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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

BY Richard Penaskovic | – Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, […]

“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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Israeli Squatters Busted Stealing Olives from Palestinian Farm

Israeli Squatters Busted Stealing Olives from Palestinian Farm

Olive-Growing is 20% of the West Bank Palestinian Economy

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Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from two influential businessmen in return for favourable legislation and personal favours

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If Brett Kavanaugh were African-American, Would he be Going to Jail instead of to SCOTUS?

If Brett Kavanaugh were African-American, Would he be Going to Jail instead of to SCOTUS?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brett Kavanaugh may or may not be an attempted rapist, but one thing is clear. The Republican senators are according […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”

Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”

by Issam AHMED | – Washington (AFP) – Jessica Cathcart, a 24-year-old from California, says university professor Christine Blasey Ford inspired her to speak up […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

Bolton: “we expect all other parties to abide by their international obligations”

AFP

Republican Party
Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

Washington (AFP) – Top Republicans voiced confidence Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court this weekend, as they asserted that […]

AFP

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Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally:  'Pay up--you wouldn't last 2 Weeks w/out US Army'

Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally: ‘Pay up–you wouldn’t last 2 Weeks w/out US Army’

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump, speaking at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night, went out of his way to humiliate Saudi King Salman, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

By Jan HENNOP, Danny KEMP, with Shaun Tandon in Washington The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court ordered the United States on Wednesday to […]

AFP

Donald Trump
New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

The president could Face Astronomical Civil Fines

AFP

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