All The Monitor's View
- A new Baltimore bridge will span more than waterA civic dialogue about replacing the collapsed bridge brings out qualities that help bind the city.
- Safe learning for children in war zonesUkraine鈥檚 first permanent underground school shows yet another innovation in providing education 鈥 and places for kids to heal 鈥 in the world鈥檚 trouble spots.
- South Africa鈥檚 calming political centerAn election ends one-party rule and leads to a new era of forging unity that is obtained by humility and respect.
- Graceful honesty for the beautiful gameThis year鈥檚 European soccer tournament comes with new rules to help ensure truth will prevail over lies.
- A diverse roster of female leadersAs more women lead countries, attitudes shift on what qualities they bring to governing.
- Playing to a child's innocenceBringing joy to children in Gaza is a good example of why the UN designated the first International Day of Play this year.
- Climate progress the honest wayThe buying of carbon credits to offset a company鈥檚 emissions is getting a whole lot more transparent to prevent greenwashing.
- Europe鈥檚 election: The art of listeningWhile the right made gains in the European Parliament, both sides showed a willingness to listen to disillusioned voters.
- A prize for repairing riven societiesThis year鈥檚 Templeton Prize, given to South Africa鈥檚 Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, speaks to places of conflict about the journey of forgiveness in healing generations of hate.
- Ukraine鈥檚 push on border integrityTo win the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tries to revive a global norm on the sovereignty of national boundaries.
- The wonder of voters demanding trustElections in three pivotal democracies 鈥 India, South Africa, Turkey 鈥 hint at a renewal of rights and liberties, not a decline.
- An Arab way to a Gaza peaceA few Gulf states, such as Qatar, bring a subtle cultural approach as facilitators of negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
- An alternate future for war-torn SudanA large and diverse group of ordinary citizens gathered to shape a vision of a peaceful society based on individual liberty and democratic equality.
- A jury鈥檚 calm reasoningIn an unprecedented criminal trial of a former president, a panel of ordinary citizens relied on impartial reasoning and the pursuit of truth to reach a verdict on the felony counts against Donald Trump.
- Indonesia鈥檚 leap into good governanceThe world鈥檚 third-largest democracy begins reforms necessary to join a global body that tracks its members' adherence to liberty, rule of law, and human rights.
- Baseball steps up to a unifying plateCombining the historical statistics of players from the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball marks the latest progress in equality on and off the ball field.
- Russia wises up to a Ukrainian strengthA corruption purge of military generals hints the Kremlin realizes it can鈥檛 win the war without honest governance.
- Teachable moment for African schoolsNew projects cultivate accountability and community cooperation on education by tying funding to verifiable results.
- A social earthquake in EurasiaIn a region short on women鈥檚 rights and equality before the law, a court verdict on domestic violence in Kazakhstan starts ripples of change.
- Americans who kindly disagreeAt the state and local levels, the tone of public debates often matters more than the sharpness of disagreements.