All Editorials
The Monitor's ViewBiden鈥檚 best advice to AmericansHis first post-election speech centered on the best advice ever given to him: Demonizing others is not a strategy for good results.
The Monitor's ViewA liberating way to end Libya鈥檚 long warOutside mediators are trying a novel tactic: Those who waged war in Libya must promise not to run it when peace prevails.聽
From the editor: Where we go from hereAs a growing lead places Joe Biden near the threshold of the White House, the lessons of the past week point to how a divided nation can find a path forward.聽
The Monitor's ViewHow to glue together a cracked nationLocal elected leaders often show the kind of unity that reflects the country鈥檚 founding.
The Monitor's ViewThe graft-busting uses of COVID-19 aidFinancial help for countries coping with the impact of the coronavirus is coming with strings to ensure honest governance. Corruption cannot remain a norm.
The tales of a culture are encoded in its musicEach new star is an amalgam of all who came before; each song a single snapshot in time.聽But more than that, music is a reflection of us.
The Monitor's ViewAn election that fits the American storyInfluences on the 2020 vote began deep in a society that rejuvenates itself.
Hope for our 鈥榤ore perfect Union鈥�Building a better American democracy could take a while, if it happens at all. In the meantime, how can we as individuals be part of the solution?
The Monitor's ViewA U.S. election that redefines global leadershipWith both presidential candidates being doves on America鈥檚 role, other nations are stepping up to carry the torch of universal values.
Readers RespondReaders write: Love as justice, a wake-up call, seeing the worldLetters to the editor for the November 2, 2020 weekly magazine. Readers discuss life after prison, waking up to inequality among women, and more.
The Monitor's ViewA bright example for the US 鈥� from the AndesA year after a raucous, fraud-ridden election, Bolivia held a clean vote that surprised observers and could lead to a unity government.
The Monitor's ViewThe thirst to rethink droughtsFrom Finland to South Africa, residents have shown that lack of water is mainly a dry spell of imagination about being in harmony with nature.
The Monitor's ViewA fair US election with help from foreign friendsWith trust low in American institutions, official foreign observers of the election can help ensure transparency and accountability.
The Monitor's ViewA new era of police reform 鈥� and moreFive months of protests and attempted reforms point to a society addressing the causes of violence.
Black, a woman, and a cop: A trifecta of American complexityLt. Melissa Morgan recognizes police brutality is a real issue; asks consideration for the split-second, life-or-death decisions police must make.聽
The Monitor's ViewNudges to American unityPreelection divisions may seem high but both studies and activists point to how much people have in common.
Looking past false choicesThe goal of politics, in its lowest common denominator, is to persuade you that you face a zero-sum decision.
The Monitor's ViewReport card on gender equality in peacemakingIn the two decades since the U.N. called for more women in building peace, evidence has piled up that women do make a difference.
The Monitor's ViewA nation of coups wants the army in the barracksProtests in Thailand persist because the world has steadily learned the benefits of civilian over military rule.
The Monitor's ViewFrance鈥檚 alternative response to a beheadingThe government鈥檚 reaction to a barbaric murder can be an embrace of minority Muslims, not a stigmatizing of them.