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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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Spain joins US in slamming Israel’s expansion of Gilo squatter settlement

Spain joins US in slamming Israel’s expansion of Gilo squatter settlement

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The government of Spain released a statement on Friday joining the United States in condemning Israel’s […]

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Afghan Women Take Up Arms Against The Taliban

Afghan Women Take Up Arms Against The Taliban

By RFE/RL’s Afghan Service The leader of a fledgling women’s militia in northern Afghanistan says dozens of volunteers have joined the fight since a handful […]

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Climate Change
Four years of Trump could really sink the planet

Four years of Trump could really sink the planet

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I argued that President Obama’s carbon-reduction plan wasn’t anything to write home about. He wanted to […]

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Democratic Party
How can Progressives get through the Next 4 Years?  Organize!

How can Progressives get through the Next 4 Years? Organize!

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anti-Trump demonstrations have broken out all over the country in the wake of his surprise victory […]

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Putin targets East Aleppo rebels; Did Trump's Election doom them?

Putin targets East Aleppo rebels; Did Trump’s Election doom them?

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Some 2,000 rebel fighters, most of them Muslim fundamentalists, others remnants of the Free Syrian Army, […]

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Israeli Minister:  Era of Palestinian State is over, w/ Trump Victory

Israeli Minister: Era of Palestinian State is over, w/ Trump Victory

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli and Palestinian authorities reacted on Sunday to the victory of Donald Trump in the American presidential elections, with one Israeli minister […]

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Middle East
Trump may reset Russian ties but will the Mideast Stymie him?

Trump may reset Russian ties but will the Mideast Stymie him?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – Mr. Donald Trump’s electoral victory has created shockwaves worldwide. It was as unexpected as it was […]

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Authoritarianism
America’s Sisi: On What Has Been Lost, and What Must Be Done

America’s Sisi: On What Has Been Lost, and What Must Be Done

David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – “When the people love you, that is the most important thing for me.” So spoke General […]

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