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A global lens on kitchen table billsVoters regularly cite cost of living as their top concern, and political analysts say it will likely be a central topic in this year鈥檚 midterms.
Difference MakerIn Sudan鈥檚 mountains, wartime orphans are raised to be peacemakersLarge numbers of children began arriving at Our Father鈥檚 Cleft after Sudan鈥檚 third civil war erupted in April 2023.聽
Bearing arms: Shifting views among gun owners on a foundational rightA new twist in what has become one of this country鈥檚 most emotional, and debated, issues: a growing liberal embrace of guns.
Hungary election points to Trump鈥檚 waning influence in EuropeViktor Orb谩n鈥檚 landslide loss happened despite full-throated backing from the Trump administration. Now, even far-right populists in Europe are beginning to see support from the U.S. president as a political liability.
Difference MakerLabor of love: This couple is tackling Nigeria鈥檚 dire education crisisEschewing more lucrative careers, Aramide and Oluwaseun Kayode are behind the free Talent Mine Academy and an online training platform for teachers.聽
Difference MakerMainers in need of basic household goods find a community overflowing with generosityMaine Needs began as a Facebook group aiding immigrants. It now helps tens of thousands of other people as well 鈥� with volunteers lining up in droves.
Difference MakerWomen shut out of landownership in Nigeria cultivate a path forwardWomen are increasingly challenging social norms by forming farming cooperatives.
Difference MakerA survivor of Sierra Leone鈥檚 brutal civil war teaches Gen Z to remember鈥淧eace does not fall from the sky,鈥� according to Joseph Ben Kaifala, founder of the Center for Memory and Reparations.
Difference MakerVia camel, rickshaw, whatever it takes, this nonprofit brings libraries to children鈥淚f children couldn鈥檛 come to the library, the library had to go to them,鈥� says the head of the nonprofit Alif Laila Book Bus Society.
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Readers RespondFinding faith in one another
Difference MakerA flood-hit island in India needed a school. He inspired a community to build one.Bipin Dhane impressed islanders on Majuli so much that they donated land, bamboo, and their labor to build a place where he could teach their children.
Chatting with Ben about his 鈥� and our 鈥� challengesAmericans are grappling with an onslaught of issues that call into question just what holds us together as a nation. The nation鈥檚 founders have some advice.
Difference MakerThis Nigerian educator gave a river a voice. The next generation is listening.Solomon Ekundayo wrote the storybook 鈥淭he Loud Cry of Ogun River鈥� to explain a river鈥檚 decline in terms children can absorb.
An Olympic spirit of discipline 鈥� and loveThe Monitor鈥檚 editor-in-chief made a bid for the 2002 Olympics and came away with an essential lesson. In the Olympics, as in journalism, humanity is prized above all else.
One redesigned magazine. One integrated Monitor.The Monitor has just launched our newly redesigned print magazine. We hope that it serves to connect you, expansively, to the world around you.
A consequential American momentAmericans are grappling with a highly polarized political environment. The Monitor鈥檚 approach is not to tell you what to think 鈥� it鈥檚 to serve you with fair-minded reporting.
What national anniversaries can show usTwenty-five years ago, Zohran Mamdani's mayoral聽victory in New York City may have seemed culturally and politically impossible. His rise to leadership聽reflects an evolution of thought among New Yorkers
Difference MakerThe Children鈥檚 Symphony Orchestra of Brazzaville is an ode to joy 鈥� and disciplineSince 2018, children in the Republic of Congo have been performing classical music in a culture permeated by traditional rumba.
Difference MakerNigeria had no shelter for returned male migrants. So, he built one.Osita Osemene鈥檚 organization works to restore the dignity of returned migrants from Nigeria and elsewhere.
