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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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Neoconservatives almost Giddy over Trump Syria Strike

Neoconservatives almost Giddy over Trump Syria Strike

By Jim Lobe | FPIF | (Originally published in Lobelog) | – – Many architects of the Iraq War openly hope Trump will go further […]

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Democracy
Can a New Era of Progressive Protest Revolutionize our values in Age of Trump?

Can a New Era of Progressive Protest Revolutionize our values in Age of Trump?

By Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – You could hear the deep sadness in the preacher’s voice as he named “the greatest purveyor […]

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Eastern Orthodox
Everyone could celebrate Easter in Jerusalem except Palestinian Christians

Everyone could celebrate Easter in Jerusalem except Palestinian Christians

By IMEMC. | – – Thousands of Christian followers of the Orthodox and Catholic faiths from all over the world, gathering at the Church of […]

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Why Population Exchange Fails:  Over 100 Dead as Buses Bombed

Why Population Exchange Fails: Over 100 Dead as Buses Bombed

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Someone detonated a car bomb in the (rebel-held) Rashideen district of Aleppo Province Friday night, killing […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkey's Referendum on Democracy vs. Illiberal Rule

Turkey’s Referendum on Democracy vs. Illiberal Rule

By Natalie Martin | (The Conversation) | – – When the Turkish government announced its plans to transform itself into an executive presidency, no-one was […]

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Donald Trump
After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’

After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – Now that he cares about the fate of Syrian children, I hope Trump will open up our […]

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Israel/ Palestine
1 million Palestinians detained by Israel since 1948: Joint statement

1 million Palestinians detained by Israel since 1948: Joint statement

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have detained approximately one million Palestinians since the establishment of the state of Israel […]

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Environment
40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing

40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – For the first time, on the day of March 23, 40% of Californian grid power between […]

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Corruption
What is Trump trying to Hide by disappearing WH Visitor Logs?

What is Trump trying to Hide by disappearing WH Visitor Logs?

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – ‘The only reasonable conclusion is to believe the Trump administration has many things […]

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