Davide Mastracci
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The Globe And Mail Just Published Neo-Nazi Propaganda
A profile in the newspaper focusing on a Ukrainian neo-Nazi group uncritically includes its subject’s description of them as ‘heroes.’ → Read More
Western Media Doesn’t Want You To Read The Word Palestine
Style guides at media organizations, broadcasters and newspapers prohibit the use of the word Palestine in most circumstances. → Read More
A Guide to Bullshit, Power-Serving Journalism Phrases
These phrases function as PR for police, victim-blame sexual assault survivors, support Canadian foreign policy, and minimize racism. → Read More
COVID-19 Hasn't Stopped Postmedia From Publishing Bullshit
Postmedia is still giving a platform to columnists to say dangerous things that fly in the face of science. → Read More
Mainstream media needs to stop platforming people like Ezra Levant
The Globe and Mail was wrong to publish Ezra Levant’s most recent article for the same reason Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland would have been right to bar a Rebel Media reporter: Rebel Media is a source of dangerous right-wing propaganda posing an active threat to marginalized groups in Canada. → Read More
Mainstream media needs to stop platforming Ezra Levant
The Globe and Mail was wrong to publish Ezra Levant’s most recent article for the same reason Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland would have been right to bar a Rebel Media reporter: Rebel Media is a source of dangerous right-wing propaganda posing an active threat to marginalized groups in Canada. → Read More
Schools Shouldn’t Be Forced To Subject Students To 'O Canada'
I wish I didn't have to experience that daily blast of mindless patriotism in a place ostensibly dedicated to learning. → Read More
I've Worn Black Every Day For 4 Years. I'm Finally Asking, 'Why?'
A trend became an aesthetic, an aesthetic became a quirk, and I now wonder if the quirk has become a compulsion. → Read More
Tenant Rights Should Be Part Of The High School Curriculum
The education system must do a better job of preparing students to deal with the vultures they’ll face when they leave their family nest. → Read More
Justin Trudeau Doesn’t Care About Human Rights
Canada's reaction to Jamal Khashoggi's death thus far makes it clear the government's claim of a human-rights based foreign policy is false. → Read More
Doug Ford Embracing White Nationalist Faith Goldy Is A Wakeup Call
Ford's refusal to apologize for posing with Goldy is a sign that things have changed: white nationalism out loud is mainstream in Canada. → Read More
Toronto Police Should Discipline Officers Who Posed With Faith Goldy
Condemning officers for posing with a white nationalist is the bare minimum to repairing relations with marginalized groups. → Read More
Despite The Feud, Canada Remains Complicit In Saudi Arabia’s Abuses
Canada shouldn't be seen as a country daring to take the first step against Saudi Arabia, but rather as a bully's friend who said the wrong thing. → Read More
It’s Time For Canada To Start Taxing The Ultra-Rich When They Die
The majority of Canada's current wealthiest families didn't earn their fortunes, but had them passed down, from as far back as six generations. → Read More
As A Proud Italian-Canadian, I Won't Stand By My Community's Racism
We were once discriminated against, but we've ignored the lessons from our past by attacking newcomers instead of supporting them. → Read More
Doug Ford’s Victory Is Also One For White Nationalists
Ford’s alleged dog whistles and connections to the far-right will further embolden white supremacists and normalize hatred. → Read More
Jordan Peterson Is The New Chief Lobbyist For ‘Nice Guys’ And Incels
Instead of saving men from radicalization, Peterson is normalizing their radical views on "enforced monogamy," to the applause of his fans. → Read More
The Toronto Police Service Deserves No Praise After The Van Attack
An officer doing what’s promised to the public is not going above and beyond, but rather what should be expected, a bar the TPS often fails to even reach. → Read More
CJFE Has Failed In Its Mission To Fight For Journalists
The journalists that pressured the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression into censorship should be ashamed of jeopardizing their work. → Read More
Stop Faith Goldy From Having A Platform At Wilfrid Laurier University
No-platforming is the best tactic the average person can take part in to ensure fascists are beaten back. → Read More