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The Monitor's ViewPlaying to a child's innocenceBringing joy to children in Gaza is a good example of why the UN designated the first International Day of Play this year.
The Monitor's ViewClimate progress the honest wayThe buying of carbon credits to offset a company鈥檚 emissions is getting a whole lot more transparent to prevent greenwashing.
The Monitor's ViewEurope鈥檚 election: The art of listeningWhile the right made gains in the European Parliament, both sides showed a willingness to listen to disillusioned voters.
Do you believe in science?The question has become something of a litmus test for partisanship.聽But one notable group shies away from the question entirely: scientists.
Bringing Rebuilding Trust to a closeToday, 海角大神 ends its four-month-long Rebuilding Trust project. Along the way, we explored why trust is essential to progress.
The Monitor's ViewA prize for repairing riven societiesThis year鈥檚 Templeton Prize, given to South Africa鈥檚 Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, speaks to places of conflict about the journey of forgiveness in healing generations of hate.
The Monitor's ViewUkraine鈥檚 push on border integrityTo win the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tries to revive a global norm on the sovereignty of national boundaries.
The Monitor's ViewThe wonder of voters demanding trustElections in three pivotal democracies 鈥� India, South Africa, Turkey 鈥� hint at a renewal of rights and liberties, not a decline.
The Monitor's ViewAn Arab way to a Gaza peaceA few Gulf states, such as Qatar, bring a subtle cultural approach as facilitators of negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
When divisions deepen, dig in to something sharedThe events of the past few years have laid bare the divisions simmering beneath the country's surface.聽For journalists, part of the job is to report such disunion. But this is only part of the story.
The Monitor's ViewAn alternate future for war-torn SudanA large and diverse group of ordinary citizens gathered to shape a vision of a peaceful society based on individual liberty and democratic equality.
The Monitor's ViewA jury鈥檚 calm reasoningIn an unprecedented criminal trial of a former president, a panel of ordinary citizens relied on impartial reasoning and the pursuit of truth to reach a verdict on the felony counts against Donald Trump.
The Monitor's ViewIndonesia鈥檚 leap into good governanceThe world鈥檚 third-largest democracy begins reforms necessary to join a global body that tracks its members' adherence to liberty, rule of law, and human rights.
The Monitor's ViewBaseball steps up to a unifying plateCombining the historical statistics of players from the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball marks the latest progress in equality on and off the ball field.
The Monitor's ViewRussia wises up to a Ukrainian strengthA corruption purge of military generals hints the Kremlin realizes it can鈥檛 win the war without honest governance.
A political lesson the world is still learningOnly a third of the nations around the world have ever had a female leader. Yet, research shows that nations led by women consistently benefit from a slate of economic and political benefits.
The Monitor's ViewTeachable moment for African schoolsNew projects cultivate accountability and community cooperation on education by tying funding to verifiable results.
The Monitor's ViewA social earthquake in EurasiaIn a region short on women鈥檚 rights and equality before the law, a court verdict on domestic violence in Kazakhstan starts ripples of change.
The Monitor's ViewAmericans who kindly disagreeAt the state and local levels, the tone of public debates often matters more than the sharpness of disagreements.
The Monitor's ViewA twist on Iran鈥檚 succession intrigueThe president鈥檚 death shifts the spotlight on the possible successors to the supreme leader. Will the people, wary of nepotism, accept a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?