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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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6 Reasons Feminist Carrie Fisher Was Ahead of Her Time

6 Reasons Feminist Carrie Fisher Was Ahead of Her Time

TeleSur | – – While all Star Wars (male) fans only remember Carrie Fisher in her sex-slave golden bikini, the late actress had a feminist […]

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Israel Lobbies
After Israel Land-Theft Vote, will Trump & GOP Congress try to defund the UN?

After Israel Land-Theft Vote, will Trump & GOP Congress try to defund the UN?

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United States has had a longstanding love-hate relationship with the […]

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Now is the time for Obama to Recognize Palestine

Now is the time for Obama to Recognize Palestine

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I’d like to return today to an argument I made two years ago in The Nation, […]

Juan Cole

Green Energy
How a Green Energy Revolution in Small-Town America will make Trump Irrelevant

How a Green Energy Revolution in Small-Town America will make Trump Irrelevant

By James and Deborah Fallows | (The Atlantic video Report) | – – “A move towards sustainable energy is often talked about as an issue […]

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Bernie Sanders
Sanders:  Trump's Dangerous Nukes Talk Must be Challenged

Sanders: Trump’s Dangerous Nukes Talk Must be Challenged

By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – ‘Presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have understood that our goal must be to reduce the number […]

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Human Rights
Israeli TV Regulators Ban Ad for Calling Out Racism, Homophobia

Israeli TV Regulators Ban Ad for Calling Out Racism, Homophobia

By IMEMC | – – Calling Palestinian rights ‘problematic’ and LGBT rights a matter ‘in public dispute,’ the TV authority bans a public service announcement […]

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Israel's Netanyahu et al. Throw Trump-like Tantrums after UNSC Slam

Israel’s Netanyahu et al. Throw Trump-like Tantrums after UNSC Slam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – PM Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel and his cabinet ministers are trying to punch above their weight. […]

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Corruption
Crony Capitalism Made Rick Perry Our Energy Secretary

Crony Capitalism Made Rick Perry Our Energy Secretary

By Jim Hightower | ( Other Words ) | – – The former Texas governor's only experience for the job comes from stiffing the American […]

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Iraq
Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat

Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat

Human Rights Watch | – – Calls ‘Unbelievers’ Valid Targets (Erbil) – Fighters with the [so-called] Islamic State [Group} (also known as ISIL) have indiscriminately […]

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