All The Monitor's View
- The bonds that earthquakes can鈥檛 shakePeople in the Turkish city at the epicenter of Monday鈥檚 quakes provide a model of inclusion, integration, and compassion.
- Power of peace in Iran鈥檚 protestsThe values behind the nonviolent resistance of Iranian demonstrators are helping erode the legitimacy of a violent regime.
- Plucking Peru from a democratic plungeAs in many Latin American countries, Peru鈥檚 upheavals are compelling some leaders to offer honest governance and perhaps uproot entrenched elites and corrupt ways.
- Pockets of progress with otherworldly purposesTwo surveys cite successful struggles for honest governance and why humanity must focus on curbing corruption 鈥 perhaps even in space.聽
- Recharging a river with a flow of trustThe Colorado River water crisis is forging new partnerships among rival users, perhaps healing wounds from a century of social and legal imbalance.
- Saving democracy by shielding judgesFrom Lebanon to Hong Kong, leaders see judicial independence 鈥 and civic equality before the law 鈥 as essential.
- After Memphis, peals of unity in defining justiceThe public response to another incident of police brutality offers one measure of progress toward ensuring law enforcement stays with the law.
- A rising global norm against briberyAmid world pacts against corruption, one practice stands out: companies adopting an international standard to build a culture of integrity.
- Small country, model gains in AfricaGambia鈥檚 democratic gains top a new index of Africa鈥檚 progress in building societies based on justice and equality.
- Ukraine鈥檚 other war front wins a few battlesAn arrest and a flurry of firings and resignations point to new victories against corruption 鈥 and for rising public demands for integrity.
- A nod to Palestinian equalityThe ordaining of the first female 海角大神 pastor in the Holy Land amplifies the importance of women to peace.
- China, Russia show freedom鈥檚 role in 鈥榙isruptive鈥 scienceAn exodus of talent in both countries is driven by researchers seeking a free flow of ideas that can revive breakthroughs in thought.
- The social medium of happinessThe antidote to the disruptive effects of internet disinformation may reside more in caring relationships than government regulations.
- A leader鈥檚 parting graceIn a surprise departure, New Zealand鈥檚 prime minister reminds a nation of the qualities that she 鈥 and the people 鈥 needed during a few big crises.
- From drought and storm to calm in CaliforniaAmid changing weather patterns, the state is finding a basis for security in a unity of caring for the environment.
- The armor of innocence in UkraineAs Russia shifts from taking Ukraine to terrorizing its people, Western countries change their choices of weapons to offer the Ukrainian military.
- An African defense against dishonestyIn Ghana, countering cyberthreats and disinformation starts with civic unity and strong democratic virtues.
- The humility of contrition opens a healing path in IndonesiaA president鈥檚 deep regret over six decades of human rights violations sets the stage for the Southeast Asian country to heal old wounds.
- Earth鈥檚 protective layer of trust and unityProgress in restoring the ozone layer provides a model in caring for the environment through global cooperation.
- Why Brazil dodged a military coupDespite pleas from Sunday鈥檚 protesters for the military to join them in storming the capital, the top brass honored an election result 鈥 as well as civilian rule.