COVID-19 devastated Italy. It's now emerging from one of the world's toughest lockdowns. And many fear one lingering symptom will be an ailing economy giving rise to the radical right.

In this episode:

Valerio Alfonso Bruno (@ValerioA_Bruno), political analyst and senior fellow at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. Gossam Abume in Venice, and Domenico, in Naples, Italy.

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Italy leads Europe in easing coronavirus lockdown measures

Italians concerned over COVID-19 economic impact

Italy strips immunity from far-right Salvini

 As world struggles to stop deaths, far right celebrates COVID-19

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COVID-19 devastated Italy. It's now emerging from one of the world's toughest lockdowns. And many fear one lingering symptom will be an ailing economy giving rise to the radical right.In this episode:Valerio Alfonso Bruno (<a href="https://twitter.com/ValerioA_Bruno " target="_blank">@ValerioA_Bruno</a>), political analyst and senior fellow at the <a href="https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/ " target="_blank">Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right</a>. Gossam Abume in Venice, and Domenico, in Naples, Italy.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/italy-leads-europe-easing-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-200504101525868.html " target="_blank">Italy leads Europe in easing coronavirus lockdown measures</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/italians-concerned-covid-19-economic-impact-200501192756694.html " target="_blank">Italians concerned over COVID-19 economic impact</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/italy-strips-immunity-salvini-200212162611328.html" target="_blank">Italy strips immunity from far-right Salvini</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/world-struggles-stop-deaths-celebrates-covid-19-200326165545387.html " target="_blank"> As world struggles to stop deaths, far right celebrates COVID-19</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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