All From the Editors
EditorialsIn Ukraine, can humanity withstand Russian tanks?The scenes from the war in Ukraine seem an assault against humanity. But lessons from the Cold War show humanity鈥檚 resilience and power.
EditorialsMasculinity wars: Must they be a zero-sum game?
EditorialsUkrainian resilience and a son鈥檚 homage to his fatherA Monitor reporter shares how his Ukrainian father鈥檚 experience shapes his coverage of the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
EditorialsFinding hope for the future in a complicated pastRich, complex Native American societies offer a rebuke to the idea that聽civilization can only thrive at the expense of the environment.聽
EditorialsIn Kashmir, journalist's arrest intensifies pressure on mediaThe arrest of Fahad Shah sends a harsh message to other Kashmir journalists, one observer says. Journalists globally face rising threats.聽
EditorialsRecognizing Black history as American historyDoes a monthlong focus on Black history make that material more or less likely to be recognized as聽American history year-round?
EditorialsWhy this Tennessee teacher sees value in 鈥楳aus鈥�"People don鈥檛 just walk out of a concentration camp and go back to living their lives,鈥� says Heather Green. "Maus" explains that lingering trauma.
EditorialsIn search of a truly United StatesPresident Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 answer was that the contradictions inherent in the nation were not fatal but rather the source of its transcendent value.
EditorialsWhat I learned on the progress beatIt felt like searching for a piece of hay in a pile of needles. For every hint of progress, I encountered at least 30 distressing headlines.
EditorialsPass the mic: Amplifying voices of the unheard
EditorialsFinding the hidden gems among the stacksLiterature creates opportunities for readers to discover commonalities with people who might seem quite different. Here鈥檚 how the Monitor selects what to recommend to readers.
EditorialsCan comedy help us achieve a kinder society?Cancel culture can veer from an attempt to rebalance the power dynamic to an attempt to be the new arbiters of virtue.
EditorialsWhat if we all learned to think in paragraphs?So much of political discourse happens in oversimplified slogans and labels. Longer, more nuanced discussions bring common ground.
EditorialsThanksgiving reflections on grace and growth for uncertain timesViewed through the lens of day to day, the past few years of social upheaval are disorienting. Zooming out, our society is rethinking its values.
EditorialsFinding what more we can all doIn publishing our Finding Resilience series, we鈥檙e making a statement: Out of turmoil, resilience is essential to progress.
EditorialsLessons from Nuremberg, 75 years onPhilippe Sands, the son of a Holocaust survivor, and聽Horst von W盲chter, the son of a Nazi, are both trying to understand their family history.
EditorialsAngela Merkel鈥檚 true superpower: Pragmatism.Angela Merkel's brilliance has roots in a German-style pragmatism.聽She was always in the middle, but that doesn鈥檛 mean she was always a moderate.聽
EditorialsTruth-telling and a path to healingThe聽Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the site of a horrendous lynching in 1906. A new memorial hopes to tell the full story.
EditorialsWhat the Peace Corps meant to meOne can easily log the number of wells built or mothers trained in nutrition classes. It鈥檚 harder to measure the impact of cultural exchange.
EditorialsHow we choose to remember 9/11I have two distinct memories relating to 9/11 鈥� one from the ensuing fear, the other from emerging afterward, seeing life return to normal.聽
