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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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No, MSM: Man-Baby Trump didn't become President with Missile Strikes

No, MSM: Man-Baby Trump didn’t become President with Missile Strikes

By Bill Moyers | BillMoyers.com | – – It’s been a week now since Donald Trump once again became our president. Here’s how it happened. […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria:  to Assad & Kurds go the Spoils; Sunni extremists have Lost

Syria: to Assad & Kurds go the Spoils; Sunni extremists have Lost

By Mehmet Ozalp | (The Conversation) | – – The devastating gas attack in Syria, attributed to the Assad regime, and the swift US missile […]

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In 3 months, Trump has Charged into 4 Mideast Wars, to no Avail

In 3 months, Trump has Charged into 4 Mideast Wars, to no Avail

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his less than three months in office, Donald Trump has escalated four wars, and all of […]

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Iraq
'Suicide belts Everywhere': As Iraqi Forces Close in, ISIL prepares to Drink the Coolaid

‘Suicide belts Everywhere’: As Iraqi Forces Close in, ISIL prepares to Drink the Coolaid

Special Correspondent | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – As pro-Iraq forces close in on the Islamic State fighters in Mosul, civilians trapped in the […]

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Environment
Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat

Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat

Tom Rippeth | (The Conversation) The seasonal sea-ice retreat across the Arctic Ocean is perhaps one of the most conspicuous indicators of climate change. In […]

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Donald Trump
Who Profits from Trump's dramatic but useless Bombings?

Who Profits from Trump’s dramatic but useless Bombings?

By William Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What does an “America-first” foreign policy look like under President Donald Trump? As a start, forget the […]

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Can we survive simultaneous Trump, Ahmadinejad Presidencies?

Can we survive simultaneous Trump, Ahmadinejad Presidencies?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring, which translates foreign-language news reports, has a rundown on reactions in Persian to the […]

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Climate Change
1 in 50 new Jobs in US is in Solar Energy, despite Trump

1 in 50 new Jobs in US is in Solar Energy, despite Trump

Bill Ritter, Jr. | (The Conversation) | On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling […]

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ISIL Now Controls only 7% of Iraq: What will its Defeat Mean for the Country?

ISIL Now Controls only 7% of Iraq: What will its Defeat Mean for the Country?

Peter Bartu | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The west has treated ISIL as enemy number one while local actors see it as a sideshow in […]

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