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Staving off starvationWe sent in three staff writers and a staff photographer to find out what lessons have been learned from past droughts and famines. Aid groups and others are taking steps that are saving individual lives and, in some cases, entire villages.
Readers RespondReaders write: Winning over voters, best columnists, complicated topic, help for teensLetters to the editor for the July 31, 2017 weekly magazine.
The question that truly mattersThe real question is, Who is thinking about this in new ways? Who is trying new approaches? Who is not being bound by limitations about what is possible?
Readers RespondReaders write: Mealtime memories, prisoner empathy, violence and childrenLetters to the editor for the July 24, 2017 weekly magazine.
Points of ProgressA disrupter at UN: Can new chief shake up bureaucracy to speed progress?Secretary-General Ant贸nio聽Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal, says the world has made progress 鈥� on hunger, poverty, education 鈥� but he's impatient for more. His approach: We can do better.
Difference MakerShe arrived in Senegal 43 years ago 鈥� and is still there working on social issuesMolly Melching founded the nonprofit Tostan, which operates in a number of African countries. It鈥檚 known globally for alleviating poverty, as well as for helping to reduce child marriage and female genital cutting in Senegal.
Difference MakerUsing a taro patch in Hawaii, this couple teaches the islands鈥� values to youthsDean and Michele Wilhelm mentor young people facing challenging circumstances. Taro farming provides an opportunity for the couple to weave regional culture into the lessons.
Getting your hands around scienceA new weekly science page seeks to sweep away the line between science and the average reader.
Readers RespondReaders write: Breakfasts with Dad, Muslim coverage, 鈥榮uburbia鈥檚 new face鈥� cover story, thoughtful investigationLetters to the editor for the July 10, 2017 weekly magazine.
US teen tobacco use declinesPublic health advocates are encouraged by the recent figures, but say there is more work to be done.
Points of ProgressMillions of pigs will soon live better lives in ChinaA 2016 survey by the International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare聽found that two thirds of Chinese shoppers would pay more for pork that had been treated well.聽
Growing acceptance of interracial marriage in USIn 2017, 39 percent of Americans said interracial marriage was a good thing for society, up from 24 percent in 2010.
America鈥檚 special sauceWhat if you could collect all the best of every country, shake it up, and see what comes out? That, essentially, is the idea of America.聽
Readers RespondReaders write: State action on climate, ethical standards for presidentsLetters to the editor for the July 3, 2017 weekly magazine.
A helping hand for young mothers in povertyNew Moms in Chicago provides job training, transitional housing, and doula support. The aim is for the new mothers to become self-sufficient.
Difference MakerFrom 鈥楩ull House鈥� to Afghanistan: an American teaches street children musicLanny Cordola, a US rocker, had toured with well-known names in music, and he had appeared in a couple of episodes of the ABC comedy as a musician. But everything changed when he learned about two attacks in Afghanistan.
Delivering our very bestConsider this a mailbag of some of the other questions we鈥檝e been hearing, questions you might be asking as well, about the Monitor鈥檚 newest publication.
Readers RespondReaders write: Older operagoers, Middle East coverage, political historyLetters to the editor for the June 26, 2017 weekly magazine.
Difference MakerA former exec at Trader Joe鈥檚 grows another kind of grocery storeDoug Rauch opened Daily Table in a low-income area of Boston two years ago. The nonprofit grocery store has been a pioneer in its approach to food waste, food deserts, hunger, and obesity.
Out of work? How volunteering can open doors.The job search can be discouraging. Service activities offer a number of benefits to those looking for work.
