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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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Civil Rights
Trump's Supreme Court overturns Magna Carta (1215) and Montesquieu (1748) for Sultan Donald John

Trump’s Supreme Court overturns Magna Carta (1215) and Montesquieu (1748) for Sultan Donald John

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US Supreme Court on Friday, by a 5-4 Republican Party majority, temporarily ruled to allow Trump to divert monies […]

Juan Cole

United Kingdom
Perfidious Albion? Is UK PM Boris Johnson an Islamophobic, anti-Immigrant, anti-Gay Bigot?

Perfidious Albion? Is UK PM Boris Johnson an Islamophobic, anti-Immigrant, anti-Gay Bigot?

By Luke Reader | – After the election of Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, does Britain have a populist, nativist politician […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
How Israeli Schools Erase or Demonize Palestinians for the Next Generation

How Israeli Schools Erase or Demonize Palestinians for the Next Generation

By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – Dissident Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s important academic study, “Palestine in Israeli School Books” is essential reading for anyone […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
Where does Elizabeth Warren Stand on War and Peace?

Where does Elizabeth Warren Stand on War and Peace?

In the last few months Senator Elizabeth Warren has gained ground in public opinion polls tracking the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. In […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Change
Scotland Renewables making enough Electricity to power Two Scotlands and other Wind Power Successes

Scotland Renewables making enough Electricity to power Two Scotlands and other Wind Power Successes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As The Independent put it in its headline, for the first six months of this year, Scotland generated enough electricity […]

Juan Cole

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Without Political Boycotts, the Civil Rights Movement Might have failed: Congress is gutting Constitution to Protect Israeli War Crimes

Without Political Boycotts, the Civil Rights Movement Might have failed: Congress is gutting Constitution to Protect Israeli War Crimes

Ann Arbor (informed Comment) – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed by a 398-17 margin a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
What the Child Detentions at the Border Really Tell Us about Trumpism

What the Child Detentions at the Border Really Tell Us about Trumpism

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Lately, I’ve been thinking about the Grimm’s fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. Terrified by cruel conditions at home, the brother and […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Israel/ Palestine
Trump’s Calls to “Send Them Back” are Mainstream in Israel

Trump’s Calls to “Send Them Back” are Mainstream in Israel

The affinity between Trump and Netanyahu is more than personal. It’s rooted in a shared fantasy of a perfectly homogeneous society.

Foreign Policy in Focus

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How Facebook’s Algorithm Hides Good Journalism and allowed Russian Election Meddling

How Facebook’s Algorithm Hides Good Journalism and allowed Russian Election Meddling

By Jennifer Grygiel | – Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform – from funny memes to comments from friends. The […]

The Conversation

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