All From the Editors
CommentaryBear witness: Compassion at the forest鈥檚 edgeHow a Monitor photographer found herself feeding a wild black bear named Cedric while on assignment in Minnesota
CommentaryAn Afghan 鈥榲oice for voiceless sisters鈥�The Afghan women's national soccer team聽is thriving, in exile, as a special member of an Australian women's soccer league.
CommentaryAre public schools foundational to democracy?Americans are feeling buffeted by inflation and warring lawmakers. Many ignore news, and are disdainful of even the word 鈥済overnment.鈥�
Commentary鈥楪rounded wisdom鈥� from courageous womenSamsara Duffey,聽a bit of a legend among habitu茅s of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, is not famous. But she is inspiring.
CommentaryWhy my Hindi was a bit strange
CommentaryIndie booksellers answer their community鈥檚 callMore than 300 independent bookstores have opened in the last two years, according to the American Booksellers Association.
CommentaryFrom Roe to gun rights: How values translate 鈥� or don't 鈥� across the worldHow does the underlying value of "trust" shape citizen tolerance and intolerance of gun ownership and regulation?
CommentaryA lesson in courage from UkraineNelson Mandela once said, 鈥淐ourage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.鈥�
CommentaryIndigenous peoples and the borderless beat鈥淭here鈥檚 this whole community, a society that exists in both (the United States and Canada) and transcends the border in a lot of ways."
CommentaryHope, complacency, and the merits of small wins
CommentaryListening to someone鈥檚 story can lead to freedomJoaquin Ciria spent 32 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.聽On the day he was set free, it was almost too much to take in.
CommentaryThis biographer鈥檚 mantra: 鈥楨very life is a gift鈥�Good biographies can serve as inspiration, giving readers a front-row seat on another person鈥檚 struggles.
CommentaryA Monitor reader on a missionIs聽America is a political prize to be fought over? Or rather, is America an idea to be fought for?聽Lucy Harper asks Americans to consider the latter.
CommentaryWhen faced with hate, Rabbi Litvin educatesWhen an antisemitic slur cut through the night,聽Rabbi Litvin might have been forgiven for responding with a rebuke. Instead he opened a dialogue.
CommentaryIs there a middle ground on abortion?In reality, Americans鈥� views on abortion are complex. A majority support federally guaranteed access 鈥� but with limits.
CommentaryWhat is the point of a city?When white-collar workers are increasingly untethered to the office, cities need to be more than skyscrapers. They need to be livable.
CommentaryHelp for Ukrainian refugees, from Russians鈥淧eople hear my accent immediately,鈥� says Anastasia Chukovskaya. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a pause when they hear I was born in Moscow.鈥�
CommentaryFood, clothing, shelter, and ... booksFor Maria Deskur, CEO of Poland鈥檚 Universal Reading Foundation, giving books to Ukrainian refugee children an urgent priority.
CommentaryFahad Shah and a parable for Kashmir 鈥� and the wider worldEach time Fahad Shah would make bail, he would be immediately rearrested on a new charge. Now, he's in jail under under 鈥減reventive detention."
Commentary鈥淲e鈥檙e your kids, too.鈥� Why Shay Knox won鈥檛 give up on her neighborhoodHer Chicago neighborhood has seen better days. But Shay Knox doesn鈥檛 want to move somewhere else 鈥� she wants to build a better community.
