the past. We’re too late. It will take a long...

The nation is not lost to the Democrats, but the coalition necessary to take it back will take substantial political effort. Democrats must look to those who have been forgotten by both parties, yet mobilized by xenophobic demagoguery; the disappointed class. Balancing short and long term goals is tricky, and...

What, exactly, Donald Trump will be able to get away with in other areas is yet to be seen, and much will depend on the further adventures of the Mueller investigation.  Will Trump survive his (or his team’s) alleged collaboration with Moscow? Will he get away with many apparent attempts...

James P. Johnson was the king of New York pianists in the 1930s. Today jazz’s new phenomenon is a young pianist named Ehud Asherie. Born in Israel, he grew up in Italy but it's in New York that he found his ideal environment and here he is making jazz history.

La fama della Ellington Orchestra stava iniziando a svanire. Il batterista storico del gruppo era alcolizzato e ridotto così male che Ellington fu costretto a rimpiazzarlo. Con i suoi ritmi trascinanti, Louie Bellson riportò la band alle glorie del passato. Era il primo bianco del gruppo e... (In English)

The Duke Ellington Orchestra's popularity was fading fast. The founding drummer's alcoholism forced Ellington to replace him. With his driving and propelling swing, Louie Bellson brought the band back to its former glory. Being the first white musician in the band wasn't his only unique quality... (Leggi in italiano).

Le proteste per le decisioni del Gran Giurì di non incriminare il poliziotto implicato nella morte di Eric Garner ricordano il movimento per i diritti civili. Ma allora alle parole corrispondevano azioni. Oggi è necessario spezzare il legame tra magistratura e polizia e riformare la giustizia per ridare fiducia agli...