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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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Qatar rejects Saudi demand it send Troops to Syria

Qatar rejects Saudi demand it send Troops to Syria

Middle East Monitor | – – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that Saudi Arabia’s ultimatum over Doha sending troops to […]

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Syria
Syrian Government Forces advance against last ISIL Redoubt near Damascus

Syrian Government Forces advance against last ISIL Redoubt near Damascus

Daesh still holds territory of former Palestinian refugee camp at Yarmouk

AFP

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Pompeo, Trump's new Enforcer, Talks tough against Russia, Iran

Pompeo, Trump’s new Enforcer, Talks tough against Russia, Iran

The new Secretary of State is taking a hardline stance on the Iran nuclear deal and NATO

Juan Cole

Syria
Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

Step comes as thousands of refugees make plans to return to Syria from abroad

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Yemen
Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

Dubai (AFP) – An air strike on Yemen’s capital by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Huthi rebels including at least two commanders, […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

Like Fish in a Barrel

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If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can't those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can’t those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

The regional rivalries and nuclear issue mark similarities, but diplomacy is frozen in the Middle East

Juan Cole

North Korea
Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

China will go to bat for Pyongyang but not for Tehran, and Iran is relatively weak

Mohammed Nuruzzaman

Inequality
Why has the GOP grown the Military-Industrial Complex but slashed Human Security?

Why has the GOP grown the Military-Industrial Complex but slashed Human Security?

The US has the highest rate of maternal deaths of any industrial country & we are the “child poverty capital”

H. Patricia Hynes

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