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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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Democratic Party
Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov't Transport

Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov’t Transport

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
Syria Kurds Reject proposed “safe zone” under Turkey Control

Syria Kurds Reject proposed “safe zone” under Turkey Control

“Other options cannot be accepted because they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria.”

Middle East Monitor

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No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don't Contradict Defeat of ISIL

No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don’t Contradict Defeat of ISIL

And Stop Playing Politics with the Lives of Military Personnel

Juan Cole

Pollution
Trump's EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison

Trump’s EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison

Younger generations deserve to grow up protected from these harmful and deadly substances.

Olivia Alperstein

Saudi Arabia
Congress trying to de-fund Trump/Saudi War in Yemen

Congress trying to de-fund Trump/Saudi War in Yemen

The measure would serve to cut off “U.S. refueling, logistical support, intelligence, and special forces operations” to Saudi allies.”

TeleSur

Iran
Iran steals Trump’s Thunder:  ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’

Iran steals Trump’s Thunder: ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’

“The reason Iraq could persevere in the face of terrorism is that Iran stood by its side. Everyone rejects America’s entry into Iraq.”

AFP

European Union
How Hard will a Hard Brexit be on Britain and US?  Very Hard

How Hard will a Hard Brexit be on Britain and US? Very Hard

That Britain is contemplating leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement or new trade deal shows how perverse our politics has become.

British Policy and Politics

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Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

That the Palestinian leadership is going ahead with the application, moreover, shows the depths of their despair

Juan Cole

European Union
Piteous Albion & Brexit: British PM Suffers Biggest Defeat in Modern History

Piteous Albion & Brexit: British PM Suffers Biggest Defeat in Modern History

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged London to “clarify its intentions”, warning: “Time is almost up.”

AFP

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Abdullah al-Ahsan

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Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Binoy Kampmark

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