Dylan Lamberti

Looking back at my initial post as editor in chief is a little surreal. Even then, I knew that the next twelve months were going to be tumultuous. The rise of far right rhetoric around the world hasn’t slowed down, and armed…
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November 11th is the day we are supposed to remember, but November 8th will prove to be the day that is the hardest to forget. I and many other Canadians wear a poppy today, as we do every year, to serve as a reminder of what happens when…
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On October 17th, the McGill Daily published a feature article titled “Party on the Beach while Improving Healthcare in !” While the article did raise some important issues about the field of development and IDS at McGill in particular, I…
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The next 12 months hold a number of events and challenges that will shape the course of history. In North America and Europe, nationalism and isolationism are on the rise. Conflict in the Middle East continues, with the ramifications from…
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During the Democratic Presidential Primary debate on April 14th, Bernie Sanders expressed support for the Palestinian people, arguing that “there will never be peace in that region, unless the United States plays an even-handed role.” He…
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On March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court after Scalia's death on February 13. Garland has had a long history of serving as a justice, and is currently the chief justice…
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On December 2, 2015, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino killing 14 people and wounding 22. Farook’s iPhone was recovered from the site of the shooting. In the process of its investigation,…
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On January 25, the government of El Salvador issued a warning to its citizens, urging women to not get pregnant until 2018, in the face of rising Zika virus infections. This is the latest in a number of measures that have been undertaken…
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On December 3, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter announced that women will be able to serve in all combat roles, giving them access to roles that were previously restricted solely to men, including the Green Berets and Navy SEALS.…
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On November 6, President Obama held a press conference in regards to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Stating that “the Keystone pipeline has occupied…an inflated role in our political discourse,” Obama rejected TransCanada’s proposal to…
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On October 5th, the final draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was agreed upon by twelve nations, finalizing the framework for a free trade bloc that has been under discussion since 2008. The deal would do a number of things,…
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