Good jobs and reliable infrastructure propel prosperity. People notice when they鈥檙e missing but don鈥檛 always remember them in the voting booth.
Sunny Georgia鈥檚 freedoms and quest for EU membership attract Russian exiles but risk provoking Vladimir Putin鈥檚 imperial designs.
Both sides of Oregon鈥檚 drug decriminalization debate share a common goal: reducing drug addiction. Can that unity lead to solutions?
The intimacy and sense of community associated with one-room schoolhouses are making a comeback in today鈥檚 microschools.
Antakya, Turkey, was leveled by earthquakes in February. But residents want reconstruction to prioritize not just buildings but the city鈥檚 culture of unity, too.
With help from Monitor readers, a 2005 story turned into support for girls鈥� education in Malawi. We check back to see what鈥檚 been learned.
Excitement is a big draw for wildland firefighters, but a commitment to each other 鈥� and, in some cases, to their families 鈥� keeps them battling fires.
The wonder material of the 1950s has become so ubiquitous that communities are finding it hard to live without it.
Experts say the ivory-billed woodpecker is probably extinct. Others think they鈥檙e wrong 鈥� and that the natural world still holds some surprises.
In Middletown, Ohio, the day-to-day work of building trust in the community set the stage for defusing the culture wars confronting the city鈥檚 public schools.
Beneath the South鈥檚 reputation for comfort food and a friendly welcome lie deep roots of violence. Can untangling them help uproot them?
The effort to abate climate change has a new player: Saudi Arabia. Yet some doubt the world鈥檚 second-largest oil producer will strike the right balance between current needs and future necessities.
Despite legislators鈥� threats to defund libraries, this busy one looks toward the future, with plans to expand its embrace of the community.
Getting outside the Beltway and understanding the place and people who shaped Speaker McCarthy gives insight into his approach to governance.
In Ukraine, remembering does more than honor those lost in the war. It charts a path forward to a future free of Russia.
Climate action can be politically divisive. But a love for nature is bringing people together 鈥� even in Washington.
In a digital age, companies are shifting the definition of ownership. The right to fix what you buy lies at the heart of a growing battle over fairness and the future of American ingenuity.
Rural Texans are deeply conservative 鈥� and deeply committed to their public schools. How will that play out in an era when school choice has become a GOP litmus test?
For decades, as archaeologists dug into the history buried in the Valley of the Kings, Egyptians were laborers, never discoverers. Not on this dig.
The NYPD has been the nation鈥檚 foremost laboratory of police reform. So as the country wrestles with how best to find ways forward on policing, New York stands out as a crucial case study.
Correspondent Scott Peterson traveled often to Mogadishu in the early 1990s. Upon returning, he finds fresh progress and familiar struggle.
One of the clearest messages to emerge from the 2022 elections was voters鈥� rejection of politicians who echoed former President Donald Trump鈥檚 claims of electoral fraud. Where does that leave Kari Lake?
Some victims of the deadly crash say deporting the driver, whose inattention killed 16 people, amounts to a double punishment.
Scientists are trying to replicate resilient 鈥渟uper reefs鈥� to slow the decline of one of the ocean鈥檚 most important ecosystems.
Many people view assisted dying as an act of compassion, prompting some countries to expand eligibility. But for some left behind, the practice feels very wrong.
