Sandy Tolan

Sandy Tolan, author of The Lemon Tree, is a professor at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. His new book is Children of the Stone: A Music School in a Hard Land, about one Palestinian's dream to build a music school in the midst of Israel’s military occupation. Twitter: @sandy_tolan

THE MESS WE MADE

The Bombs Raining Down on Gaza? They’re American

The U.S. is advocating for a two-state solution with one hand, and fueling the machine that erodes it with the other.

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NOT A DROP TO DRINK

Gaza’s Dying of Thirst

With Gaza’s water system on the verge of “collapse” a humanitarian catastrophe looms, including potential epidemics. The consequences will reach far beyond Gaza’s borders.

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DAILY LIFE – AND DEATH

The Gazans’ Plea: ‘We Just Want to Feel Safe.’

They blame Israel, they blame Hamas, they blame many people for their misery, but, still—after so many wars, so much destruction—people try to lead “normal” lives.

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DRIP DRIP

Big Oil Warns Shareholders Climate Change Is Real

Publicly traded companies are required to warn investors about potential risks. SEC documents show companies warning their operations could be inundated.

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HEATING UP

4,800 Miles of Oil Pipelines Planned Under Trump

U.S. companies are set to carve up Native American and private lands in more than a dozen states in order to sell petroleum and natural gas overseas. Activists are gearing up.

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Sandy Tolan

The Bombs Raining Down on Gaza? They’re American

Gaza’s Dying of Thirst

The Gazans’ Plea: ‘We Just Want to Feel Safe.’

Big Oil Warns Shareholders Climate Change Is Real

4,800 Miles of Oil Pipelines Planned Under Trump

Taxpayer-Funded Horror at Standing Rock

Standing Rock Protesters vs. Tribes

Brexit’s ‘Meaning’? Globalization Sucks.

Israeli Occupation Blues

The Power of Music in a War Zone