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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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Even though we keep Bombing Weddings, Americans can't See the extremist in the Mirror

Even though we keep Bombing Weddings, Americans can’t See the extremist in the Mirror

They are the extremists. If you need proof, look no further than the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the latest wave of suicide bombings has proven […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
At 70, as Apartheid Sets in, Israel faces a new Threat: Itself

At 70, as Apartheid Sets in, Israel faces a new Threat: Itself

Novelist David Grossman calls Israel a ‘fortress’ rather than a home

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No, Iran and Hizbullah haven't taken over Lebanon: it is a multiparty Election

No, Iran and Hizbullah haven’t taken over Lebanon: it is a multiparty Election

Saudi Arabia’s weird kidnapping of Sunni leader hurt him at polls

Juan Cole

CIA
Trump fears CIA nominee will fail because of, like, Torture and Cover-up

Trump fears CIA nominee will fail because of, like, Torture and Cover-up

More than 100 former top generals and admirals signed a letter urging senators to reject Haspel

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Green Energy
Our Dirty Air is Killing us, and dumping Coal, Diesel is the Cure

Our Dirty Air is Killing us, and dumping Coal, Diesel is the Cure

The obvious answer is strong climate change policy

Melissa C. Lott

Music
Pakistan's Sufi music fights to be heard after singer's Killing

Pakistan’s Sufi music fights to be heard after singer’s Killing

Extremist Muslims cast a pall on spiritual tradition

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Corruption
Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube

Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube

They thought would be easier to convince the US to pull out of the deal if the bureaucrats involved in crafting it were discredited

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

In a 2013 poll, only a quarter of Jews aged 18 to 29 believed that Netanyahu’s government was sincerely committed to peace

Dov Waxman

Israel
Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel's Nukes and the Vanunu Case

Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel’s Nukes and the Vanunu Case

The Israeli nuclear weapons program, in all likelihood the second most substantial and sophisticated in the world

John Buell

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