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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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Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

The embrace of reckless and undemocratic regimes by President Trump has far-reaching implications for American foreign policy

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Iran
Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Days after the US president walked away from the nuclear deal, senior administration officials said monitoring should continue regardless

Andrew Beatty

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Costa Rica's new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

Costa Rica’s new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

He said that he wants his government to have a plan for moving toward a completely renewables-based society within six months

Juan Cole

China
The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump's Scrapping of Iran Deal

The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump’s Scrapping of Iran Deal

Pushing Iran into China’s waiting arms was unlikely to have been a major US policy goal in the Middle East

Neil Thompson

Iran
Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Conservatives see the world as threatening, and Evangelicals are competing for souls with Islam

Steven Hurst

Archaeology
How Horse-Riding in Eurasia advantaged Huns, Mongols over Farmers

How Horse-Riding in Eurasia advantaged Huns, Mongols over Farmers

Migrations brought Pastoralists and Plague

Mariette Le Roux

Iran
Largest Israeli raids on Syria in Years hit ‘Iranian’ Targets after Rocket Fire

Largest Israeli raids on Syria in Years hit ‘Iranian’ Targets after Rocket Fire

The incident came after weeks of rising tensions and followed US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal

AFP

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Trump Warmonger moves on Iran are from Iraq Playbook

Trump Warmonger moves on Iran are from Iraq Playbook

The stage is set.

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran’s Rouhani:  Will watch Russia, China and Europe in deciding on Nuclear Program

Iran’s Rouhani: Will watch Russia, China and Europe in deciding on Nuclear Program

President Hassan Rouhani also said Iran could resume uranium enrichment “without limit” in response to Trump’s announcement

AFP

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