Once upon a time the north of Italy, with Milan as its standard-bearer, was trumpeted as the moral capital of Italy: a city of relatively upstanding, industrious, enlightened citizens with City Hall...
Giuseppe Civati
Giuseppe Civati is an Italian MP for the Partito Democratico, first elected to Parliament in the 2013 general elections. He was previously a member of the Lombardy Regional Council from 2005 to 2013. He is the author of Sulla strada. In viaggio attraverso la Brianza che vota a Sinistra (2005), Nostalgia del futuro. La sinistra e il PD da oggi in poi (2009), Regione straniera. Viaggio nell'ordinario razzismo padano (2009), Dieci cose buone per l'Italia che la sinistra deve fare subito (2012) and La rivendicazione della politica. Cinque stelle, mille domande e qualche risposta (2012). He holds a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of Milan.