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This year, young people from Mexico to Madagascar to Nepal have protested corruption. But what, exactly, is corruption? And what can a society do about it?

With our camera lens, we try to show you the world as it is, with all its beauty, compassion, and resilience.聽This month, we鈥檙e delighted to publish another stunning photography issue of the weekly magazine.聽

The question of staying or going, and the forces underneath that decision, are in many ways universal.

The special relationship between people and their pets elicits strong reactions. For residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico, that truth was at the heart of a local controversy that erupted earlier this year.

Like many Americans, the Monitor's staff writers associate cranberries with the holidays. But we wondered 鈥� had we ever seen a cranberry in the wild?聽

The ideals of the Democratic and Republican parties look very different today than they used to. How have these ideologies evolved, especially in an era of populist revolt?

Detroit has always been among the most violent big cities in the United States, and it still is. But as violent crime continues to drop in this city, it鈥檚 part of a larger story about America.

When the government stripped a small town in France of its public meeting places, residents found a way to gather 鈥� and to preserve their sense of community.聽

In universities across the United States, the federal government is a principal patron to research.聽This relationship shapes a certain risk: What Washington funds, Washington can control.聽

Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was one of the most influential figures in American conservatism. His assassination has forced the nation to examine the legacy of his messaging.