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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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A Government of the Billionaires, for the Billionaires, by the Billionaires

A Government of the Billionaires, for the Billionaires, by the Billionaires

(By Bill Moyers) I met Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1987 when I was creating a series for public television called In Search of […]

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Photo of the Day: Was St. Nicholas “White”?

Photo of the Day: Was St. Nicholas “White”?

(By Juan Cole) Fox News’s Megyn Kelly maintained this week that Santa Claus and Jesus are “white.” Russian icon of St. Nicholas of Myra on […]

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al-Qaeda
US, UK suspend Aid to Syrian "Moderates" as Fundamentalists Grab Western Supplies

US, UK suspend Aid to Syrian “Moderates” as Fundamentalists Grab Western Supplies

(By Juan Cole) The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended aid to the Syrian National Council and its Free Syrian Army, headed by […]

Juan Cole

Israeli criminals make their way to Morocco

Israeli criminals make their way to Morocco

Lacking an extradition treaty with Israel, Morocco has become an unlikely sanctuary for Israeli mobsters looking to make money or to avoid police investigations.

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Arab World
Five Women Human Rights Activists who are Changing the Middle East

Five Women Human Rights Activists who are Changing the Middle East

By Tasnim Nazeer Despite setbacks in the wake of the “Arab Spring”, the region’s female activists gained strength following the uprisings and have no plans […]

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Sec. Hagel threatens to cut $1.6 bn Pakistan aid b/c Drone Protests Blocking NATO Convoys

Sec. Hagel threatens to cut $1.6 bn Pakistan aid b/c Drone Protests Blocking NATO Convoys

by Sarah Lazare U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel threatened Pakistani [leaders] on Monday with cutting off up to $1.6 billion in aid if the country's […]

Juan Cole

European Union
Has a European Boycott of Israeli Colonies in the Palestinian West Bank Begun?

Has a European Boycott of Israeli Colonies in the Palestinian West Bank Begun?

By Juan Cole First, the European Union decided last summer to exclude Israeli Occupation institutions from Israel-EU cooperation initiatives. That is, Israeli institutions are routinely […]

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Domestic Surveillance
Jon Stewart:  NSA Totally Doing all those Things Obama Admin denied they were Doing

Jon Stewart: NSA Totally Doing all those Things Obama Admin denied they were Doing

Jon Stewart reviews the false statements by President Obama and administration officials about the nature and scope of National Security Agency electronic surveillance of Americans. […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Video of the Day: Turkish Economy Flourishing but needs to go Green

Video of the Day: Turkish Economy Flourishing but needs to go Green

Euronews reports, “Turkey’s economy continues to boom” Euronews notes that the Turkish economy had a growth spurt in the third quarter, and it is certainly […]

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