The bluefin tuna story between ecological tragedy and a glimmer of hope
bluefin tuna, due to pollution and possible extinction, should be consumed ‘in moderation’
Guido Venosta, the ‘illustrious creator of the Association for Cancer Research’
“If Italian oncological research is today at the forefront in the international arena, a certain amount of credit goes to Guido Venosta”
Umberto Veronesi and Giuseppe Della Porta in Fondamentale, 5 April 1998
Donald Trump has taken medical care away from American Indians
In the enormous confusion that now reigns in the American administration, health, already compromised by diabetes and alcoholism, is further endangered by the policies of the current government: under the pretext of dismantling DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programmes, the Trump government is suspending health aid to some 10 million ‘Native Americans’ in the US
Food: the deterioration in quality is confirmed
From rampant shrinkinflation to junk food from Nestlé and McDonald’s, to PFAS, to the ubiquitous inflation-fuelled discountability. Some diseases are worrying
Nestlé’s water activities under indictment: the scandal no one in Italy wants to talk about
In France, Perrier mineral water risks being downgraded to potable, the problem of PFAS in water, even tap water
Auchan-Conad-Raffaele Mincione WHAT A STRANGE TRIANGULATION. About journalists, cooperatives and trade unions
For financier Raffaele Mincione – former partner of Conad – 5 years and 6 months, plus 8,000 euro fine and perpetual disqualification from public office. I met Mauro Suttora in 2009. He told me that the publisher who had commissioned this article did not want to publish it. The affair ends with the investigation into the top management for corruption (2025), which could end ‘in tar and feathers’
Fast fashion: from Zara to Shein, the site is more popular than Amazon but with questionable methods
The Chinese company is probably the largest textile operator in the world, but it is also the most damaging, for workers and the environment
‘Where the world goes’ temu, with questionable methods, conquering Europe
The trade war: US and Europe against Temu, Shein and AliExpress (Alibaba)
Is there a solution for the food we import from countries that use pesticides banned in Europe?
The Mercosur free trade agreement could be an opportunity to try to align the rules between South America and the European Union. Trade unions, such as Coldiretti, should not dissipate their forces on meaningless projects such as the no to ‘cultured meat’ or the production of dried pasta, and focus on reciprocity of import standards
Amazonia: indigenous people against gold mining that brings destruction and violence to their reserves
The other great threat to the Amazon is agribusiness: soya and meat, as the case of Italian-made bresaola, made with animals from Brazil, shows. And the indigenous territories have become akin to war zones. Indigenous people disappointed by Lula
Sicilian versus Californian almonds, an ocean of differences
All food is not equal, for our health and the environment, and this article proves it
The Encyclical ‘Laudato Sì’, the climate and the price of food
Pope Francis: “There is a very consistent scientific consensus that we are in the presence of a worrying warming of the climate system. Climate change, with Covid- 19 and wars, has contributed to the inflationary drive suffered especially by the poorest
