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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
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The Bombs Raining Down on Gaza? They’re American
THE MESS WE MADEThe U.S. is advocating for a two-state solution with one hand, and fueling the machine that erodes it with the other.

Gaza’s Dying of Thirst
NOT A DROP TO DRINKWith 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.

The Gazans’ Plea: ‘We Just Want to Feel Safe.’
DAILY LIFE – AND DEATHThey 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.

Big Oil Warns Shareholders Climate Change Is Real
DRIP DRIPPublicly traded companies are required to warn investors about potential risks. SEC documents show companies warning their operations could be inundated.

4,800 Miles of Oil Pipelines Planned Under Trump
HEATING UPU.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.

Taxpayer-Funded Horror at Standing Rock
PUBLIC SAFETY?Police brutality against protesters is reminiscent of civil-rights battles like Selma. And the state has borrowed millions to fund it.

Standing Rock Protesters vs. Tribes
UNEASY ALLIES.With Donald Trump’s order to build the Dakota Access Pipeline, there’s new activity—and new tension between the forces fighting against him.

Brexit’s ‘Meaning’? Globalization Sucks.
PAYBACKAfter decades reporting from around the world, the author concludes the EU, NAFTA, and similar schemes have brought many people more misery than prosperity.

Israeli Occupation Blues
TrappedThere are reasons critics of the Israeli encroachments on the West Bank grab for words like “apartheid” and “Jim Crow.”

The Power of Music in a War Zone
Con DolcezzaA few Palestinian children protect themselves from trauma and stress by playing the violin and other instruments.
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