The downfall of a billionaire: Berlusconi's exploitation of young girls.

Silvio Berlusconi, the scandal-ridden billionaire who was Italy's on-and-off prime minister for an entire generation of Italians, passed away at age 86. Berlusconi paved the political way for Donald Trump, with both presenting themselves as champions of average people who would clean up corrupt systems and clear out the elites. Berlusconi's legacy includes disastrous economic policies that enriched the already rich and opened the door to far-right forces that hold democracy anything but dear. The US interfered in Italy's 1948 parliamentary elections to prevent a left victory, which led to the rise of Berlusconi.