WorldcrunchLa Stampa, originally known as Gazzetta Piemontese, is a prominent Italian newspaper established in 1867. Headquartered in Turin, it is owned by the Fiat Group and widely distributed across multiple European countries.
Italian authorities have uncovered another story of caporalato gangmastering in Piedmont’s Langhe vineyards. Matteo Borgetto, the author of this article, comes from a family of wine producers — the product that made the area famous worldwide. He warns against associating the incident with a place that has always valued human dignity and respect for others.
As the “American Century” and the West’s time at the center of the world draws to an end, Europe — which has died and been reborn many times — may have a new role as the wise teacher of decline, therefore also a teacher of limits and temperance.
For years Israeli activists have been helping securing water for Palestinians in the West Bank and recording abuses they suffered at the hands of radical Jewish settlers. The stakes, and risks, have never been higher.
The tragic death of two people inside the Neapolitan housing complex has thrown the spotlight back on a place that had transformed quickly from model city to a Camorra stronghold. Le Vele are now once again a model for other suburbs.
Following the horrific death of Satnam Singh, an Indian citizen working in Italian fields under slavery-like conditions, Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement, reflects on how food sovereignty, a term dear to Giorgia Meloni and her far right government, exposes migrant workers to numerous perils, which can cost human lives.
A video has emerged of nine young Eritrean women being whipped with a heavy belt by a truck driver on the Italian side of the Italy-France border, exposing a pattern of violent trafficking that migrants face transiting through Italy trying to get to France.
It is the right-wing movements internationally that have used hate speech as a political weapon, inciting political hatred as a form of fuel to create consensus. But that strategy can backfire, as the attack on Trump showed.
European sports provide some feel-good stories of young people of color, children of migrant families, who have risen to the top of their disciplines. But these are far from fairytales as Europe still considers non-white or non-national bodies a hindrance and a potential danger, writes Italy’s Black writer and activist Igiaba Scego in daily La Stampa.
While the French left managed to unify and win parliamentary elections, Italy’s left appears stuck in a situation of constant conflict and uncertainty. And that leaves right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni firmly in control.
As Marine Le Pen’s party National Rally (RN) is on track to become the largest party in the French parliament, Giorgia Meloni will have to look out for a new leader that might threaten her undisputed leadership of the far right at the European level.
Satnam Singh, an undocumented laborer from India, was left dead after losing his arm in a work accident near Latina — just 50 kilometers from the capital, Rome. Could it be that no one in power saw the realities like the one that sealed Satnam Singh’s fate?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s declaration labeling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “extreme right-wing” is a politically charged move. But is this assessment fair, given Meloni’s strong support for Ukraine and responsible economic decisions — or is there some demonizing and distracting at play?
Italy’s most overcrowded prison, Canton Mombello, is now at twice its capacity, creating conditions that have pushed 35 inmates to commit suicide this year alone.
As citizens across the EU prepare to elect a new parliament, Italian author Viola Ardone remembers her late grandmother who, despite an elementary education and lack of political interest, never missed an election.
The story of an Italian father trying to figure out what to do to make his son “normal,” which taught a crucial lesson about living with someone who is autistic — and it may apply to all of us.
Bavaria’s ban of the schwa (ə) and other symbols used in gender-sensitive writing is yet another step in the debate over inclusive language. But language changes when society does, not the other way around.
A winemaker in Italy reclaimed her grandparents’ vineyards and created her own queer winery dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community, including wines bearing the names of women accused of witchcraft. And yet this innovative and sustainable initiative has generated unforgivable homophobic and sexist comments on social networks.
After seeing the 2024 Met Gala photos, the common denominator seems to be how uncomfortable most women appeared to be. Squeezed in tight dresses and high heels, and often in need of a man — who’s always wearing a comfortable suit — to somehow achieve the perfect level of what we call “femininity.”
Despite stereotypes that portray Gen Z as hyperconnected and glued to their smartphones, studies show that young people are actually moving away from social media and using it more passively than their Millennial parents and teachers.
