Altreconomia, stories of contemporary life amidst injustice in the Barolo vineyards and reports from the Balkan route

MILANO – The new September issue of Altreconomy – the periodical directed by Duccio Facchini – has a cover with the title: “Black Grapes”. Among the vineyards of the Langhe, the rich territory where, among others, Barolo and Barbaresco are produced and where cases of abuse and violence have emerged.investigation by Luca Rondi reconstructs with unpublished data and information how these are not extreme episodes: labor exploitation is in fact a widespread and underestimated phenomenon. With aLuca Martinelli’s interview with Munir Hachemi, author of the book ““Living things”which tells the story of the hell of intensive farming experienced first-hand by the writer during a work experience as a temporary worker.

The climate and the fossil giants. In the “Primo tempo” of the magazine we deal with the climate crisis thanks to the reportage from Ravenna by Margherita Capacci, Sofia Turati and Cecilia Fasciani: the construction in record time of the regasification plant has cut the territory off from the decision-making processes. Luca Manes of ReCommoninstead, tells the stories of ordinary citizens who have forced the fossil fuel giants to answer for their actions in court, from Switzerland to Holland.

The end of tuberculosis and the reportage on the Balkan Route. There is also an in-depth analysis by Martina Ferlisi on the obstacles that keep people away end of tuberculosisfrom the costs of care and test up to patents and a hard reportage from Max Hirzel’s Balkan route who met Vidak Simi?, a forensic pathologist who fights to protect the dignity of migrants who lose their lives in the rivers of the Balkans. From the Drina to the Sava.

Workers’ struggles at the former Snia in Rome. In the “Second Half” Francesco Sellari introduces readers to the archive that holds Memories of the workers’ struggles at the former Snia in Rome. A mine of stories and testimonies of what happened in the factory during the fascist era.

Turin: parents in prison. In the Piedmontese capital, Francesca Berardi proposes a podcast “A beautiful sunny day”which delves into the theme of parenting for those incarcerated in prison. From a workshop at Lorusso e Cutugno in Turin, this sound document was born, written by the journalist with the voices of inmates who recount the daily struggles of separation from their children.

The Latin American Chronicle. Dacil Lanza and Federico Nastasi – always for Altreconomy – they met the journalist and writer Leila Guerrieroamong the most interesting exponents of the new chronicle Latin Americana trend that mixes literary writing with real events, social analysis and the tools of the novel.

The Viminale and the landings in the Mediterranean. And with the‘Director’s editorialDuccio Facchini, who reports on the government’s latest crackdown on the accessibility of information relating to landings from the Mediterranean: the Ministry of the Interior now also declares precise data on the places of arrival inaccessible.