Davide Mastracci
Culture
'The Sopranos' Offered the Best Insight into Italian-American Life
10 years after the show ended, we remember its first controversy.
Davide Mastracci
6.10.17
defense & security
Israel will reportedly get a record $38 billion in military aid from the US
The deal, reportedly worth $3.8 billion a year for 10 years, will stipulate that Israel spend more of its aid money with US defense contractors.
Davide Mastracci
9.13.16
Syria says it shot down Israeli planes — Israel says it's 'total lies'
Davide Mastracci
9.13.16
Syria
Assad vows to retake every inch of Syrian soil — with ceasefire hours away
Assad expressed dismay that, "after five years, some people still haven't woken up from their fantasies," and vowed to retake "every area from the terrorists and to rebuild."
Davide Mastracci
9.12.16
Calais
A $2.7 million wall will go up in Calais to keep migrants out of the UK
The "great wall of Calais," as critics are dubbing it, will be built on both sides of a road that leads to the English Channel, where refugees try to make it onto boats heading to the UK.
Davide Mastracci
9.7.16
News
Patrick Brown Has Everyone Upset About Ontario’s Sex Ed Program Again
The PC leader said he wanted the new program scrapped. Then he said he didn't say that. It was a bit too late for that, however.
Davide Mastracci
8.29.16
News
Black Lives Matter Is Holding Its Biggest Canadian Protest Today
A number of actions are planned across the country.
Davide Mastracci
8.24.16
News
That Study About Extremist Mosques in Canada Is Mostly Bullshit
There are a lot of problems with a study that a bunch of Canadian media outlets were quick to publish.
Davide Mastracci
8.23.16
crime & drugs
The Philippines' war on drugs death toll is growing too quickly to count
Since President Rodrigo Duterte's election, thousands have been killed, but nobody is quite sure what the accurate body count is.
Davide Mastracci
8.23.16
News
Calgary Cop Won’t Be Charged for Fatally Shooting Man Despite Watchdog’s Recommendation
The cop, who hasn't even been named, was also involved in a second fatal shooting and is now on administrative duties.
Davide Mastracci
8.23.16
crime & drugs
Prince’s fentanyl overdose might be connected to deadly mislabeled pills trend
While police haven't raised the possibility of foul play, some are speculating that the late singer had no idea that he was taking fentanyl, the powerful opiate responsible for a rash of deaths across North America.
Davide Mastracci
8.22.16
africa
South Sudan's ethnic conflict has a whole lot to do with oil
Recent atrocities in the capital Juba are the product of a civil war between tribes, but there are natural resources behind decades of strife.
Davide Mastracci
8.17.16
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