Determined to reinterpret the roots of Islam, progressive Muslim women are breaking down conservatism that’s been blocking their emancipation, and questioning the authority of established institutions and the scholarly consensus on religious norms.
Gugliemo Marconi, the legendary Italian inventor of wireless communication, the man who connected the world, is not celebrated as he should be — because of his politics. As Italy marks the 150th anniversary of his birth, it may be time for the nation to finally come to terms with Marconi the inventor and the entrepreneur — and let go of the fact that he was a member of the Fascist Party.
We love prequels and sequels to TV series and novels, from Harry Potter to The Handmaid’s Tale. We want to rediscover the characters we loved and know everything about them. But is it right to pursue something that never ends?
After two inmates reported a policeman in an Italy prison accusing him of being gay, the Head of the prison made the officer take a test to verify his sexual orientation. And we call ourselves a civilized nation?
After seven workers with the NGO World Central Kitchen were killed by an Israeli drone, we must ask what drives humans to give themselves to others, and risk everything. It should put any lingering cynicism to rest.
While literary distinctions are evolving, the divide between local and foreign literature remains firmly in place. In 2024, it is easier for writers to change passports than to change bookshelves, says Vincenzo Latronico, an Italian writer who lived in Berlin and published a book in German.
For more than 20 years, the Greek NGO Archipelagos has been monitoring the unique ecosystems and desertified areas of the Aegean Sea, the arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey. A ride along on the association’s main ship, the Aegean Explorer, reveals the effects of climate change, plastic pollution and industrial fishing.
In Trieste, on Italy’s northeastern border, more than 400 migrants have been living without food, among rats and garbage — and in a political quagmire — as they wait for responses to their asylum applications.
International Women’s Day this year shines a light on the reality that the plague of violence against women is not only physical, but also comes in the form of economical subjugation. One Italian woman shares her struggle.
Many international authors are available in other languages only after they are translated for the U.S. market. While this allows for wider circulation of work, it still determines the fate of many foreign authors, while sometimes losing their idiosyncrasies. Some publishing houses in Europe are trying a different approach. Will they be able to emancipate Europe from U.S. literary hegemony?
Originally celebrated in the United States, to highlight the achievements and role of African Americans in the country’s history, the practice has found echo in recent years, in nations with a colonial past in Africa — including Italy — and in other places around the world.
Artificial intelligence can now provide you with a friend or a romantic partner — for a fee. Italian daily La Stampa tested whether true romance can blossom between human and machine, or if it’s the ultimate bug…
The advent of digital technologies has made us increasingly lonely and isolated. In the virtual world, none of us participate in decision-making, but we all receive one-sided messages that influence our behavior, including our political beliefs. If this is the case, what will the democracy of tomorrow look like?
Four hundred tubes that tell the story of the architectural adventure of the making of Beaubourg, which is about to undergo a major renovation project as its 50th anniversary approaches.
Increasingly children in homes plagued by domestic violence are the ones to finally report the abuser. It’s a grim situation when their mothers don’t back them up — but may also be a sign of progress that younger generations know how to defend their rights.
A spurious happy ending and a focus on the marvels of the exotic East characterize our understanding of The Travels of Marco Polo, the book about the 13th-century Italian explorer. But the Italian writer who worked on the book’s latest translation reveals how focused on war, profit and money the explorer was — and how translators sugarcoated the work through the centuries.
Francesco Profumo, a former Italian education minister and the current rector of the Open Institute of Technology, explains why artificial intelligence needs a voice like Father Paolo Benanti, the only theologian on the UN Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
To avoid succumbing to machines, we must understand the difference between risk and danger, argues noted Italian technology ethicist Paolo Benanti.
Originally from Tuscany, Sara Barsotti has spent the past decade leading the task force monitoring Iceland’s major volcanic eruption threat. Evacuations may have saved lives after a major eruption Monday night.
For some with communication skills and charisma, likes on social media can turn into lavish earnings. But influencers face a crisis of trust, as well as algorithms that often discriminate — particularly against women.
Thanatology or the study of death has entered Italian academia, led by the University of Padua, which is taking an interdisciplinary approach to our fascination with mortality.