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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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How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) | – – Roger Ailes’ 20-year reign as the chairman of Fox News ended this week, the result of […]

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Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – About a week ago, Russian warplanes bombed a Syrian base used by the US and the […]

Juan Cole

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GOP Convention Roundup:  Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert's Late Show

GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show

Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert | (The Late Show video Clip) | – – “Some stories, like the ouster of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, are […]

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Iraq
Will Iraq's next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?

Will Iraq’s next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The [so-called] Islamic State [IS] group has caused a realignment of Iraq’s political map. Next […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Uproots Olive Trees in Salfit, “Settlers Only” Road to be Opened

Israeli Army Uproots Olive Trees in Salfit, “Settlers Only” Road to be Opened

IMEMC | – – Israeli soldiers, on Wednesday, uprooted olive trees in the village of Deir Istiya, Salfit governorate, under the pretext of opening a […]

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Top 6 Graphs that Refute Donald Trump’s Lies about the United States

Top 6 Graphs that Refute Donald Trump’s Lies about the United States

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – AP’s Fact Check found that as usual Donald Trump’s statistics in his GOP acceptance speech are […]

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Authoritarianism
Purge of teachers and academics bulldozes through Turkish education

Purge of teachers and academics bulldozes through Turkish education

By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – As news of the attempted military coup in Turkey unfolded, I was in Pennsylvania. Travelling in […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The West Under Attack: What we can Learn from the Roy vs Kepel Debate

The West Under Attack: What we can Learn from the Roy vs Kepel Debate

By Mustafa Gürbüz | (Informed Comment) | – – The ax attack on a train in Würzburg, Germany, sparked the latest controversy on lone wolf […]

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Israel Lobbies
Mike Pence on the “American Heartland” and the Holy Land

Mike Pence on the “American Heartland” and the Holy Land

By Shalom Goldman | ( Patheos ) The Republican Party platform, posted last week, gives the American-Israeli relationship considerable space. Pundits in the U.S. and […]

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