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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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Russia
Are Putin's Economic Sanctions on Turkey the end of a Golden Age in Moscow-Ankara Relations?

Are Putin’s Economic Sanctions on Turkey the end of a Golden Age in Moscow-Ankara Relations?

By Alexander Titov | (The Conversation) | – – In locking horns over Syria, Russia and Turkey are playing out the latest chapter in a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli squatters in Palestine storm Palestinian activist center in Hebron

Israeli squatters in Palestine storm Palestinian activist center in Hebron

Ma’an News Agency Israeli settlers sitting at tables and chairs they brought into the garden of the Youth Against Settlements activist center. HEBRON (Ma’an) — […]

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Climate Change
Hundreds of Thousands in Global Climate Marches as COP21 begins in Paris

Hundreds of Thousands in Global Climate Marches as COP21 begins in Paris

The Tree | – – The Global Climate Marches have commenced with over 60,000 people marching for action in Melbourne today – the largest climate […]

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Abortion Clinics, White Christian Terrorism and GOP Candidates

Abortion Clinics, White Christian Terrorism and GOP Candidates

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Americans are more at risk from violence by armed white Christian fanatics than they ever were […]

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Civil Rights
Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint edn. 1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with […]

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Mental Health
Women Refugees from radical groups like Taliban suffer Psychological Disorders

Women Refugees from radical groups like Taliban suffer Psychological Disorders

By Ashfaq Yusufzai | (Inter Press Service) | – – PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 26 2015 (IPS) – “My two sons were killed by Taliban militants […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Pres. Obama refuses to recognize new Israel Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land

Pres. Obama refuses to recognize new Israel Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land

By IMEMC | – – In a press conference this week, the Obama administration rejected Israel’s government request to recognize the construction of new [illegal] […]

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Arab Spring
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Annual Informed Comment Fundraiser: Support Indie Journalism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is that fundraising time of year again, folks. This year everyone who contributes $100 or […]

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As French Pres. Hollande meets Putin, France considers alliance w/ Syrian Army

As French Pres. Hollande meets Putin, France considers alliance w/ Syrian Army

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – French President Francois Hollande met Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in his […]

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