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Readers RespondReaders write: The work of downsizing, evidence of climate change, hopeful coverage on famineLetters to the editor for the Sept. 25, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewWhy the Supreme Court is rarely in the dockA new poll suggests why Americans put more trust in the high court than in the other branches. Even as the justices take on difficult cases, their role is seen as essential in applying the highest ideals to individuals and society.
The Monitor's ViewAid to North Koreans? The idea has roots.South Korea鈥檚 offer of humanitarian aid to North Korean children and pregnant women, despite the North鈥檚 military threats, fits a trend to protect the innocent even in the midst of a conflict.
The Monitor's ViewLessons in identity from Kurds and CatalansComing votes for independence in Kurdish Iraq and Spain鈥檚 Catalonia represent a challenge of shifting identity in the 21st century. Both peoples must be careful in defining a new collective 鈥榮elf.鈥�
The Monitor's ViewThe awards and rewards of grasping infinityTwo mathematicians who made a breakthrough in understanding infinity were recently given a medal. Their work itself reflects an unbounded progress in explanations of reality.
The Monitor's ViewApple thinks different 鈥� and the same 鈥� about the 鈥榯own square鈥�The company plans to turn its stores into community centers (while still selling Apple products) in yet another sign of how much the Digital Age creates new groupings even as it feeds a natural desire for connection and shared destiny.
Giving action to empathyThe gravitation of trends in communication, culture, and transportation 鈥� all drawing us closer together 鈥� is irreversible.聽This calls for heaping bushels of empathy.聽
Global NewsstandBangladesh must face the truth about the Rohingya exodus, Time for new thinking on North Korea, If the US and Russia settle, it will help the world, A fresh nuclear arms race?, How Kenya鈥檚 Supreme Court election recall became a realityA roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Overcoming fear, keeping treasures, county fair valuesLetters to the editor for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewWhat to think of North Korea on Peace DayOne reason the United Nations is so focused on preventive diplomacy regarding North Korea is a growing emphasis on 鈥榩ositive drivers鈥� of peace. One example is the widening celebration of International Peace Day.
The Monitor's ViewEU advice for nations with big visionsA leader of the European Union reflects on the need for values as other parts of the world try to link up Asia into EU-style unions.
The Monitor's ViewThe West鈥檚 learning curve on Russian election meddlingAfter seeing Russian attempts to influence the US and French vote, Germany has learned to firmly protect the integrity of its democracy before a Sept. 24 vote.
The Monitor's ViewGetting up close with the criminal justice systemA bipartisan group of state officials has started to visit prisons, meet crime victims, and engage with the criminal justice system. The goal: bring better reform to a broken system by understanding it more closely.
The Monitor's ViewRedirecting Myanmar鈥檚 dominant faith to peaceThe military鈥檚 persecution of minority Muslims comes out of fears among many Buddhists for their religion. Aung San Suu Kyi can help relieve those fears with a higher moral narrative.
Space mathFor the scientists of the Cassini mission, math has unrelentingly transformed Saturn from a curious jewel in the night sky into something we have vicariously touched and tasted.
Global NewsstandWhy Hillary Clinton should move on, Europe's migration issues have morphed, Why Jewish-Muslim dialogue is imperative, Put an end to enforced disappearances, Lessons from the Mayweather-McGregor fightA roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 11, 2017 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Reporting of protests, parental authority, new Austen insight, essay admirationLetters to the editor for the Sept. 11, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewHow one hurricane left a lesson in gratitudeAs the East Coast hunkers down for Irma, Vermont鈥檚 post-hurricane experience in 2011 provides an opportunity to learn the power of appreciation for a community鈥檚 spirit and its resiliency.
The Monitor's ViewWhen combatants turn democratsThis month, Colombia鈥檚 former guerrilla group called FARC transformed itself into a peaceful political party, perhaps setting a model of reconciliation for other countries in armed conflict.
The Monitor's ViewA Kenyan court lifts a lamp of integrity for AfricaNever before has a court in Africa annulled the election of a sitting president, yet Kenya鈥檚 justices did just that last week, adding to other successes on the continent in adopting democratic ideals.