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Lefebvre and the Cities of Exploitation
On the streets of Recoleta, sexual exploitation coexisted with tourism, commerce, and state institutions. Through Henri Lefebvre, the story of two brothels reveals how urban space is produced, controlled, and contested.

Lucas Manjon


Rocco Chinnici and the Palermo Case Files
Behind Cosa Nostra's murders lay business interests, political alliances, and structures of power. Rocco Chinnici helped uncover these connections and transform the way the Italian judiciary investigated the Mafia.

Martin Figueroa


Emanuela Loi: the antimafia bodyguard
Emanuela Loi was the first female bodyguard killed by the mafia. She was 24 years old when she died alongside Borsellino in the Via D’Amelio massacre.

Lucas Manjon & Giulia Baruzzo


Rita Atria: the anti-mafia girl
Born into a Sicilian mafia family in the 1970s, Rita Atria defied the fate that Cosa Nostra had mapped out for her simply because she was a woman. Here is part of her story.

Lucas Manjon & Giulia Baruzzo


Paolo Borsellino: the antimafia worker
Paolo Borsellino was an Italian magistrate who, together with his friend and colleague Giovanni Falcone, led numerous prosecutions against the Sicilian mafia.

Lucas Manjon
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