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The Monitor's ViewThe holidays: extra shopping or extra kindness?Thanksgiving and Christmas are as far apart as they ever get. But instead of being a time for extra shopping how about a time for extra kindness?
OpinionEnrique Pe帽a Nieto's 'economy first' strategy for Mexico would also help USMexico's President Enrique Pe帽a Nieto, who took office on Saturday, wants to put the economy first, which will require addressing the onslaught of the narco mafia in a very different way from his predecessor. This new approach has great potential for Mexico. The US should embrace it.
4 ways to get phone service the next time a hurricane Sandy callsIn the aftermath of a disaster such as superstorm Sandy, two-way communication is essential. Here are four ways to better prepare our phones and other devices for the next disaster:
The Monitor's ViewAn 'ethical vacuum' in Internet media?An official inquiry into the abuses of British newspapers calls for tougher regulation of journalist behavior. But it holds little hope for ethics in online media. This ignores the history of journalist ethics.
OpinionGOP-backed bill is most serious attack on America's Wilderness Act in historyThe Wilderness Act has protected America鈥檚 wild lands for 50 years. It is now under threat by a House bill deceptively called The Sportsmen's Heritage Act. Citizens must demand the US Senate do nothing to advance its devastating provisions.
The Monitor's ViewA parachute for Americans on their fiscal cliffThe hard decisions in the fiscal cliff negotiations between the GOP and Democrats would be easier if lawmakers could point to other nations that have seen the benefits of fiscal discipline in lifting an economy.
OpinionFiscal cliff: Republicans on wrong track if they help Obama raise taxes on the richHigher taxes won鈥檛 much improve US finances and would likely wreck the economy. But as fiscal cliff talks intensify, a small group of Republican senators are prepared to help President Obama make the rich pay more 鈥� facts notwithstanding. A better approach: Spur private-sector growth.
Global ViewpointRecep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey's economy meets EU membership criteriaSince 2002, Turkey's growth strategy, fiscal discipline, and structural reforms have helped it become the world's 16th largest economy. Last year, Turkey's figures for growth, public borrowing, long-term debt, and unemployment were vastly better than Europe鈥檚.- Global ViewpointRecep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey's economy meets EU membership criteriaSince 2002, Turkey's growth strategy, fiscal discipline, and structural reforms have helped it become the world's 16th largest economy. Last year, Turkey's figures for growth, public borrowing, long-term debt, and unemployment were vastly better than Europe鈥檚.
OpinionUS support for Mahmoud Abbas's UN bid for Palestine could save two-state solutionMahmoud Abbas hopes to save his legacy with a bid to have the UN effectively recognize a state of Palestine. Opposition from the US and Israel is self-defeating, as the collapse of Abbas's leadership would also spell the end of a two-state solution, as well as its greatest champion.
The Monitor's ViewUS pivot to Mexico?A new leader of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, takes office with enough hope of reform that it argues for the US to draw closer to its neighbor.
OpinionObama must offer a 'grand deal' with Iran on its nuclear programThe current trajectory is headed toward a violent endgame, writes this former spokesman for Iran's nuclear negotiators. The Obama administration needs a new engagement policy with Iran that brings an end to 33 years of a failed 'diplomacy plus pressure' policy dubbed as 'dual-track.'
Global ViewpointGrowing wealth concentration threatens to end American opportunity as we know itThe American creed of equal opportunity is in danger of becoming Hollywood fiction. Wealth concentration, manufacturing's demise, and technology eliminating jobs are destroying upward mobility. We must invest in education, training, and R&D. We must also pay for it.- Global ViewpointGrowing wealth concentration threatens to end American opportunity as we know itThe American creed of equal opportunity is in danger of becoming Hollywood fiction. Wealth concentration, manufacturing's demise, and technology eliminating jobs are destroying upward mobility. We must invest in education, training, and R&D. We must also pay for it.
OpinionTo avoid fiscal cliff, Obama and GOP should compromise like Founding FathersPresident Obama and John Boehner express optimism that a budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff will be reached, but gridlock threatens. Politicians would do well to remember that America was established by men who sorely disagreed. Consider the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
The Monitor's ViewA case of Obamacare and religious libertyOn Monday, the Supreme Court ordered a lower court to decide on a case involving a clash between religious liberty and Obamacare. Government must tread lightly in defining religion as a way to achieve universal health care and increase access to contraceptives.
OpinionHamas is no winner in the Gaza ceasefire with IsraelHamas has claimed total victory in the ceasefire with Israel. Sure,聽Hamas evaded a punishing Israeli ground assault in Gaza and gained some diplomatic support and recognition.聽But in the long run, Hamas is sowing the seeds for its own destruction.- OpinionWashington needs more people like Senator Warren RudmanSen. Rudman, who passed away last week, was perhaps best known for his legislation on deficit reduction. But he also fought tirelessly for campaign finance reform and citizen-funded elections. And he was willing to work across the aisle and stand up to his own Republican party to do it.
OpinionMake #GivingTuesday a US tradition like Black Friday and Cyber MondayThe holiday season starts with one day to give thanks followed by two days (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) for bargain hunting. Today,聽nonprofits, businesses, and individuals are coming together to launch #GivingTuesday 鈥� a day to celebrate the great American tradition of giving.
The Monitor's ViewCyber Monday's sales success fits one Internet trendThe more Internet phenomena like Cyber Monday shake up old ways, the more governments try to control the Internet. A meeting of global communications regulators in December will test such a government role.
