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The Monitor's ViewAn antidote to despair over yet another mass shootingProgress to prevent large-scale violence in the US can seem slow. Yet any exasperation can be countered with gratitude toward humanity鈥檚 progress over many ills.
The Monitor's ViewSouth Africa鈥檚 struggle for honest leadersThe ruling African National Congress turned on President Zuma in response to the same kind of civic activism that ended white rule, only this time the cause is honest governance.
The Monitor's ViewBending the arc toward national serviceFrance and Canada have each proposed ways for young people to engage in national service. The US, meanwhile, has seen a drop in volunteering. A special panel could help reverse that trend.
The Monitor's ViewIndia links women鈥檚 safety and economic growthEven as its economy spurts ahead, India cites a need to end violence against women, girls, and female fetuses in order to maintain growth.
Why truth is under fireStudies have long shown that human beings are resistant to information that upsets their worldview.聽But why do we appear so prone to that temptation now?聽
Global NewsstandPakistan鈥檚 responsibility as terrorism in Afghanistan intensifies, UN鈥檚 fresh resolution on the Rwanda genocide matters, Milos Zeman鈥檚 election is an EU alarm bell, Africa has a major inequality problem, Roger Federer鈥檚 late career renaissance continuesA roundup of global commentary for the Feb. 12, 2018 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Effects of Victoria鈥檚 matchmaking, Finland-Russia relations, complex situation in complex world, America鈥檚 government聽Letters to the editor for the Feb. 12, 2018 weekly magazine.聽聽聽聽
The Monitor's ViewA veiled truth in Iran and the USIn Iran, women protest a law imposing the hijab while in the US many Muslim women oppose the stigma against headscarves. The common demand is to recognize an individual鈥檚 dignity and freedom of choice.
The Monitor's ViewSignal of hope for VenezuelaA trip to Latin America by the top US envoy reveals the extent of Venezuela鈥檚聽 crisis. By helping the country鈥檚 refugees, the rest of the region might send a message about respect for innocent lives.
The Monitor's ViewEurope revives its power of attractionAfter years of internal woes, the EU looks to expand its values into the troublesome Balkans with a renewed offer of membership. Its positive narrative can counter competition for influence from Russia and China.
The Monitor's ViewHow the Olympics can reshape the KoreasYoung South Koreans, in protesting the forced kinship on a joint hockey team, display a civic identity above ethnic nationalism. Perhaps that is a path toward peace on the peninsula.
The Monitor's ViewThe Fed鈥檚 drive for moral leadership in bank boardsThe Federal Reserve鈥檚 surprise punishment of Wells Fargo hints at its new demand for board directors to be proactive as moral managers of corporate culture.
Why the Olympics are worth savingSport can ennoble us, demanding that we rebel against our limitations, find joy and fellowship in the mutual pursuit of excellence, and express grace in loss. The Olympics do not always reach this height, but perhaps no other event unites the world in so rigorously demanding that its participants aspire to a higher ideal.
Global NewsstandTrump鈥檚 anti-immigration agenda is doomed to fail, Alert to the rise of 鈥榬ace鈥� scientists, International community must keep pressure on Myanmar, Tempering expectations of Paul Kagame鈥檚 African Union leadership, The ongoing struggle of Caribbean economiesA roundup of global commentary for the Feb. 5, 2018 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Explaining evangelical, learning more about hometown, solutions for youth problems聽Letters to the editor for the Feb. 5, 2018 weekly magazine.聽
The Monitor's ViewAfter mass rape, turning disgrace into graceNew services for women assaulted in conflict, such as in the Rohingya crisis, aim to restore a survivor鈥檚 dignity and remove social stigmas. Another aim is to help end gender inequality and the culture of impunity toward wartime rape.
The Monitor's ViewWho can win the peace in Syria?This long war is heading to a contest over which countries can afford to reconstruct the country and win over the Syrian people.
The Monitor's ViewAmazon and friends try to heal the healersAmazon joins with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to bring the best in disruptive innovation to curbing costs in health care. Yet their approach needs a deeper look at quality of care.
The Monitor's ViewSuper Bowl as respite and bridgeThis outsize TV spectacle is losing viewers. Yet such national rituals are needed to help Americans transcend their widening political divide.
The Monitor's ViewAfrica eyes a new path to clean governanceThe continent鈥檚 leaders set 2018 as a year to tackle corruption. But a top-down approach may not work, as Nigeria is learning.