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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March

Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March

23,000 Palestinians were injured in 2018 during the March of Return protests including 5183 minor boys, 464 girls and 1437 women

Maan News Agency

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Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29, has become a lightning rod. She was recruited to run against a corporate […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam

World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam

Piecemeal private services punish poor people and privilege elites

AFP

Syria
US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy

US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy

“It is increasing the risk to our people on the ground in Syria and will open up space for ISIS.”

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA

Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA

In December, 39 structures were demolished or seized by the Israeli authorities displacing 56 people and affecting over 270 others.”

Maan News Agency

Israel/ Palestine
Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal

Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal

Portman has always been careful to note that her criticism is of the PM’s policies, not Israel itself.

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting 'Build that Wall' at Native American Vet

The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting ‘Build that Wall’ at Native American Vet

How stupid do you have to be to chant “build the wall” at a Native American whose people were here at least 13,000 years ago

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Crimes against Humanity: Israeli Snipers have shot down 45 Child Gaza Protesters

Crimes against Humanity: Israeli Snipers have shot down 45 Child Gaza Protesters

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) submitted a joint report to United Nations investigators last week detailing Israeli forces’ killing of […]

Maan News Agency

Politics
The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

Women in government tend to work in more collaborative and bipartisan ways than their male counterparts.

The Conversation

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