All The Monitor's View
Reopening schools: Finding the way forwardThinking of education as an obligation America owes its young people makes clearer what must be done聽during these trying times.
On to MarsLooking beyond Earth鈥檚 current troubles, nations are undertaking a flurry of missions to the Red Planet aimed at unlocking its secrets.
To do justly, to love mercyMaya Moore stepped away from basketball stardom to help prove an imprisoned man鈥檚 innocence.
New flag, new beginningMississippi has retired its state flag bearing an emblem of the Confederacy and a racist past. The act can be a symbol that fresh starts are possible.
Angela Merkel鈥檚 leadership style: willingness to changeGermany鈥檚 chancellor has been known as a disciple of fiscal austerity. But when an economic crisis hit, she saw the need for a radical response.
The joys of nature are for everyoneIn a time of pandemic, getting out into the natural world can be therapeutic. But Black people face extra hurdles to enjoying those benefits.聽
The NFL鈥檚 test on Black quarterbacksPro football has become both a measure of racial progress and a window into what still needs to be done.
Erasing the color line in churchesJust as dialogues on race have opened up within churches, so can they start between churches. Sacred texts are a shared resource for healing of a racial divide.
Neighborly test in US-Latin America tiesWith predictions of waves of migrants cause by a COVID-19 recession, the U.S. may be showing more concern in lifting up its neighbors.
When the war on terror isn鈥檛 a warOngoing democratic revolutions in Sudan and Lebanon could end the use of those countries as terrorist havens. A change of heart by millions of protesters can dismiss terror as a weapon.
The world eyes an offramp from racismThe West鈥檚 new debate over past wrongs allows a humble receptivity to the聽universality of good.
A safe landing for Hong Kong's democracy refugeesWhen China鈥檚 final crackdown on the territory starts, democracies must step up to take in the political refugees. Taiwan has begun to lay out a welcome mat.
Walls between faiths fall to the coronavirus challengeThe universal nature of COVID-19 has led to interreligious cooperation and the need for a universal response.
How the world鈥檚 mayors line up against COVID-19From Ankara to Tampa, mayors have been on the front lines in curbing the coronavirus. One of their common calls? Kindness toward the most vulnerable.
Seeds of honesty in a US reckoning on raceWhether on Zoom calls or in community picnics, more Americans are reflecting on the truth about race relations. Is this finally a moment for a national introspection?
The lockdown鈥檚 lesson in reading books aloudChildren stuck at home in virtual learning craved the oral readings of books online with teachers, providing a key lesson in the need to increase literacy.
A damper on the India-China flare-upA violent border clash between the nuclear giants may not escalate because each is pursuing trade alliances, which helps lessen emotions like revenge and pride.
Listening to the world's displacedWith a record number of people forced from their homes last year, the focus must be on their hopes for peace. Libya is an example where big powers must back local initiatives for national unity.
A leadership example for the US 鈥� from IraqThe country鈥檚 new prime minister shows a knack for bridging Iraq鈥檚 divides with both messages and actions of inclusiveness.
Seattle's other lesson in safetyThe 鈥渃op-free zone鈥� set by protesters is also an experiment in neighborly generosity, or a redefining of security as giving to each other.