All From the Editors
EditorialsWhere 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.
EditorialsThe insidious effects of distrustRecent years have demonstrated anew how difficult it can be to trust.
EditorialsA 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?
EditorialsThe 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.
EditorialsWhy this week鈥檚 cover story is about youIf we鈥檙e doing our job, you鈥檙e not really reading a story about Africa 鈥� or Australia or America. You鈥檙e reading a story about you, wherever you are.
EditorialsAnother rights movement with 鈥�60s rootsNewton鈥檚 first law can apply to thought, too. It often doesn鈥檛 want to move until it gets a strong push.
EditorialsThe trap of 鈥娾�榚ither/or鈥�When presented with two possibilities, we often make it binary, assuming the two choices are mutually exclusive. But the fact is, the best choices are often 鈥渂oth/and.鈥�
EditorialsA headline worth a thousand wordsDistilling the essence of a story down to two or three words in 80-point type can be a challenge under any circumstance.聽When it comes to politics, it takes even more deftness.聽
EditorialsOne final 鈥楾op 10鈥�: best of Monitor journalismWe looked through all our work last year and found 10 stories that most embodied the Monitor鈥檚 desire to uplift, enlighten, and improve through journalism. And we thought, why not share?
EditorialsThe Russian town that might save the worldTorzhok is experiencing a resurgence because of one woman鈥檚 activism.
EditorialsA different kind of news biasWe would never accept news that is disproportionately positive. Why are we so willing to accept the reverse?
EditorialsWhy desegregation mattersSeparateness can be beautiful, expressed in distinct cultures, traditions, and nations. But when the Supreme Court declared in 1954 that 鈥淪eparate educational facilities are inherently unequal,鈥� it touched on a truth.
EditorialsRefuge is not a point on a mapWhat obligation do more prosperous nations have to help those in disarray or distress?
EditorialsThe aggressive (and subtle) faces of coercionNo matter the injustices heaped upon them, liberty and freedom percolate beneath the surface.
EditorialsDo borders have to divide?What are borders, really? In an evolving world, what should they do?
EditorialsHorse sense for politicsOnly by not resorting to violence can you develop a relationship built on trust and respect.
EditorialsColonialism in reverseThe story of Juba Arabic is one of colonization. The language is a mixture of different tongues imposed upon the South Sudanese by outsiders. That makes the story of Juba Arabic an allegory of sorts.聽
EditorialsWhat democracy actually doesOpinions about the best way forward can fracture a country in countless ways. Democracy, at its most fundamental level, is about creating a structure that can absorb those disagreements without violence or tyranny.
EditorialsWhat money can鈥檛 buy in politicsMoney does other things that are subtler yet in some ways just as concerning as outright corruption. And, in a bit of a shock, new research suggests that money doesn鈥檛 do something that many think it does.聽
EditorialsDemanding more from politicsWhat the Kavanaugh hearings showed is the tendency to be satisfied with the 'politics of personal destruction.'
