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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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Mosul:  "Some" US Responsibility for Civilian deaths; but Iraqi PM lashes out at Critics

Mosul: “Some” US Responsibility for Civilian deaths; but Iraqi PM lashes out at Critics

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As US commanders begin confessing that it is likely that the US military bears responsibility for […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

Ishac Diwan | (Project Syndicate) | – – BEIRUT – There are many striking parallels between the “Arab Spring” that began in 2010 and the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis oppose ending 50-year military occupation

Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis oppose ending 50-year military occupation

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A new poll was released by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Tuesday, revealing that […]

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Climate Change
Trump's New Decree to 'Wreak Havoc' on Climate, Reward Big Oil

Trump’s New Decree to ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Climate, Reward Big Oil

TeleSur | – – The latest executive order is seen by critics as a reckless attempt to boost energy industry profits at the cost of […]

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Corporate Surveillance
Congress kills Privacy, Lets Corporations Sell your Browser History

Congress kills Privacy, Lets Corporations Sell your Browser History

By Ernesto Falcon | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – Putting the interests of Internet providers over Internet users, Congress today voted to erase landmark […]

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Coal
The simple Number that will Defeat Trump's attempt to Roll back Obama Energy Policies

The simple Number that will Defeat Trump’s attempt to Roll back Obama Energy Policies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s Executive Order deregulating dangerous gas emissions is being signed today at the Environmental Protection Agency. […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis

As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis

TeleSur | – – According to Yemen’s Legal Center of Rights and Development, the conflict has thus far killed over 12,040 Yemenis and left more […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Would removing illegal Israel Squatters from Palestine really be “Ethnic Cleansing?”

Would removing illegal Israel Squatters from Palestine really be “Ethnic Cleansing?”

By Dina Matar | Al-Shabaka | via Ma’an News Agency | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently claimed in a video posted on […]

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Crime
What if that London attack wasn't Even Terrorism?

What if that London attack wasn’t Even Terrorism?

By Steve Hewitt | (The Conversation) | – – A middle-aged man with a history of criminal activity and violence, a variety of aliases, multiple […]

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