All The Monitor's View
Zoning for shared affluenceA scarcity of housing in the United States is driving both political parties to work together for reforms.
A global reach for clean governanceEach summit of the world鈥檚 20 leading economies tries to set higher standards on integrity to curb corruption.
A balancing act on religious dignityQuran burnings in Europe mark a new test for democratic values, but ordinary citizens find healing responses in unity and kindness.
Europe鈥檚 big influencer on UkraineThe Dutch have played an outsize role in aiding Ukraine. Now they might set an example against Russian-style ethnic nationalism.
Chile鈥檚 light of truth on a dark pastThe first official plan to search for those Chileans who disappeared during the country鈥檚 dictatorship strengthens the role of truth in how post-conflict nations seek reconciliation.
The other war reporting from UkraineThe country鈥檚 progress in ensuring equality before the law and curbing graft is as critical as the military counteroffensive.
College admissions become more probingThe U.S. Supreme Court ruling against racial preferences forces schools to look deeper into an applicant鈥檚 character traits.
Finding love in ChinaYoung people, who tend to shy away from getting married and raising children, are forcing the ruling party to look deep into non-material incentives for relationships: love and shared values.
The wisdom behind Zimbabwe鈥檚 election calmVoters in the southern African nation have confronted fraud and threats with a quiet confidence in their right to honest self-government.
China tries freewheeling scienceAs surveillance tightens in Chinese society, the ruling party pushes more freedom for researchers in basic science. The faltering economy needs free thought for scientific breakthroughs.
Argentina reinvents itselfThe sudden rise of an outsider presidential candidate reflects how ordinary people have reacted to economic malaise with an entrepreneurial spirit of creativity, community, and self-reliance.
After shootings, Serbia looks for peaceWeekly street protests since last May鈥檚 double mass killings reflect a society seeking solutions to the root causes of violence.
鈥楬onesty will win鈥�Despite violence and election interference, voters in Ecuador and Guatemala show they demand integrity over fear.
Baseball鈥檚 diamonds of youthful joyEmbracing Cuba for the first time in its top international tournament, Little League fosters bonds of affection across lingering diplomatic divides.
Welcome the stranger, win the war in UkraineEurope鈥檚 hospitality toward the war鈥檚 refugees prevents political divisions and is preparing them to rebuild their country.
Africa鈥檚 pushback against coupsIn one response to the military takeover in Niger, civic activists show that demands for accountability and honesty are the best path for restoring democracy.
The Swedish way of truth-tellingA target of foreign disinformation campaigns, Sweden has become a model for dispelling lies with facts.
A cool poise after Maui鈥檚 fireThe community鈥檚 response to the Lahaina inferno points to a new focus worldwide on individual attributes needed to prepare for and respond to disasters.
Hollywood strikes an opening chord for unityWriters and studios are starting to talk again. They may script new bonds of honesty in business and appreciation for the unlimited range of human creativity.
Degrees of value in higher educationConcerns about high tuitions and student debt, a new study suggests, obscure consensus on nonmaterial benefits of college to individuals and societies.