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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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President Bolton overrules Feckless Trump Tweet on Syria Withdrawal

President Bolton overrules Feckless Trump Tweet on Syria Withdrawal

US allies would not be left in the lurch, he pledged

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Sabotage & Forever Wars: Is America the Most Dangerous Country in the World?

Climate Sabotage & Forever Wars: Is America the Most Dangerous Country in the World?

On Climate Change, quagmire seems like an appropriate image, as long as we keep in mind that we are the aggressors.

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatter attacks against Palestinian Natives Tripled in 2018

Israeli Squatter attacks against Palestinian Natives Tripled in 2018

At least 482 attacks against Palestinians last year

Middle East Monitor

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Men can no Longer Divorce Wives without Telling Them

Saudi Men can no Longer Divorce Wives without Telling Them

Oftentimes, wives would lose the alimony they were rightfully entitled to

TeleSur

Democratic Socialism
Rashida Tlaib and Working Class Authenticity v. Trump's Plutocrat Pretense

Rashida Tlaib and Working Class Authenticity v. Trump’s Plutocrat Pretense

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Why does Donald Trump get a pass on speaking and acting obscenely but Rashida Tlaib is pilloried for calling him […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
How Corporate Monopolies and High Prices are Making you Poor and Rich Richer

How Corporate Monopolies and High Prices are Making you Poor and Rich Richer

The more industries monopolize, the wider the gap between our richest and everyone else.

Sam Pizzigati

Iran
What is Behind Iran's Anti-Corruption Protest Drive?

What is Behind Iran’s Anti-Corruption Protest Drive?

The Iranian people have found a way to expose poor governance such that the government itself cannot deny it.

Mina Yousefi

Kurds
How will Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

How will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

Territorial control is as the heart of Turkish-Kurdish negotiations

The Conversation

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Trump's Remark that Iranians 'Can do what they want' in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Trump’s Remark that Iranians ‘Can do what they want’ in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Christian-owned Lebanese daily al-Nahar (The Day) mocked Trump’s remark this week that Iran can do whatever it wants in […]

Juan Cole

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