All From the Editors
CommentaryWhy are so many people hungry in America?Hunger in America isn鈥檛 a new problem but the pandemic added new challenges 鈥� and innovations 鈥� to existing complexities of food assistance.聽
CommentaryAs seen on TV? The real promise of forensic science.A steady diet of crime dramas has distorted Americans鈥� view of the justice system. Can real-life forensic science live up to the on-screen hype?
CommentaryHonesty, bias, and voter ID lawsThe issue of voter ID laws may seem like just another partisan rift in an increasingly divided America. But on this issue, untruths have clouded ideological debate.
CommentarySolutions wanted: No matter where they come fromFor many, universal basic income聽veers toward socialism. But what if solutions were measured by their effects rather than their political affiliation?
CommentaryCovering the bases: What women offer men鈥檚 sportsWhen women take the field as officials, they stretch the bounds of society鈥檚 perceptions of what women can do.
CommentaryLearning From Lockdown: What鈥檚 next for education?The Monitor and newsrooms around the country have been assessing the state of education 鈥� and finding some solutions for the future.聽- CommentaryRediscovering Indigenous foods 鈥� and a way of life
CommentaryThe spring that dared us all to hopeThose aren鈥檛 just leaves budding on tree branches; they鈥檙e promises. In聽March 2021, the world is ready to awaken from the winter of the pandemic.
CommentaryFinding humanity behind the headlinesMonitor correspondent聽Scott Peterson covers conflict zones in Afghanistan. But he's learned to look past bombings and see the human element instead.
CommentaryFinding the universal human storyWhy does the effort to rebuild a tiny Japanese fishing village, 10 years after a tsunami, matter to someone living in Australia or Canada or the U.S.?
CommentaryFrom Russia with loveRussia should be too big and too diverse to exist as a聽single country. But its post-Soviet saga contains聽lessons for any nation in search of cohesion.
CommentaryWhen doors closed, communities openedThrough this past year of pandemic-driven isolation, one thing has become clear: It鈥檚 not the locale that makes the community; it鈥檚 the people.
CommentaryThe real mile markers on the journey to adulthoodOver the years, I realized that growth and maturity aren鈥檛 door prizes waiting at any particular birthday. They are learned and earned over time.
Commentary鈥楴ow we have the opportunity to sow goodness鈥�Sy Green鈥檚 parents couldn鈥檛 pay for his sophomore year at Palma School. Then a group of inmates at a state correctional facility stepped in to help.
CommentaryThe moral of the pandemic storySomething else happened as the world confronted COVID-19. We caught a glimpse of what a global effort can accomplish in a shared crisis.
CommentaryPhotography that opens doors 鈥� and mindsI have often wondered how it would be to聽see聽like a photojournalist.聽In the right hands, the camera becomes a key that unlocks the world.聽
CommentarySeeing a very different 2020It goes without saying that 2020 was not the brightest year. But despite all the hardship,聽progress still flowed like a stream beneath the surface.
CommentaryA light that binds us togetherThis year, the arrival of dusk carries a different kind of weight, and holiday gatherings will be subdued.聽So where can we turn for a bit of light?
CommentaryThe election鈥檚 clear mandateDavid Blankenhorn believes the collapse of partisan goodwill is only a symptom of a collapse of trust in one another 鈥� and he wants to fix it.
CommentaryPandemic challenge acceptedIn the pandemic, we鈥檝e reported on students and families who are struggling. But we also saw a steady stream of people who have stepped up to help.