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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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Iraq
"We had to destroy Tikrit to save it from ISIL": Recovered Iraqi City a Ghost Town

“We had to destroy Tikrit to save it from ISIL”: Recovered Iraqi City a Ghost Town

By Mustafa Habib | Tikrit | (Niqash.org) – It’s been almost a month since the Islamic State group was expelled from Tikrit. NIQASH went there […]

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Afghanistan
The Middle East Policy of President Bernie Sanders

The Middle East Policy of President Bernie Sanders

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Bernie Sanders opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation of that country. Sanders wanted to […]

Juan Cole

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Don’t Be Fooled by Saudi’s Reshuffle

Don’t Be Fooled by Saudi’s Reshuffle

By Adam Coogle | (Human Rights Watch) | – King Salman’s promotion of his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef to the position of crown prince and […]

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African-Americans
Iran's Khamenei weighs in on Baltimore: 'Hollywood-style Policing'

Iran’s Khamenei weighs in on Baltimore: ‘Hollywood-style Policing’

Elliot Hill and Mark Sovel | (TheLipTV) The anchors debate the following speech from last Sunday of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in which he contrasted […]

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African-Americans
What the Police Broke in Baltimore (Political Cartoon)

What the Police Broke in Baltimore (Political Cartoon)

Via MacLeod Cartoons

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Iran calls for Nuclear Disarmament by US, Israel, World

Iran calls for Nuclear Disarmament by US, Israel, World

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | — At a summit on Monday, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif turned the tables on the countries […]

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Apartheid
UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44

UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44

By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection […]

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African-Americans
Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn't Showing You

Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn’t Showing You

AJ+ | – “Burning buildings, shattered glass, riot police: This looping portrait of Baltimore – on TV and online – has become the defining narrative […]

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Arab Spring
Young Arabs' Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism

Young Arabs’ Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism

By Roberto Savio ROME (IPS) – The results of a survey of what 3,500 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 – in […]

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