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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

BY Richard Penaskovic | – Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, […]

“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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Climate Change
Pope:  Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor

Pope: Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Humans are turning the planet into a ‘polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation, and filth,’ […]

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Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we'd miss If Trump had Kept them out

Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we’d miss If Trump had Kept them out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his fiery speech demonizing immigrants to America on Wednesday night, Trump took a moment to […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Florida:  Politicians in Big Oil's Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
'Unacceptable' UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

‘Unacceptable’ UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

TeleSur | – – The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about reports the groups are using children on the frontlines of the fight […]

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Authoritarianism
Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

By Ibrahim Sirkeci | (The Conversation) | – – On July 15, a group within the Turkish military staged a coup. It failed. But since […]

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Climate Change
Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

By Arlie Russell Hochschild | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – [This essay has been adapted from Arlie Hochschild’s new book, Strangers in Their Own […]

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Displaced and Refugees
America's Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

America’s Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US government played a role in the collapse of Syria. It continually placed sanctions on […]

Juan Cole

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US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria 'unacceptable'

US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria ‘unacceptable’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Sunday evening, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally in Gaziantep, a city near the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is […]

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