All Editorials
The Monitor's ViewA nod to norms on protecting the innocentA groundbreaking verdict against a French company for aiding terrorists fits a wider trend reaffirming law protecting civilians.
The Monitor's ViewCalifornia鈥檚 wrinkled brow at sports gamblingVoters have doubts about ballot measures in November to legalize sports betting. One reason may be how lotteries may have changed concepts on the role of luck in success and wealth.
The Monitor's ViewThe force of peaceful tacticsIn their struggles for democracy, activists in Sudan and Venezuela show that a commitment to nonviolence can nudge brutal regimes toward peace talks.
The Monitor's ViewFrom China to Iran, shoutouts for freedomAutocrats who forcibly define what鈥檚 good for the people are seeing protesters demanding civic liberties to decide how they鈥檙e governed.
The Monitor's ViewIn Haiti, peace starts with listeningAmid a spike in gang violence and a political crisis, civil society groups seek a return to stability that starts with humility.
The Monitor's ViewThe real victors of an Israel-Lebanon dealA pact that resolves a territorial dispute and access to gas wealth required a shift in Lebanon toward a governance of equality and rights.
The Monitor's ViewMidterm elections as democracy鈥檚 renewalVoter sentiments ahead of the U.S. vote in November reflect a firm conviction in honest and open self-government.
Remembering a 9-year-old鈥檚 pioneering stepConcerning discrimination against Mexican Americans, Mendez v. Westminster was cited as precedent in more well-known聽Brown v. Board of Education.
Readers RespondReaders write: Eco-building, ring salad, and education for democracyLetters to the editor for the Oct. 17, 2022 weekly magazine. Readers mark the end of summer and consider the role of education in a democracy.聽
The Monitor's ViewA Nobel Peace Prize鈥檚 universal aimBy honoring rights activists in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, this year鈥檚 prize challenges the notion of a world divided by civilizations.
The Monitor's ViewDignity set free in Latin America
The Monitor's ViewAbout those nuclear threats by RussiaBoth global norms on protecting the innocent and military deterrents by the U.S. may be restraining the Kremlin from pulling the nuclear trigger.
The Monitor's ViewSofter approaches to jihadi threatsAfrica鈥檚 struggle against Islamic extremism shows fresh thinking on nonmilitary approaches.
The Monitor's ViewRussia鈥檚 religious war in UkraineKremlin money for the Russian Orthodox Church in eastern Ukraine reflects a larger struggle over the role of religion in national identities.
Press freedom, democracy, and Fahad ShahKashmiri journalist Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir Walla newspaper and a Monitor contributor,聽remains behind bars.
Driven to the frontlines by compassion鈥淭he Ukrainians didn鈥檛 ask for this,鈥� Yankee Task Force volunteer Joshua Curry says in a telephone interview from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The Monitor's ViewBrazil votes for more than a presidentThe Oct. 2 election may show that political intimidation and fear are not equal to a public desire for honesty in vote counting and democratic rule of law.
Student loan forgiveness: Where does empathy fit in?Thinking of the impact of student debt on his family, our contributor聽considers the role of empathy in loan forgiveness 鈥� and how it might shift discussion of the subject.
The Monitor's ViewAmerican school kids are doing all rightA Harvard study finds universal gains in math and reading over 50 years, pointing to the innate nature of intelligence.
The Monitor's ViewBig hearts can help win a warDespite close ties to Russia, Kazakhstan defies the Kremlin by welcoming Russians fleeing a roundup of conscripts for the Ukraine war.