All From the Editors
CommentarySmall moments of triumphThe fact is, America has not been the most socially mobile place during the past 20 years.
CommentaryThe next big American debateIn his State of the Union address and since, Mr. Trump has targeted socialism. It is an astute political move.
CommentaryCaution: discomfort zone aheadIf reading or reporting is always a comfortable experience, if it is not challenging us to broaden our worldview and see those who disagree with us as neighbors, then the Monitor is not doing its job.
CommentaryA democracy without guardrailsAmerican voters are no longer sending legislators to Washington to represent them, they are sending them to Washington with marching orders. And they are following every key vote on blogs and cable television.
CommentaryThe joy of being wrongToday, it can seem like changing your mind is bad or weak. Why would we even consider that we could be wrong about something?聽But I鈥檝e found admitting I鈥檓 wrong and changing my mind hugely rewarding. (It happens a lot!)
CommentaryWhere faith becomes realWhen Tom Catena came to the Monitor鈥檚 newsroom in Boston, I had no idea who he was. Now, I am convinced that every member of the Monitor family worldwide would be grateful for who he is and what he does.
CommentaryThe insidious effects of distrustRecent years have demonstrated anew how difficult it can be to trust.
CommentaryA recipe for better politicsThe fact is, America is as politically divided as it has been for at least a century.聽Is a broader sense of shared purpose even possible anymore?
CommentaryThe unity we don鈥檛 seeProgress would demand we find some path to unity beyond fear or sorrow. And from one perspective, you could say that is exactly the problem the world is struggling to work through right now.
CommentaryWhy this week鈥檚 cover story is about youIf we鈥檙e doing our job, you鈥檙e not really reading a story about Africa 鈥� or Australia or America. You鈥檙e reading a story about you, wherever you are.
CommentaryAnother rights movement with 鈥�60s rootsNewton鈥檚 first law can apply to thought, too. It often doesn鈥檛 want to move until it gets a strong push.
CommentaryThe trap of 鈥娾�榚ither/or鈥�When presented with two possibilities, we often make it binary, assuming the two choices are mutually exclusive. But the fact is, the best choices are often 鈥渂oth/and.鈥�
CommentaryA headline worth a thousand wordsDistilling the essence of a story down to two or three words in 80-point type can be a challenge under any circumstance.聽When it comes to politics, it takes even more deftness.聽
CommentaryOne final 鈥楾op 10鈥�: best of Monitor journalismWe looked through all our work last year and found 10 stories that most embodied the Monitor鈥檚 desire to uplift, enlighten, and improve through journalism. And we thought, why not share?
CommentaryThe Russian town that might save the worldTorzhok is experiencing a resurgence because of one woman鈥檚 activism.
CommentaryA different kind of news biasWe would never accept news that is disproportionately positive. Why are we so willing to accept the reverse?
CommentaryWhy desegregation mattersSeparateness can be beautiful, expressed in distinct cultures, traditions, and nations. But when the Supreme Court declared in 1954 that 鈥淪eparate educational facilities are inherently unequal,鈥� it touched on a truth.
CommentaryRefuge is not a point on a mapWhat obligation do more prosperous nations have to help those in disarray or distress?
CommentaryThe aggressive (and subtle) faces of coercionNo matter the injustices heaped upon them, liberty and freedom percolate beneath the surface.
CommentaryDo borders have to divide?What are borders, really? In an evolving world, what should they do?