December 2015

The Death of Cancer By Vincent T. DeVita Jr, MD and Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

The Death of Cancer By Vincent T. DeVita Jr, MD and Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn By Leonard Zwelling On page 248 of this extraordinary memoir-battle story, Dr. DeVita lists the eight attributes of cancer cells as first delineated by Weinberg and Hanahan: 1. Sustained proliferative signaling 2. Evasion of growth suppressors 3. Resistance to cell death 4. …

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The Trouble With Trump’s Tribalism: It’s the Perfect ISIS Recruiting Tool

The Trouble With Trump’s Tribalism: It’s the Perfect ISIS Recruiting Tool By Leonard Zwelling          The United States that I know and love is not a tribal nation. The only tribes ensconced by law in the American fabric are the Indian tribes and even they are called “nations” in statute. America is a melting pot. …

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“Killing a King”: Why This Book Is So Crucial Now

“Killing a King”: Why This Book Is So Crucial Now By Leonard Zwelling          Dan Ephron’s book of this title describes the two lines of thinking that crossed when Yigal Amir murdered Yitzhak Rabin in November of 1995 and for all intents and purposes ended any chance that Israel could strike a peace deal with …

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