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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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As Congress takes on Iran Deal, it should Remember its Iraq Blunder

As Congress takes on Iran Deal, it should Remember its Iraq Blunder

By David M. Faris | (Ethos) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Geneva I SALT gets in […]

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Israel
Palestinians:  ISIL not Islamic; no to Yemen Bombing; Palestinian State out of Reach

Palestinians: ISIL not Islamic; no to Yemen Bombing; Palestinian State out of Reach

By IMEMC News & Agencies | – A recent poll by the Arab World For Research And Development (AWRAD) gathered 1200 Palestinian respondents, in the […]

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Iran: Putin Explains to Israel's Netanyahu: Air Defense System is, like, Defensive

Iran: Putin Explains to Israel’s Netanyahu: Air Defense System is, like, Defensive

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday with regard to the […]

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Iraq
Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov't still AWOL

Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov’t still AWOL

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – A wave of victories against extremists should have seen civilian life slowly return to Iraq’s liberated cities. […]

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Christians
Iran Deal:   Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

Iran Deal: Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

Mark Sovel and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV) | – “Michele Bachmann spoke about the coming End of Times and the return of Jesus Christ to […]

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Israel
UN Denounces Israel for imprisoning Palestinians without Charge, Trial Policy

UN Denounces Israel for imprisoning Palestinians without Charge, Trial Policy

By IMEMC | – Israeli practices of detaining Palestinians without charge or trial is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which defines humanitarian protection […]

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Displaced and Refugees
With 311 Civilians dead in Yemen Strikes, Saudis & US must Investigate War Crimes

With 311 Civilians dead in Yemen Strikes, Saudis & US must Investigate War Crimes

Human Rights Watch | – (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia, other coalition members, and the United States should ensure that coalition forces take necessary steps […]

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Water Delivery, Hospitals endangered as Yemen is plunged into Darkness

Water Delivery, Hospitals endangered as Yemen is plunged into Darkness

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Yemen generates 800 megawatts of electricity under ordinary circumstances, which powers its hospitals, including emergency care units, and […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Triassic Graveyard: 200 Mn Years ago, CO2 emissions like ours led to Mass Extinction

Triassic Graveyard: 200 Mn Years ago, CO2 emissions like ours led to Mass Extinction

By Jessica H. Whiteside | (The Conversation) – Just over 200 million years ago, the end-Triassic mass extinction killed off more than half of the […]

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