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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

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Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr threatens USA as GOP Draft Seen aiming at Partition

Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr threatens USA as GOP Draft Seen aiming at Partition

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | — Fighters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a military parade after al-Sadr protested the US’ draft law. […]

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Barack Obama
HUGE WIN FOR PRIVACY! Court Rules NSA Spying Is Illegal

HUGE WIN FOR PRIVACY! Court Rules NSA Spying Is Illegal

John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | – “The second circuit court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection and […]

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The Wall Street Connection:  The Clintons and their Banker Friends

The Wall Street Connection: The Clintons and their Banker Friends

By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | – The past, especially the political past, doesn’t just provide clues to the present. In the realm of the […]

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Iran
Overwhelming US Public Approval of Iran Talks gives Momentum to Peace Deal

Overwhelming US Public Approval of Iran Talks gives Momentum to Peace Deal

By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) — For years, AIPAC and the Netanyahu government in Israel have tried to mark the Iran nuclear talks as […]

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Israel's Government Ratchets even Further Right: Great Moments in Colonialism

Israel’s Government Ratchets even Further Right: Great Moments in Colonialism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Binyamin Netanyahu has succeeded in putting together a shaky coalition of parties that would give him 61 seats […]

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Banking
'Too Big to Exist': Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks

‘Too Big to Exist’: Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – If passed, bill would give Treasury Secretary a year to break up institutions bailed out in […]

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Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention

Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention

By Mel Frykberg | – RAMALLAH, West Bank (IPS) – Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has sent a letter to the U.N. […]

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Iraq
Holy War Hotel: 5-star resort opens for ISIS supporters in Iraq

Holy War Hotel: 5-star resort opens for ISIS supporters in Iraq

RT | – “It may look like any other top resort in Iraq, but the Ninawa International Hotel in Mosul has one major difference. It […]

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"Killing Me Softly" in Palestine:  Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure

“Killing Me Softly” in Palestine: Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – In another sign that Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s far-right nationalism is turning Israel into a pariah […]

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