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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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Displaced and Refugees
Iraq: Tikrit Civilians caught between Shiite Militias, ISIL Terrorism

Iraq: Tikrit Civilians caught between Shiite Militias, ISIL Terrorism

VICE News | — “Days before the US launched airstrikes on Tikrit in late March, VICE News traveled to the front lines of the northern […]

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President Rand Paul's Middle East Policy

President Rand Paul’s Middle East Policy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) declared his candidacy today to be the Republican standard bearer in the 2016 election. […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Situation in Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One of the Most Severe Ever’

Situation in Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One of the Most Severe Ever’

By Josh Butler | UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has described the situation inside the Syrian […]

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Apartheid
Palestinian Lives in Gaza at Risk if Israeli Blockade Continues: Ministry of Health

Palestinian Lives in Gaza at Risk if Israeli Blockade Continues: Ministry of Health

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — As millions around the world mark April 7th as World Health Day, the health situation in Gaza continues to worsen as […]

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Bill of Rights
Execution without Trial: A Short History of the Predator Drone

Execution without Trial: A Short History of the Predator Drone

By Grégoire Chamayou | (Tomdispatch.com) Initially, the English word “drone” meant both an insect and a sound. It was not until the outbreak of World […]

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Houthi
4 Key Players In Yemen's Chaos

4 Key Players In Yemen’s Chaos

AJ+ | – “Yemen’s being torn apart in a struggle for power. The stakes are high, with many different groups involved in the current chaos. […]

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Netanyahu slips, Reveals reason for Opposition to Iran Deal

Netanyahu slips, Reveals reason for Opposition to Iran Deal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – US television news isn’t very good and it has clearly gotten worse over the past 20 years. In […]

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Saudi Arabia
‘It’s like a war here’: Saudi police raid defiant Eastern Province amid wider conflict with Shia

‘It’s like a war here’: Saudi police raid defiant Eastern Province amid wider conflict with Shia

RT | – One Saudi policeman was killed and four injured during raids on a Shia-dominated oil-rich eastern province, as the Saudi-led coalition bombardment of […]

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Apartheid
Palestine Authority seeks to speed up ICC probe into Israeli war crimes

Palestine Authority seeks to speed up ICC probe into Israeli war crimes

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority is providing new documents to the International Criminal Court to speed up a preliminary probe into possible Israeli war […]

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