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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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Trump's US in 2019:  Is the Mideast 'War on Terror' Paradigm Ending?

Trump’s US in 2019: Is the Mideast ‘War on Terror’ Paradigm Ending?

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Omar Khayyam on New Year

Omar Khayyam on New Year

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Trans. Edward Fitzgerald I. Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars […]

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Dubai New Year 2019 Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa

Dubai New Year 2019 Full Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa

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Israeli general sees possible threat from Iraq as Iran’s clout grows

Israel said it might attack sites in Iraq, effectively expanding a campaign now focused on Syria

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Palestinian Population grows to 13 mn Worldwide, 1/2 in Israel and Palestine

Palestinian Population grows to 13 mn Worldwide, 1/2 in Israel and Palestine

The land seems to have a people

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Under Trump’s Pressure, Iran’s Khamenei moves to Ensure Rightwing Successor

Under Trump’s Pressure, Iran’s Khamenei moves to Ensure Rightwing Successor

This is not good news for the moderates within the establishment

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2018: Saudis Made a Play for Regional Hegemony and Tripped over a Single Murder

2018: Saudis Made a Play for Regional Hegemony and Tripped over a Single Murder

The arrogant and impatient young Mohammed Bin Salman, who shouldered aside a raft of uncles and cousins to grab power as crown prince, is something […]

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Syria
As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

By Paul Rogers | – At the end of 2003 the United States-led war in Iraq was going badly wrong. It had started so well […]

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Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy-related CO₂ emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country […]

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