Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for rape and sexual abuse. The decision sent a message to his accusers 鈥� and society.
Why did we write a cover story on centenarian statesman George Shultz in 2020? It鈥檚 simple. He鈥檚 a builder 鈥� someone who searches for solutions.
Super Tuesday results point to a moral divide and also a desire to reconcile. Those can seem mutually exclusive. But they weren鈥檛 to Abraham Lincoln.
Delhi riots against Muslims point to the dangers of weakening India鈥檚 strong legacy of embracing all religions.
Has author Jeanine Cummins opened the subject of Mexican immigration to her readers? Or has the publishing industry overlooked writers of color again?
California will apologize this week for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The gesture is not about looking back, but ahead.
For Australia and its American eco-twin, California, a realization is dawning. A warming world requires new thinking 鈥� or, perhaps, very old thinking.
The Irish election was a huge boost to Sinn Fein. Now, the party has to put its history with the IRA behind it and deliver on a new vision.
A rising generation of Americans wants to live differently 鈥� more 鈥淓uropean,鈥� you might say 鈥� but they have to change the rules of U.S. housing first.
Christa Case Bryant鈥檚 cover story on Estonia鈥檚 efforts to foil Russian hackers is a study on alertness. And I introduce the authors of 鈥淭ightrope.鈥�
In their book, 鈥淭ightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope,鈥� Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn show a country in crisis. But they also offer hope.
Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers points to a growing trend in the NFL: the importance of winning the mind games.
At this point, peer-reviewed science points to a significant and accelerating human impact on the climate. But catastrophe need not be inevitable.
What the Monitor can be is a partner, working with you to bring its unique gifts to your doorstep. That means being a partner with those whom we report on, too 鈥� and listening to the best of what they have to say.
Political polarization, it turns out, might not really be what we think it is. A recent study suggests it might grow from a lack of self-awareness.
Wild horse populations are stressing the American West, yet the simplest solution 鈥� sending them to slaughterhouses 鈥� is, for many, abhorrent.
Today voters unify around what they reject, rather than a positive vision. It鈥檚 not ideal, says Martin Gurri, author of 鈥淩evolt of the Republic.鈥�
The first step to positive change is simply being willing to do something differently. And sometimes, that first step can be the hardest step of all.
Just like every other generation, millennials are figuring out life out on the fly. And they鈥檙e looking for something authentic to anchor themselves.
Dr. Nicholas Christakis鈥� research suggests that humans are hard-wired with a 鈥渟ocial suite鈥� including love and teaching 鈥� an innate desire to connect.
