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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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Sexual violence as a war strategy in Iraq

Sexual violence as a war strategy in Iraq

By Nazand Begikhani via Your Middle East “These are strategic theories of rape in wartime which have been deliberately practiced by IS jihadists in Syria […]

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Thirsty in Gaza: Israel Destroyed or Damaged 28 Miles of Water Pipes

Thirsty in Gaza: Israel Destroyed or Damaged 28 Miles of Water Pipes

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Water Authority said on Thursday that the water distribution network in Gaza had suffered $34.4 million worth of damage […]

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One Nation, under SWAT:  The undemocratic Militarization of the Police

One Nation, under SWAT: The undemocratic Militarization of the Police

By Matthew Harwood via Tomdispatch.com Jason Westcott was afraid. One night last fall, he discovered via Facebook that a friend of a friend was planning […]

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Top 10 Mistakes of former Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki (That Ruined his Country)

Top 10 Mistakes of former Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki (That Ruined his Country)

By Juan Cole Now that Nouri al-Maliki has resigned as prime minister, it is worth looking at the way his two terms as prime minister […]

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Israeli official confirms US nixed arms sale; PM blamed for icy ties

Israeli official confirms US nixed arms sale; PM blamed for icy ties

WSJ report of frayed relations between Washington and Jerusalem, including combative Obama-Netanyahu phone call, sparks firestorm among Israeli politicians

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Evacuating Miami Beach:  Can South Florida Save itself from Sea Level Rise?

Evacuating Miami Beach: Can South Florida Save itself from Sea Level Rise?

Two SJMC faculty, Kate MacMillin and Juliet Pinto, explore the narrative of a South Florida community under threat from sea level rise in this half-hour […]

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Only Mideast Democracy?  In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Dissent

Only Mideast Democracy? In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Dissent

By Sarah Lazare As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold, the besieged Gaza strip must contend with the path of death and destruction left by Israel’s […]

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Afghanistan
Families of Afghan Civilians Killed by US/NATO Cannot get Justice

Families of Afghan Civilians Killed by US/NATO Cannot get Justice

By Bruce Pannier via RFE/RL Amnesty International has released a report documenting the inability of the families of Afghan civilians killed in attacks by U.S. […]

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The Politics of Energy and the Destabilization of Palestine

The Politics of Energy and the Destabilization of Palestine

By Tareq Ramadan The latest Israeli military campaign directed towards the 139-square mile, densely-populated Palestinian Gaza Strip has already led to the deaths of more […]

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