All From the Editors
CommentaryThe ‘quiet fire’ of a Monitor readerI want to acquaint you with thinkers who are wrestling with issues close to the Monitor’s heart. First up: activist and minister Duncan Newcomer.
CommentaryCalifornia offers a glimpse 20 years into the futureThe rise of Latino power in California began with Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative that sought to deny services to unauthorized immigrants.
CommentaryWhy local news is necessaryRemember the dogged, wisecracking reporters of yore? As in “Good Night, and Good Luck” and “All the President’s Men”? That spirit is still alive.
CommentaryHow to fight ‘fake news’Compelling readers to recalibrate their own opinions – to look at the world dynamically and flexibly – is healthy. And it’s how fake news is defeated.
CommentaryWhat color shirts are the refugees wearing?Migration is one of the world’s most pressing issues. Western democracy is being reshaped by how people live – or don’t – with different cultures.
CommentaryThe ‘stranger’ within MexicoThe world tends toward binaries. “I am indigenous” or “I am Spanish,” for instance. “I am both” seems harder to wrap our heads around.
CommentaryHow the NRA changed politicsIn exploring the reasons behind the NRA’s influence, you find a lesson on the evolution of American politics, and why the group’s clout may be waning.
CommentaryA lesson from Uganda about ‘people power’Bobi Wine’s platform in Uganda is alluring, though it has no policy other than “people power.” Is he a new kind of leader, or just another strongman?
CommentaryThe recipe for changeNone of the problems facing the world are unsolvable. A program supported by Melinda Gates is transforming a society’s view of women in Senegal.
CommentaryProtecting people, protecting natureWestern environmentalism has been built on the concept that humans and conservation are incompatible. But malama ‘aina offers a different perspective.
CommentaryWhy the world needs India to winCan a country be too diverse for democracy to work? India’s only path to superpower status lies in proving that the answer is no.
CommentaryHow America’s conversation on race is changingThe 1619 Project from The New York Times, AfricanAncestry.com, and more: Our Sept. 9 cover story tracks the new American conversation on race.
CommentaryWhy the world needs isersarneqIn this week’s cover story, staff writer Harry Bruinius looks at the Queens borough of New York, the most linguistically diverse spot on the planet.
CommentaryThe Woodstock I never knewA moment when the veil of the everyday world was drawn back, Woodstock revealed what its attendees hoped the world could be.
- CommentaryThe Monitor’s participation in the Poynter-Koch Fellowship
Three Monitor staffers are enrolled in the program, which helps young journalists develop their skills.
CommentaryDoes responsibility extend beyond borders?The Monitor hosted two journalists through the Mandela Washington Fellowship; it was a reminder of the connection the Monitor had with Nelson Mandela.
CommentaryThe new frontier of rural AmericaModern life often seems to encourage the pursuit of meaningless goals. Could a return to small-town life bring a deeper joy to Americans?
CommentaryThe moon momentDo you remember where you were on July 20, 1969, when the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon? The event has now almost reached mythic status.
CommentaryMeet Captain QuarkWe're introducing explanatory cartoon strips to the weekly magazine. The idea is to use visual storytelling to unravel a complex topic.
CommentaryAddressing the uncertainties of climate changeSimon Montlake's cover story speaks to the fundamental tension in the wider debate about global warming: How do we handle uncertainty?
