All Editorials
The Monitor's ViewA brighter future: How do we get there?A new Smithsonian exhibit challenges visitors to draw on their own inspiration and creativity to imagine a better world.
The Monitor's ViewSpace 2022: To the moon 鈥� and beyondMany nations plan uncrewed lunar missions. One goal: Use the moon as practice before sending humans to Mars.
The Monitor's ViewEVs: Coming on like Lightning?Demand for electric pickup trucks and sporty cars puts more shine on the future of EVs.
The Monitor's ViewOne reason to trust in democracy鈥檚 resilienceThe life of South Africa鈥檚 Desmond Tutu displayed the power of persistent good.
The Monitor's ViewNew year, new thinkingPoets past and present help us look beyond old challenges to the better world we can achieve.
What I learned on the progress beatIt felt like searching for a piece of hay in a pile of needles. For every hint of progress, I encountered at least 30 distressing headlines.
Readers RespondReaders write: What makes a compelling climate story?Letters to the editor for the January 3 & 10, 2022 weekly magazine. Readers discuss cancel culture, the Monitor's global outlook, and more.
New Year鈥檚 reflections: How catastrophes invite us to change and growGiven the world鈥檚 interconnectedness, choosing to grow and learn from times of shared crisis can help us all move forward, our correspondent says.
The Monitor's ViewThe Christmas gift not in short supplyMany people find acts of kindness are not only in abundance,聽but also better reflect the loving spirit of Christmas.
The Monitor's ViewSmart toys that snitch on kidsMore and more toys under the Christmas tree include connections to the internet and could present privacy problems.聽
The Monitor's ViewBooks carry inmates beyond the bars鈥淩eading is where I found freedom,鈥� says a formerly incarcerated man who鈥檚 placing microlibraries in prisons across the United States.
The Monitor's ViewHelp for Afghan refugeesAt this season of giving, Americans are reaching out to thousands who aided the U.S. and now are arriving with little but the clothes on their backs.
Readers RespondReaders write: Childhood lesson on racial justiceLetter to the editor for the December 20, 2021 weekly magazine. A reader shares his earliest memory of racism and how it inspired his career.
The Monitor's ViewGiving out of abundanceThe movement to 鈥渂uy nothing鈥� for holiday gifts and instead give away聽items taps into an innate, planet-friendly generosity.
The Monitor's ViewMessage from the young: The future鈥檚 going to be all rightA poll shows that young Americans are the most confident U.S. generation that things will get better. And youths in poorer nations are even more confident.
The Monitor's ViewThe right way to give away a fortuneMacKenzie Scott has donated $8.6 billion to charities in the last 18 months. But some聽 question her approach. Learning the best way to do it could set a valuable example.
As Bangladesh turns 50, the secret to its progress: Educate girlsAs Bangladesh celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence on Victory Day, it can attribute its progress, in large part, to educating girls.聽
The Monitor's ViewGiven a chance, forests bounce backIn many cases, land cleared of trees can return to its forested state quicker than thought possible, an encouraging sign.
The Monitor's ViewThe gig work problem: Who is an employee, anyway?The European Commission is proposing rules that seek to bring more clarity and fairness to the murky world of app-based self-employment.
The Monitor's ViewHealing the Russia-Ukraine faith divideEnding Kremlin aggression against Ukraine will take a dialogue between each country鈥檚 Orthodox churches.