Rachel Donadio
Rachel Donadio has been the New York Times’ Rome bureau chief since 2008. She was previously a writer and editor at the New York Times Book Review, where she penned a regular column on literary culture and intellectual life.
As part of his package of austerity measures voted in June, the Greek PM plans to sell off state assets like the national electricity board. But in a manner symptomatic of how deeply intertwined his country’s various forces are, he faces the hostility of a union his own party helped create.