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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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Israel/ Palestine
Why the Youth of Gaza Protest: It is their Squalid Open Air Prison, not Hamas

Why the Youth of Gaza Protest: It is their Squalid Open Air Prison, not Hamas

Conditions in Gaza are inhumane and continue to deteriorate

Reese Erlich

Donald Trump
Should Trump Have the Discretion to Murder at Will? His Drones Are at It

Should Trump Have the Discretion to Murder at Will? His Drones Are at It

The post-9/11 Authorization for the Use of Military Force is still used as justification for an expanding drone program

Rebecca Gordon

Syria
Syria’s New Map: War Has Created Ethnic Cantons, Massively Displaced Communities

Syria’s New Map: War Has Created Ethnic Cantons, Massively Displaced Communities

Many of the displaced say they have no home to go back to. Turkey has resettled Arab fundamentalists in former Kurdish villages.

Maya Gebeily

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Khamenei, in reply to Trump, gives Europe 6-point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal

Khamenei, in reply to Trump, gives Europe 6-point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal

Leader reserves right to begin enriching uranium to 19.75% again

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Wrong: Netanyahu thinks Massive Israeli PR can cover up Occupation & end of Peace Process

Wrong: Netanyahu thinks Massive Israeli PR can cover up Occupation & end of Peace Process

Following the 2009 Gaza conflict, Israeli officials declared a plan to “show Israel’s prettier face” overseas

Paul Duffill

Saudi Arabia
Saudis to let women drive but Jail a dozen Women’s Rights Activists

Saudis to let women drive but Jail a dozen Women’s Rights Activists

The crackdown has cast a shadow on the kingdom’s much-publicised liberalisation drive

AFP

racism
Ethnic hostility is contagious: Czech-Slovak study

Ethnic hostility is contagious: Czech-Slovak study

The study pointed out a significant influence of peers in decision-making on doing harm to minority groups

AFP

Government surveillance
Israeli Gov't directly involved in Cyberbullying, Stalking of our US Students: MESA

Israeli Gov’t directly involved in Cyberbullying, Stalking of our US Students: MESA

A letter from MESA to Israeli Security Minister Gilad Erdan charges Israeli government harassment of American students

Judith E. Tucker

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Palestine takes Israel to Int'l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

Palestine takes Israel to Int’l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

A war crime pursued systematically, after a while, becomes a crime against humanity

Juan Cole

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