All Perspectives
From the EditorsProgress is a marathon, not a sprintGreg Berman and Aubrey Fox, authors of 鈥淕radual: The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age,鈥澛爉ake the case for moderation.
Points of ProgressErasing stigmas: Women workers鈥� unique right, and an inclusive censusProgress roundup: Spain passes Europe鈥檚 first menstrual leave law, Chile鈥檚 fishers sacrifice catch for marine refuges, Singapore makes a High Line.聽
From the EditorsAn American鈥檚 daily art prayers for UkraineThe daily exercise has also had an impact on the painter. On a deeper level, for the first time that she can remember, she鈥檚 praying every day.
Readers RespondReaders write: From cursive writing to ChatGPTLetters to the editor published in the April 3 magazine. Readers reflect on the declining use of cursive and the rising use of ChatGPT.
From the EditorsA big change to our websiteThe goal of our new navigation is to be one-stop shopping for a different way of looking at the news.
Women of Winter inspires the downhill rush that uplifts 鈥� and diversifiesCatching air on the slopes is often a white male realm. But Women of Winter is training snow-sports instructors to help diversify the slopes.聽
Points of ProgressFrom bird hunting in EU to poaching of pangolins, curbs on harmProgress roundup: Lead shot is banned near EU wetlands, a broad new program to save pangolins, and women's firsts in Bolivia and the Navajo Nation.
Points of ProgressLaws with teeth: Slowing shark loss and new coal minesProgress roundup: Quotas boost ranks of female legislators, more shark protections in Costa Rica, and how a law averted a new coal mine in Australia.
Difference Maker鈥極ur right to dream鈥�: Why Emad Hajjaj draws on despite threat of arrestDespite risk of arrest, political cartoonist Emad Hajjaj believes holding up a mirror to Arab society is a responsibility 鈥� and a laughing matter.
From the EditorsGoverning wiselyAllegations of fraud and stolen elections did not begin in 2020. Yet refusing to accept election results 鈥� at least at the presidential level 鈥� did. What happened?
Readers RespondReaders write: Education reform, war in Somalia, and textingLetters to the editor published in the March 13 magazine. Readers reflect on war and famine in Somalia, and the pitfalls of modern communication.
From the EditorsA discovery bigger than archaeologyThe Middle East is full of groundbreaking archaeological discoveries.聽What intrigued our correspondent wasn鈥檛 what this team uncovered, but who uncovered it.
Points of ProgressBurn to preserve, and other forest practices, from Ecuador to CaliforniaProgress roundup: Indigenous peoples and governments are working together to preserve forests with controlled burns, protection from logging, and more.
Points of ProgressLibrary thrives in a Pakistan gun town; and the olfactory superpower of AIProgress roundup: Books inspire readers in a village known for black-market guns, AI and a desert bug combine for a powerful nose, and more.
From the EditorsA fresh take on SomaliaA trip to Somalia helped launch our war correspondent鈥檚 career. Some three decades later, he returns聽鈥� this time with his photojournalist son.
Readers RespondReaders write: Democratic shortcomings 鈥� at home and abroadLetters to the editor published in the March 6, 2023, weekly magazine. Readers reflect on the trajectory of democracy in the U.S. and worldwide.
Growing winter food 鈥� and community spirit 鈥� in a geothermal greenhouseA child鈥檚 question prompted this urban farm to seek a greenhouse for winter growing 鈥� and for strengthening a community.
Points of ProgressGaming as serious work for students, and trees that celebrate girlsProgress roundup: Gaming sparks kids鈥� civic interest, an Indian village that greened spaces to honor girls, Sierra Leone鈥檚 new laws elevate women.
From the EditorsThree questions about police reformBoston police commissioner Michael Cox is running the department he once sued, after being beaten by his fellow officers while he was in plainclothes.
Points of ProgressCargo ships鈥� new age of sail, and rats trained to find bombsProgress roundup: Animals learn to detect bombs, shipping companies turn to wind energy, and Bolivians cooperate to protect their water, upstream and down.
