Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio. Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio.
A conversation with the documentarians Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine about their film Pistachio Wars, a look at how one family came to control much of the state’s water.
Jan 15, 2026 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton
The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City
Asad Dandia sued the NYPD after it spied on his family and community. Now he uses people’s history to reclaim the streets from the systems that surveilled him.
Oct 15, 2025 / Lara-Nour Walton
Why the Women of This Tiny Palestinian Village Went on Hunger Strike Why the Women of This Tiny Palestinian Village Went on Hunger Strike
After the murder of local activist Awdah Hathaleen, his loved ones said they wouldn't eat until his body was returned.
Aug 7, 2025 / Lara-Nour Walton
Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza
The Hollow Half is not simply a memoir of personal recovery or an account of Palestinian political history. It’s an exploration of fragmentation.
Jun 26, 2025 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton
To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing
Protestors rechristened the Lawrence A. Wien Reading Room “Basel Al-Araj Popular University” in honor of the late Palestinian writer before Public Safety and the NYPD arrived.
May 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detainment Won’t Stop the Pro-Palestine Student Movement Mahmoud Khalil’s Detainment Won’t Stop the Pro-Palestine Student Movement
The reverberations of Khalil’s arrest are being felt beyond Columbia University’s campus.
Mar 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
Columbia Expelled Student Protesters for the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down. Columbia Expelled Student Protesters for the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down.
On March 5, protesters were arrested after dozens formed a sit-in at Milstein Library to demand the reinstatement of three expelled students.
Mar 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests
Three graduate students identified over 30 violations of long-standing protocols, including using the NYPD to mass-arrest activists, in a New York civil suit against the universit...
Feb 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
As Columbia Alumni Returned to Campus, So Did the Encampment As Columbia Alumni Returned to Campus, So Did the Encampment
Columbia students continue to mobilize through the summer in support of Palestine—organizing in tandem with alumni and applying financial pressure on the university
Jun 3, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall
Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968.
Apr 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton