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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 wins Eurovision with #MeToo inspired song

Israel wins Eurovision with #MeToo inspired song

Refrains such as “I am not your toy, you stupid boy”, summed up the concerns of many women against sexual harassment

Daniel Silva

Donald Trump
Kelly's "Family Separation"  recalls Slave Era practice of Selling Parents down the River

Kelly’s “Family Separation” recalls Slave Era practice of Selling Parents down the River

Kelly bizarrely defended Confederate slave drivers as having lived at a time before the evils of slavery were apparent to moral people

Juan Cole

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Muslim Clerics condemn Suicide Bombing, Targeting Civilians as Violations of Islamic Law

Muslim Clerics condemn Suicide Bombing, Targeting Civilians as Violations of Islamic Law

Indonesia hosted a conference of 70 prominent Muslim clergymen from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia to combat extremism

Juan Cole

Yemen
UN: Saudi-led  Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

UN: Saudi-led Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

Some 236 civilians were killed in Yemen in April making it the deadliest month for the war-torn state this year

Middle East Monitor

Saudi Arabia
Saudi-financed Belgian mosques teach hatred of Jews, gays: report

Saudi-financed Belgian mosques teach hatred of Jews, gays: report

Saudi-financed mosques in Belgium promote anti-semitic stereotypes and call for the persecution of homosexuals, according to a leaked report

AFP

Corruption
Russian Firm That Paid Michael Cohen also hired Trump Lawyer Kasowitz

Russian Firm That Paid Michael Cohen also hired Trump Lawyer Kasowitz

The investment firm that the two Trump attorneys worked for, Columbus Nova, calls it a “coincidence.”

Justin Elliott

Iran
Why there isn't likely to be a conventional War between Israel and Iran

Why there isn’t likely to be a conventional War between Israel and Iran

Despite the saber rattling, a large-scale ground war appears unlikely

Juan Cole

Iran
The Coming American Assault on Iran

The Coming American Assault on Iran

The meaning of Trump’s alleged “isolationism” is finally becoming clear

Tarek R. Dika

Climate Change
Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

The Trump administration just killed a major NASA program that monitored greenhouse gases

AFP

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