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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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Lost Childhood:  Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons

Lost Childhood: Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons

(Informed Comment) – “At first when Adel (my son) got arrested, I was a wreck, thinking about his future, school and education, he loves to […]

Reem Abd Ulhamid

Climate Change
Our Carbon Dioxide Addiction: "We're not going to stop this train wreck."

Our Carbon Dioxide Addiction: “We’re not going to stop this train wreck.”

The question is no longer whether or not we are going to fail, but how are we going to comport ourselves in the era of failure?

Dahr Jamail

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Israel: Key Far-Right Faction to be Headed by even Farther-Right anti-Palestinian Ideologue

Israel: Key Far-Right Faction to be Headed by even Farther-Right anti-Palestinian Ideologue

That night, scores of Israeli settler youth went to Route 60 to throw stones at passing Palestinian vehicles

Middle East Monitor

Kurds
Turkey will set up and itself Manage Syria ‘Security Zone’ after Trump Call

Turkey will set up and itself Manage Syria ‘Security Zone’ after Trump Call

US support for the YPG during the Syria conflict has been a major source of friction between Ankara and Washington.

Fulya Ozerkan

journalism
Thanks to our Generous Supporters

Thanks to our Generous Supporters

Many, many thanks to our our generous supporters for a successful fundraising season. We got over halfway to a very ambitious goal, and certainly you […]

Juan Cole

Qur'an
My "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires" now a  Bold Type Book

My “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” now a Bold Type Book

And just a reminder: The New York Times Book Review has a glowing review of my new book

Juan Cole

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GOP must reject Trump's Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King's Racism

GOP must reject Trump’s Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King’s Racism

Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to cross over from a more subtle sort of dog whistle

Juan Cole

Ice Melt
Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

“As the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica.”

AFP

Donald Trump
If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

Under Jackson’s test, presidents are on the strongest possible footing when acting with congressional approval.

The Conversation

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