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Global ViewpointSchroeder and Delors: Unity is as important as reforms in EuropeThere must always be a correlation in Europe between the willingness to engage in structural reforms on the one hand and the willingness to show solidarity on the other. We need structural reforms. But we must also add growth components to the austerity program.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Other ways to close the income gap; Time to change US health systemLetters to the Editor for the May 27, 2013 weekly print issue:聽The major problem with the income gap is CEOs and owners have gotten a bigger portion of the pie over the past 40 years. For better health care, the US needs a聽government-managed, nonprofit, single-payer system.
OpinionSupreme Court affirmative action decision: Don't be fooled by flawed theoriesOne of the most specious arguments the Supreme Court has heard in the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action case deals with 'mismatch theory.' It says affirmative action harms minorities because it puts them in universities where they are outmatched by their peers.
The Monitor's ViewSyria's war can't drift into holy warWith Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters now officially involved in the Syrian war, the conflict becomes even more a religious and regional clash of Sunnis against Shiites. The prospect of Syria becoming a proxy 'holy war,' mainly between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds urgency to calls for peace talks.
OpinionTime for food aid reform that helps hungry countries 鈥� and the USUnder the Food for Peace program, aid organizations working overseas must buy food directly from the US instead of using local sources. If politicians want to cut government costs and avoid aid dependency abroad, they鈥檒l support President Obama鈥檚 proposed reforms to US food aid.
The Monitor's ViewObama reaches for moral high ground on drones, GitmoIn a moral defense of his anti-terror tactics, Obama really argues for a national, even global consensus to counter the ideas of Al Qaeda and others.
OpinionHow Moore, Okla., can cut through FEMA's red tape and build safer schoolsOn March 1, 2007, an EF4 tornado killed eight students at Enterprise High School in Alabama, where I was principal at the time.聽I would urge Moore, Okla., officials to assess how they handled Monday's tornado, yes, but also look forward to how they can rebuild safer schools.
The Monitor's ViewHelping China end its cybercrime spreeWhen Obama meets China's new leader next month, he should show how the rapid rise in Chinese cybercrime not only hurts the US but China's economy as well.
OpinionIs Washington too 'broken' to handle big problems such as immigration reform?Many Americans worry that Washington cannot handle big problems such as immigration reform and the debt. But the country has been here before, and overcome a supposedly 'broken' political system. Government is divided because 'we the people' are divided on the issues.
OpinionDear friends in Oklahoma: Hope will find youIn Alabama, we have an idea of what you are going through in the Oklahoma community of Moore. We continue to recover from the tornado that destroyed much of our city, Tuscaloosa, in 2011. If there's one thing we learned, it's that hope will find you, even when you can't find it.
After Oklahoma tornado: Five steps to prepare for a natural disaster In the wake of the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla., it's important to review how best to be prepared for a natural disaster. Here are five action steps for personal preparedness from the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
OpinionHey, Congress: It's comprehensive immigration reform or nothingSome members of Congress argue that the Senate immigration reform bill should be broken up and considered piecemeal. But聽only comprehensive legislation will pull together the strange-bedfellow coalition necessary to secure enough votes to pass both the House and Senate.
OpinionAmericans should remember: Politicizing the IRS is a bipartisan traditionDemocrats and Republicans alike聽have tried to use the Internal Revenue Service to serve their own political ends. The real question, as William F. Buckley foresaw, is whether the IRS can render its judgments with justice. Both parties should join hands to ensure that it does.
The Monitor's ViewWhat tornado-hit cities like Moore have learnedThe tornado that hit the Oklahoma city of Moore 鈥� its fourth in 15 years 鈥� brought destruction but also brought out well-learned examples of resiliency, hope, and calm.
The Monitor's ViewWashington's rare moment of reform 鈥� for itselfFrom the IRS abuse to a rise of sexual assaults in the military, Washington is taking time to fix its own problems. A bipartisan effort for reform should apply to fixing the nation's problems.
OpinionObama must hold Myanmar's Thein Sein accountable for human rights violationsWhen President Obama meets with President Thein Sein of Myanmar (Burma) today, he should emphasize Washington鈥檚 commitment to Myanmar鈥檚 progress, while stressing the importance of preventing discrimination and violence against ethnic minority Muslims and 海角大神s.
OpinionGive the kidnapped Cleveland women their privacy 鈥� and identityMany have asked that the women who were held hostage in Cleveland be given privacy to heal. But compassion should involve more than suspending our curiosity. How we actually define people emerging from traumatic experiences can support their healing and the public鈥檚.- Readers RespondReaders Write: The dangers of immigration amnesty; Not all oil companies are alikeLetters to the Editor for the May 20, 2013 weekly print issue:聽The 1987 amnesty was a massive failure on all counts; the answer is to make interior America inhospitable to illegal immigrants. Certain oil companies have cultures of recklessness 鈥� and it's that culture that causes disasters.
The Monitor's ViewA record Powerball jackpot isn't a record to celebrateThe record Powerball jackpot is only the latest trick by states addicted to gambling revenues to lure nongamblers. Online gambling is also on the horizon, with the first legal website for games of chance now running in Nevada.
OpinionAfter IRS scandal: Right-wing fear of government isn't paranoidWhatever the motivations for the IRS targeting conservative groups, it has drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum. Liberals also worry the scandal will feed right-wing paranoia of government.聽But for conservatives, fear of federal agencies is rooted in history, not hysteria.