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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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Trump's Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

Trump’s Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – MOAB sounds more like an incestuous, war-torn biblical kingdom than the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, […]

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As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The marches for science in the United States and around the world are an expression of […]

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How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

By Steven Harper | ( BillMoyers.com | – – “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything […]

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Afghanistan
Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

TeleSur | – – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visited the base on Saturday, and in a statement condemned the attack as “cowardly” and the work […]

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France
Is there such a thing as a 'Muslim vote' in France?

Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?

By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | – – On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed […]

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France
What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils | (The Conversation) | – – Update: The 2017 presidential campaign in France has been full of surprises, from François Hollande’s decision not […]

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Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

TeleSur | – – The U.S. has not formally laid charges against Assange, but many within the new administration are signaling a hostile approach. United […]

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ISIL Terror-Trolls French Election, Supporting far Right; Will French Fall for It?

ISIL Terror-Trolls French Election, Supporting far Right; Will French Fall for It?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thursday’s shooting at the Champs Elysee, left one policeman dead, another gravely injured, a third lightly […]

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AG Jeff Sessions implies Asian-Americans in Hawaii not Real Americans

AG Jeff Sessions implies Asian-Americans in Hawaii not Real Americans

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Attorney-General Jeff Sessions was caught on tape saying the following: ““We are confident that the President […]

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