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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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CIA
State Department Official Freaks Out That Declassifying CIA Torture Report Might Make The World Angry

State Department Official Freaks Out That Declassifying CIA Torture Report Might Make The World Angry

While the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify its $40 million, 6,300 page report detailing the CIA’s torture regime — including the facts that it went beyond what was authorized, produced no useful intelligence and then the CIA lied about…

Juan Cole

Human Rights
US: Stop Blocking Palestinian Rights! (HRW)

US: Stop Blocking Palestinian Rights! (HRW)

(By Human Rights Watch) (Jerusalem) – The US government should support rather than oppose Palestinian actions to join international treaties that promote respect for human rights. […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
World Bank Head:  Climate Change and Growing Inequality threaten Global Upheaval

World Bank Head: Climate Change and Growing Inequality threaten Global Upheaval

(By Jon Queally) President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, is warning that the combined crises of planetary climate change and rising global inequality […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Top 7 Surprising pieces of Good news in Afghanistan Presidential Election

Top 7 Surprising pieces of Good news in Afghanistan Presidential Election

(By Juan Cole) Afghanistan went to the polls on Saturday, despite threats by the Taliban to disrupt the elections and calls by the extremists for […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Can We Safeguard Our Democracy After Supreme Court Decision?

Can We Safeguard Our Democracy After Supreme Court Decision?

The Supreme Court’s evisceration of our campaign finance rules is a powerful argument for the cleansing properties of sunlight. We should respond to McCutcheon by pushing for the full and timely disclosure of every penny donated to advance a political…

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Will electoral Fraud undermine Afghanistan's new President?

Will electoral Fraud undermine Afghanistan’s new President?

(By Djeyhoun Ostowar) War-torn Afghanistan does not possess a civil registry. It therefore lacks reliable statistics. Given widespread corruption, the absence of an identification system […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
In Iraq Elections, Rich Parties get Richer on State Funds

In Iraq Elections, Rich Parties get Richer on State Funds

(By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | Niqash) Election posters are everywhere now that campaigning has officially started. Campaigning for Iraq’s general elections officially began this […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Dear America: Climate Change is threatening Water, Plants, Animals & doesn't care what Party you belong To

Dear America: Climate Change is threatening Water, Plants, Animals & doesn’t care what Party you belong To

(By Juan Cole) A Gallup poll has found that only 35% of Americans are concerned about climate change, and that proportion is barely up from […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
After Karzai:  Afghanistan votes for a New President amid Security Threats

After Karzai: Afghanistan votes for a New President amid Security Threats

Afghanistan poised for uncertain election as US forces exit (via AFP) Afghanistan heads to the polls Saturday to choose a new president after Hamid Karzai’s […]

Juan Cole

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