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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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Arab Americans
How Middle Eastern Immigrants Boost US Competitiveness

How Middle Eastern Immigrants Boost US Competitiveness

Sami Mahroum | ( Project Syndicate) | – – DUBAI – In his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein […]

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Donald Trump
Don’t want to lose the Next Mideast War?  Don’t Fight One

Don’t want to lose the Next Mideast War? Don’t Fight One

Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Make no mistake: after 15 years of losing wars, spreading terror movements, and multiplying failed states […]

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Arab World
Mideast Partition Plans won’t Bring Peace, just Imperial Social Engineering

Mideast Partition Plans won’t Bring Peace, just Imperial Social Engineering

By Laura Robson | (Informed Comment) | – – The idea that partition and population exchange might represent “solutions” to Middle Eastern conflict, long advocated […]

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Democratic Party
Can the Left Rebuild in the Deep South?

Can the Left Rebuild in the Deep South?

The Atlantic | (Video News Clip) | – – “Georgia’s sixth congressional district is a Republican stronghold—a Democrat hasn’t won in nearly 40 years. Jon […]

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Authoritarianism
As Leftist Turks Protest, Trump congratulates Erdogan on Authoritarian Turn

As Leftist Turks Protest, Trump congratulates Erdogan on Authoritarian Turn

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Several hundred Turks demonstrated in Istanbul on Monday in protest at the referendum result on Sunday […]

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Donald Trump
Was US Airstrike on Syrian Mosque a War Crime?

Was US Airstrike on Syrian Mosque a War Crime?

Human Rights Watch | – – (Washington, DC) – United States forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties in […]

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Donald Trump
Trump White House Taking "Marching Orders" from Hundreds of CEOs: Report

Trump White House Taking “Marching Orders” from Hundreds of CEOs: Report

Nadia Prupis, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – One of every five of the corporate executives who met with the Trump administration […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Over 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike

Over 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike

TeleSur | – – “Salutes of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. Glory to the martyrs. Freedom for the prisoners of freedom,” stated the PFLP in support of […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkish Democracy in Trouble, but not Because of Presidential System

Turkish Democracy in Trouble, but not Because of Presidential System

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey’s historic referendum on Sunday will move the country from a parliamentary to a presidential system. […]

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