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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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Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, are reportedly among possible […]

Juan Cole

Corporate Surveillance
Snowden: If Israel’s NSO had Refused Sale to Saudis, Khashoggi would be Alive

Snowden: If Israel’s NSO had Refused Sale to Saudis, Khashoggi would be Alive

Three people, all of whom were in contact with [Khashoggi] suffered from hacking attempts by what appeared to be Saudi intelligence

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Could Trump’s Gov’t Shutdown send US Economy into Tailspin?

Could Trump’s Gov’t Shutdown send US Economy into Tailspin?

Payments to farmers and poor families, craft beer labels, food inspections and economic data all have fallen victim to the budget impasse.

AFP

Climate Change
Solar and Wind Good news Stories Today

Solar and Wind Good news Stories Today

Scotland is now getting 70% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar, wave and hydro) and plans to be at 100% in 2020. In some […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Socialists of America
Is Rashida Tlaib in Sights of Israel Lobbies b/c she is a Palestinian Muslim Congresswoman?

Is Rashida Tlaib in Sights of Israel Lobbies b/c she is a Palestinian Muslim Congresswoman?

Tlaib said her comment was critical of US Senators who were seeking to strip Americans of their Constitutional right to free speech.

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers attack unarmed Protesters in Gaza, Kill Palestinian Woman, Injure 25 Others with Live Fire, Military Grade Tear Gas

Israeli Snipers attack unarmed Protesters in Gaza, Kill Palestinian Woman, Injure 25 Others with Live Fire, Military Grade Tear Gas

Israeli forces targeted a Palestinian ambulance by repeatedly firing dozens of tear-gas bombs in its way

Maan News Agency

Syria
Defying Turkey & Russia in Syria, al-Qaeda-linked HTS takes over Idlib

Defying Turkey & Russia in Syria, al-Qaeda-linked HTS takes over Idlib

“For Turkey, it’s the defeat of its allies.”

AFP

Donald Trump
FBI opened Investigation of Trump’s Russia Ties over Comey Firing

FBI opened Investigation of Trump’s Russia Ties over Comey Firing

While Trump has slammed the probe as baseless, Mueller has issued dozens of indictments

AFP

Donald Trump
Pompeo's US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public

Pompeo’s US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public

“It is important to note that the United States only receives single digit favorable ratings in Iraq and Egypt.”

Juan Cole

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