The Fate of Italy’s Trump-Like Savior Hangs on Cities Like This
The once-thriving port of Genoa now is a cauldron of discontent as locals feel cut off from wealthier parts of northern Italy.
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With its historic center of opulent palaces juxtaposed against a waterfront of industrial relics, Genoa has long been fertile ground for a political fight.
The Italian port where Christopher Columbus hailed from is also the home city of comic-turned-politician Beppe Grillo, who is spearheading an assault against the globalized world the explorer helped to forge.