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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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Iranian Hackers deface Jerusalem Post with missile threat on Anniversary of Trump-Netanyahu Assassination of Gen. Soleimani

Iranian Hackers deface Jerusalem Post with missile threat on Anniversary of Trump-Netanyahu Assassination of Gen. Soleimani

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday morning, according to Iran International, Iranian hackers defaced the front page of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post […]

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Books
Review: ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ by Novelist Amitav Ghosh traces Climate Crisis Origins to European Colonialism

Review: ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ by Novelist Amitav Ghosh traces Climate Crisis Origins to European Colonialism

By Joydeep Gupta | – ( The Third Pole) – In his latest book, Amitav Ghosh identifies the beginning of the climate crisis as the […]

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Is the Turkish Finance Minister wrecking Economy ‘with a twinkle in his eye’?

Is the Turkish Finance Minister wrecking Economy ‘with a twinkle in his eye’?

By Arzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org) – Turkish Twitter-sphere was full of memes and jokes after the country’s new Minister of Treasure and Finance, Nureddin Nebati, […]

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Agriculture
How Solar energy and Agriculture can benefit from One Another

How Solar energy and Agriculture can benefit from One Another

By April Miller | – ( Sustainability Times) – Various industries are searching for emission reduction tactics as eco-consumer rates in the United States rise. […]

Sustainability Times

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Biden's 4 Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022

Biden’s 4 Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden faces severe challenges in the coming year, but in my view the for-profit news often either focuses on […]

Juan Cole

China
China’s Year in Climate Action: Challenges for World’s Leader in Renewable Energy

China’s Year in Climate Action: Challenges for World’s Leader in Renewable Energy

By Ma Tianjie | – ( China Dialogue) – It’s been a dizzying period for watchers of China’s climate and environmental scene. President Xi Jinping’s […]

China Dialogue

Arab Americans
Fighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist Perspective

Fighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist Perspective

By Nadine Suleiman Naber | – ( OpenDemocracy) – For decades, US and European governments, as well as corporate media, have been condemning authoritarian repression […]

Open Democracy

Climate Crisis
Why Germany is Going Nuclear-Free and how it Caused Green Energy to Skyrocket

Why Germany is Going Nuclear-Free and how it Caused Green Energy to Skyrocket

Excerpted from an article by Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy transition is not only its main means for […]

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A Warm thanks to Informed Comment Readers -  The Best People

A Warm thanks to Informed Comment Readers – The Best People

From Juan Cole Thanks to a last minute surge of support, we had a great year again with regard to fundraising, and we hope to […]

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