Franco Ferrari is an editor for Transform! Italia and author of Indagine su Picelli. Fatti, documenti, testimonianze.

08.02.2023

• Franco Ferrari
• William Gambetta

In Parma, the Working Class Defeated the Fascists on the Barricades

In August 1922, Benito Mussolini’s Fascists crushed a general strike by force. But on the barricades of Parma, the working class imposed a stunning military defeat on the Blackshirts — a victory that inspired enduring resistance against the Fascist government.

08.16.2022

• Franco Ferrari

Italy’s Poll Leader Says It’s “Conservative” — but Its Ideology Has Clear Fascist Elements

Leading polls for September’s general election, Giorgia Meloni has again distanced her party from the Mussolini era. Yet its politics remain based on ethnonationalism, anti-communism, and the rejection of Enlightenment values.