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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

BY Richard Penaskovic | – Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, […]

“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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Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

(By Juan Cole) New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie used the term “Occupied Territories” to refer to Gaza and the West Bank in […]

Juan Cole

Circumcision and its discontents

Circumcision and its discontents

For a male Jew, ‘brit milah’ brings together past, present and future; family, Jewish people, and humanity

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Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

(By Rothna Begum and Adam Coogle)  When the story broke earlier this month of four Saudi princesses allegedly confined to their Jeddah home by members […]

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Climate Change
Ukraine wouldn't be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Originally published on EnergyPost.eu.By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders…

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Economy
We're not Envious, we're Disappointed: US Firms Stash $2 Trillion in Foreign Tax Havens, Costing us Billions

We’re not Envious, we’re Disappointed: US Firms Stash $2 Trillion in Foreign Tax Havens, Costing us Billions

(By Michael Winship) Here on our whimsical island off the coast of the Eastern Seaboard, we have a company called Manhattan Mini Storage that is […]

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Bill of Rights
Tea Party Opponents of Muslim Cemetery Claim Islam is not a Religion

Tea Party Opponents of Muslim Cemetery Claim Islam is not a Religion

TN Tea Partiers freak out on TV reporter for covering their effort to block Muslim cemetery (via Raw Story ) Tempers flared in a confrontation […]

Juan Cole

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The Shame of American Politics: GOP Presidential Hopefuls now Trek to Las Vegas seeking Adelson Blessing

The Shame of American Politics: GOP Presidential Hopefuls now Trek to Las Vegas seeking Adelson Blessing

(By Juan Cole) A series of pro-corporation Supreme Court decisions and the latter’s disingenuous equation of money with speech, including “Citizens United”, have turned the […]

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Michelle Malkin-Led Twitter Horde Attacks Stephen Colbert Over Out-Of-Context Joke

Michelle Malkin-Led Twitter Horde Attacks Stephen Colbert Over Out-Of-Context Joke

(By John Prager) Michelle Malkin-Led Twitter Horde Attacks Stephen Colbert Over Out-Of-Context Joke (Screenshots) (via Americans Against The Tea Party) Yesterday, Stephen Colbert masterfully made […]

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Afghanistan
After Karzai:  Do Afghanistan's Presidential Elections Matter?

After Karzai: Do Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections Matter?

(By Julie Poucher Harbin for IslamiCommentary) March 19 Ashraf Ghani campaign rally in the Awden desert in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan.Photo: Twitter feed of Habib […]

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