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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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Saudi Arabia
Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

International standards require countries to use death penalty only for the “most serious crimes,” and in exceptional circumstances

Human Rights Watch

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Israel Lobby AIPAC slams Bernie Sanders for branding Netanyahu's Gov't "right-wing, racist"

Israel Lobby AIPAC slams Bernie Sanders for branding Netanyahu’s Gov’t “right-wing, racist”

“The fact of the matter is Netanyahu is a right-wing politician who I think is treating the Palestinian people extremely unfairly”

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Landmark 1st Amendment Ruling striking down Texas Law Banning Israel Boycott won by CAIR

Landmark 1st Amendment Ruling striking down Texas Law Banning Israel Boycott won by CAIR

By Arsalan Bukhari | – WASHINGTON, D.C. (CAIR News Release) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy […]

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Israel/ Palestine
US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel's Illegal Squatters

US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel’s Illegal Squatters

Anti-boycott laws in the US are part of an increasingly global campaign by Israel and its supporters to combat perceived supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

Human Rights Watch

Climate Change
Not just Notre Dame:  With Global Heating, Arsonists have set the whole World on Fire

Not just Notre Dame: With Global Heating, Arsonists have set the whole World on Fire

We are, of course, talking about nothing short of the ultimate crime, but on any given day of our lives, you’d hardly notice that it was underway

Tom Engelhardt

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Saudi Mass Execution of Shiites draws UN, NGO Condemnation and raises tensions with Iran

Saudi Mass Execution of Shiites draws UN, NGO Condemnation and raises tensions with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi authorities tweeted Wednesday that they had executed 37 persons. Two of the bodies were hung from light poles in […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Trump's Crackdown on Iran's Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly-- With Serious Risks to Global Economy

Trump’s Crackdown on Iran’s Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly– With Serious Risks to Global Economy

Inflation-adjusted oil prices nearly doubled during the 1973 embargo

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel's anti-BDS Tactics Mirror White South Africa's Defense of Apartheid

How Israel’s anti-BDS Tactics Mirror White South Africa’s Defense of Apartheid

South Africa’s supporters felt that many in the West had an “obsession” with the country, and questioned the disproportionate attention it received from governments

Middle East Monitor

Saudi Arabia
Comedian Hasan Minhaj Calls out Jared Kushner at Gala,  Demands Release of Saudi Woman Dissident

Comedian Hasan Minhaj Calls out Jared Kushner at Gala, Demands Release of Saudi Woman Dissident

It would be crazy if there was a high ranking official in the White House here that could WhatsApp MBS

Middle East Monitor

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