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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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Iran: US, Israel dare not attack us; anyway if they could have, they would have

Iran: US, Israel dare not attack us; anyway if they could have, they would have

RT | — “With a nuclear deal around the corner, Russia’s decision to proceed with the sale of the sophisticated S-300 missile defense system to […]

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Constitution
US admits it has no Idea who it is Assassinating by Drone

US admits it has no Idea who it is Assassinating by Drone

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The tragic deaths last January, just now being revealed, of two Western hostages in drone strikes on a […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Is Iranian power on the rise?

Is Iranian power on the rise?

By Brian M. Downing | (Informed Comment) – As the Iranian nuclear talks neared preliminary agreement, and as the Houthis drove into southern Yemen, world […]

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Apartheid
Why Gaza Casualties were so High: Israel relaxed rules re:  high-explosives in populated areas

Why Gaza Casualties were so High: Israel relaxed rules re: high-explosives in populated areas

By: Charlie Hoyle – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The unprecedented number of Palestinians killed in the 2014 war in Gaza was linked to changes in the […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
Double Standard: Petraeus Avoids Prison, But Whistleblowers Not So Lucky

Double Standard: Petraeus Avoids Prison, But Whistleblowers Not So Lucky

Newsy | – “Retired Gen. David Petraeus was sentenced Thursday for mishandling classified government documents, but why was his punishment relatively light?” Newsy: “Petraeus Avoids […]

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African-Americans
Tensions Boil Over After Baltimore Police Call Protesters "Lynch Mob"

Tensions Boil Over After Baltimore Police Call Protesters “Lynch Mob”

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) Demonstrators still seeking answers over the mysterious and troubling death of Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal […]

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FBI
A Letter of Apology to My Grandson:  A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America

A Letter of Apology to My Grandson: A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) Dear Grandson, Consider my address book — and yes, the simple fact that I have one already tells you […]

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Rand Paul: GOP Hawks are Obama's "Lapdogs;"  McCain: Paul 'Worst Candidate'

Rand Paul: GOP Hawks are Obama’s “Lapdogs;” McCain: Paul ‘Worst Candidate’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The philosophical difference between the Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the GOP hawks has burst into open name-calling. […]

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History
Mobilizing For Mosul, Iraq: Scholars Work To Save Town's Heritage from ISIL

Mobilizing For Mosul, Iraq: Scholars Work To Save Town’s Heritage from ISIL

By Coilin O’Connor | (RFE/RL) – While much of the world stands by as the militant Islamic State group takes a sledgehammer to the Middle […]

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