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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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Israeli Squatters’ Environmental Terrorism Cripples Palestinian Farmers

Israeli Squatters’ Environmental Terrorism Cripples Palestinian Farmers

By Mel Frykberg AL SHUYUKH, Southern West Bank (IPS) – “Exactly which olive trees do you want to see? The Israeli settlers have cut down […]

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Christians
Indiana:  Church of Marijuana founded to Exploit Religious Freedom Act

Indiana: Church of Marijuana founded to Exploit Religious Freedom Act

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) – ““In a classic case of “unintended consequences,” the recently signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) […]

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Barack Obama
Do GOP Frontrunners have an Iran policy besides Sanctions and Bombs?

Do GOP Frontrunners have an Iran policy besides Sanctions and Bombs?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Barack Obama’s negotiations with Iran to ensure that its nuclear enrichment program remains purely civilian, for generating […]

Juan Cole

Desertification
The War in Yemen is Political, Ecological: Forget Sunnis and Shiites

The War in Yemen is Political, Ecological: Forget Sunnis and Shiites

By Solaiman M. Fazel | (Informed Comment) As the Saudi led coalition closes its second week of bombardment in Yemen, the dominant narrative in the […]

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Apartheid
Joint Israeli-Palestinian March for justice for Negev Bedouin Villages

Joint Israeli-Palestinian March for justice for Negev Bedouin Villages

By Silvia Boarini | — JERUSALEM (IPS) – There was a symbolic dimension to a recent four-day march from the periphery of Israel to the […]

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Climate Change
Scotland: Outer Hebrides Island co-op buys Wind Turbine, sells Energy

Scotland: Outer Hebrides Island co-op buys Wind Turbine, sells Energy

Triodos Bank, UK | — “As the southernmost inhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland Barra and Vatersay bear the brunt of whatever weather […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Hamas forces join fight against ISIL in Damascus refugee camp

Hamas forces join fight against ISIL in Damascus refugee camp

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An official in the support network for the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria said Sunday that a Hamas-affiliated group is fighting the […]

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Israel
Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

By Shalom Goldman | (ISLAMICommentary) – Shalom Goldman Surveys of religious affiliation in the U.S. reveal that more than 25% of American have joined a […]

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Yemen:  Russia, Red Cross Demand halt to Bombing to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe

Yemen: Russia, Red Cross Demand halt to Bombing to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Red Cross and the Russian Federation are both demanding a temporary cease-fire in the aerial bombardment of […]

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