All From the Editors
CommentaryThe courage of cause, the ease of effectThe Western world is undergoing a fundamental change in its economic structure. The jobs that once sustained the Western working class are disappearing and evolving into new forms, and too many Western workers are not keeping up.
CommentarySurviving a mission of self-worthWhat happens when the value of an individual or a group is not acknowledged? What happens when the yearning to be understood is not met?
CommentaryKeeping abreast of the timesOne major question we’ve been hearing from readers is, what is the relationship between the Weekly and the Daily?
CommentaryA hands-on view of educationWhen education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts.
CommentaryAddressing concerns about our new website
CommentaryA different way of doing journalismWhat the world would most miss if the Monitor were to vanish, we believe, is its completely different way of seeing the news.
CommentarySagebrush renaissanceAll sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds. They are the vehicle by which important but competing claims can find balance.
CommentaryWho is ‘us’?By some important measures, the boundaries around whom we accept as part of “us” are particularly rigid at the moment.
CommentaryClimate change, and common-sense politicsPeople who had almost no interest in global warming became involuntary pioneers of a green revolution, moved not by soaring rhetoric, but by common sense.
CommentaryAmerica’s other refugeesRegardless of Trump’s policies, it is important to understand why his words resonate – and to acknowledge that, in many cases, the problems they are bringing to the surface point to people who feel left behind.
CommentaryNot settling for ‘good enough’How often, as a society, do we settle for imperfect solutions?
CommentaryThe persistence of progressAmid war and terror, famine and plague, The Monitor's confident hope in telling the world's story endures.
CommentaryThe pure spirit of scienceScience isn't about putting any nation first. It is about putting humanity's quest for knowledge first.
CommentaryThe value of striving for truthJournalism can upset and disappoint. But there's no alternative to people who dedicate themselves to seeking truth and establishing facts.
CommentaryWhat defines a leader mostFrom Russia to the Philippines and beyond, strong leaders have become popular. But that sort of strength can be ephemeral.
CommentaryA powerful incentive to integrateContinued progress toward school desegregation works best when it is not just a social good but a practical good for students.
CommentaryWhat decides a claim on land?As solid and grounded as the Israeli settlements on the West Bank look, Israelis have never been the land's only inhabitants.
CommentaryAdaptation, and loving careA little more care of our constantly changing planet would make adapting to those changes less difficult.
CommentaryThe power of peer to peerBy choice or necessity, lay members of many Protestant denominations are stepping into roles traditionally reserved for clergy.
CommentaryLearning to leave no one behindLong may may local color and regional diversity wave. But when it comes to education, local must never mean less than the best.
