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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 MADE

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

Sandy Tolan | Published May 20, 2021

Gaza’s Dying of Thirst

NOT A DROP TO DRINK

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.

Sandy Tolan | Published Oct 13, 2018

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

DAILY LIFE – AND DEATH

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.

Sandy Tolan | Published Sep 08, 2018

Big Oil Warns Shareholders Climate Change Is Real

DRIP DRIP

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

Sandy Tolan | Published Jun 13, 2017

4,800 Miles of Oil Pipelines Planned Under Trump

HEATING UP

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.

Sandy Tolan | Published May 22, 2017

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.

Sandy Tolan | Published Feb 22, 2017

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.

Sandy Tolan | Published Jan 28, 2017

Brexit’s ‘Meaning’? Globalization Sucks.

PAYBACK

After decades reporting from around the world, the author concludes the EU, NAFTA, and similar schemes have brought many people more misery than prosperity.

Sandy Tolan | Published Jun 30, 2016

Israeli Occupation Blues

Trapped

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

Sandy Tolan | Published Jul 07, 2015

The Power of Music in a War Zone

Con Dolcezza

A few Palestinian children protect themselves from trauma and stress by playing the violin and other instruments.

Sandy Tolan | Published Apr 19, 2015

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