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• Trump has barely campaigned, and yet he has cleared out the primary field on the Republican side. Meanwhile, Biden's immigration policies seem designed by the Trump administration. Why? "The most generous interpretation of Biden's border theater is that he hopes to call Trump's bluff with some persuadable group of undecided voters," writes Ben Beckett for Jacobin.

• At least 95 journalists have been killed covering the Gaza war. The Committee to Protect Journalists is monitoring these deaths.

• Gig workers are exploited everywhere. In South Asia, they are also exposed to extreme levels of air pollution. "I can't even stand because of how tired I get, and most days I just cough and cough the entire shift," said one interviewed by Rest of World, which investigated the health risks of earning a living.

Ukrainian soldiers wonder: ‘What do Italians think?’
In the rare moments of pause at the front lines, there’s always someone from the soldiers asking us, “What do you think?” And “we” means the Italians, the French, the Germans, the West in short.
Beirut is a ghost town, the Lebanese are already bracing for war
'The streets are empty because they [the Israelis] might have some targets in Beirut: an office, a car, who knows?'
From decrees to batons, Italian institutions are repressing dissent
Is a country a ‘democracy’ if it intimidates those who demonstrate, delegitimizes those who express countercultural views, accepts detention camps and deaths at its borders, and punishes and excludes those who experience hardship?
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