All From the Editors
CommentaryMeet Captain QuarkWe're introducing explanatory cartoon strips to the weekly magazine.聽The idea is to use visual storytelling to unravel a complex topic.
CommentaryAddressing the uncertainties of climate changeSimon Montlake's cover story聽speaks to the fundamental tension in the wider debate about global warming: How do we handle uncertainty?
CommentaryGetting past despair and indignation on abortionIn an issue like abortion, no side can claim a monopoly on conscience. Finding a deeper humanity, however, is a momentous step toward healing.
CommentaryFinding our balance
CommentaryWho鈥檚 responsible?Education is essential to human progress. But who is responsible for spreading access to it? Americans are shifting their views.聽
CommentaryHas Bernie already won?Bernie's success is very much the product of a political shift and the rise of the liberal left around issues of economic inequality.
CommentaryCongress through the lens of humanityFrancine Kiefer explains the key to how she lasted for five years covering Congress: You must seek out the humanity in others.
CommentaryNewton鈥檚 third law of human natureNewton's third law of motion is a pretty handy way to explain politics or human thinking in general.
CommentaryThe 鈥榩roblem鈥� of outrageous sports salariesThe money involved in sports is a reflection of broader society in many ways.
CommentaryA different kind of national pride
CommentaryThe essence of the Monitor 鈥� refreshedHere's why we launched a redesigned look to the weekly magazine.
CommentarySmall moments of triumphThe fact is, America has not been the most socially mobile place during the past 20 years.
CommentaryThe next big American debateIn his State of the Union address and since, Mr. Trump has targeted socialism. It is an astute political move.
CommentaryCaution: discomfort zone aheadIf reading or reporting is always a comfortable experience, if it is not challenging us to broaden our worldview and see those who disagree with us as neighbors, then the Monitor is not doing its job.
CommentaryA democracy without guardrailsAmerican voters are no longer sending legislators to Washington to represent them, they are sending them to Washington with marching orders. And they are following every key vote on blogs and cable television.
CommentaryThe joy of being wrongToday, it can seem like changing your mind is bad or weak. Why would we even consider that we could be wrong about something?聽But I鈥檝e found admitting I鈥檓 wrong and changing my mind hugely rewarding. (It happens a lot!)
CommentaryWhere faith becomes realWhen Tom Catena came to the Monitor鈥檚 newsroom in Boston, I had no idea who he was. Now, I am convinced that every member of the Monitor family worldwide would be grateful for who he is and what he does.
CommentaryThe insidious effects of distrustRecent years have demonstrated anew how difficult it can be to trust.
CommentaryA recipe for better politicsThe fact is, America is as politically divided as it has been for at least a century.聽Is a broader sense of shared purpose even possible anymore?
CommentaryThe unity we don鈥檛 seeProgress would demand we find some path to unity beyond fear or sorrow. And from one perspective, you could say that is exactly the problem the world is struggling to work through right now.
