All Editorials
The Monitor's ViewBring back youth sports better than beforeThe pandemic鈥檚 hiatus for sports is a time to lift up opportunities for kids in low-income homes.
鈥業 choose the river鈥�After leaving her counterinsurgency career, Euphrates Institute founder Janessa Gans Wilder聽has worked to support peace builders worldwide.
Readers RespondReaders write: Gardening tips, equine therapy, and moreLetters to the editor for the June 8, 2020 weekly magazine. Readers discuss the history of equine therapy, the year鈥檚 best gardening books, and more.
The Monitor's ViewFor whistleblowers, an honest day鈥檚 payWith trillions spent to rescue the U.S. economy, corporate tipsters are stepping up. One just received the largest reward ever from the SEC.
The Forgotten King: Commentary on protest, race, and MLKAs U.S. cities writhe in protest,聽columnist Ken Makin urges Americans to聽consider the roots of rage feeding the unrest.
The Monitor's ViewWith new crises, the world鈥檚 change agents embrace changeBoth the pandemic and the George Floyd killing have brought activist groups together, forcing new directions for the givers and doers in society.
The Monitor's ViewPeacemakers rescue the protestsNonviolent activists like George Floyd鈥檚 brother put love into action against the rioters and looters.
The Monitor's ViewJustice for George Floyd, one trial at a timeThe lead prosecutor in the case sees justice as individual 鈥� for an act of homicide. That is a basis for systemic reforms.
The Monitor's ViewWhat U.S. protesters can learn from FergusonThe Missouri city鈥檚 long-term response to a 2014 police killing shows a different way to confront racial inequities.
Humanity鈥檚 ultimate laboratoryJust because something is hard does not mean that it is unnecessary, and our families give us ample evidence of that every day 鈥� especially now.
The Monitor's ViewA grand cleansing in governanceThe pandemic鈥檚 economic fallout is forcing governments to shape up quickly. First demands: accountability and transparency.
The Monitor's ViewAn opening for softer diplomacy?As Iran ships petroleum to Venezuela, the U.S. looks the other way, cracking a door for better ties with both regimes.
The Monitor's ViewChina puts GDP target on history's ash pitThe ruling party abandons the material growth standard of gross domestic product. Now, like many nations, it struggles to define progress in alternative ways.
鈥楩ake news鈥� and 鈥榬eal news鈥�Journalism can inform, advocate, and entertain.聽Yet there is something greater journalism can do: it can enlighten and illumine.
The Monitor's ViewThe nuts and bolts of integrity in the US electionThe 2020 campaign and the vote itself are challenged by the fallout from COVID-19. What鈥檚 needed to raise public trust?
Readers RespondReaders write: Informational comics, George Shultz, and moreLetters to the editor for the May 25, 2020 weekly magazine. Readers discuss alternative cattle ranching, comics with important lessons, and more.
The Monitor's ViewA knight in shining kindnessWhat better model is there than Capt. Sir Tom Moore for being charitable during the COVID-19 crisis?
The Monitor's ViewAfrica鈥檚 cathartic moment for reformCOVID-19 forces the continent to confront the need for deep change in both government and the economy.
The Walden next doorTravel experts say many summer vacations this year will be local and outdoors.聽Close to home may not be exotic, but the unexpected abounds.
The Monitor's ViewBack to the future officeThose able to work remotely during COVID-19 may find bosses have already rethought the workplace 鈥� and their relationship with employees.