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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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Detained!  Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

Detained! Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I don’t know about you, but the news continues to stress me out. Trump administration officials are using any excuse they […]

Andrea Mazzarino

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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

Juan Cole

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The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

On 6 May, 55 iNGOs sounded the alarm by releasing a letter calling for urgent action from the international community against Israel’s new registration rules […]

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The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

By Adam Hanieh, University of Exeter (The Conversation) – After signing a US$142 billion (£107 billion) arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump said the […]

The Conversation

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Libyan Gov’t Decries Fake News about Taking 1 mn. Palestinian Refugees: “Committed to the Palestinian Cause”

Libyan Gov’t Decries Fake News about Taking 1 mn. Palestinian Refugees: “Committed to the Palestinian Cause”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Abu Dhabi-based Erem News reports that the Prime Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A New Aid Regime for Gaza: Humanitarian Facade, Military Core

A New Aid Regime for Gaza: Humanitarian Facade, Military Core

A US-backed aid scheme staffed by ex-military and private security risks embedding occupation under the guise of humanitarian aid.  Written by Saher ( Global Voices […]

Global Voices

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For all Trump’s new Mideast Contracts, Two Big Deals Elude Him

For all Trump’s new Mideast Contracts, Two Big Deals Elude Him

By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University (The Conversation) – US President Donald Trump’s visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of […]

Shahram Akbarzadeh

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China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal

China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]

Juan Cole

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Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

The two authoritarian leaders are joining hands to assault human rights and democratic norms. By Margaret Knapke | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – […]

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