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World in Progress: Rome degrades

Riccardo Mastrocola September 2, 2015

Italy's capital Rome is home to amazing artwork and architecture, but it's in a state of decay: The fact has even made it into the New York Times, which recently reported on Rome's downward spiral. The article published abroad rekindled a huge debate that’s been going on for years, prompting twitter comments saying the Romans themselves should start swinging their brooms to clean up the mess.

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