All From the Editors

While some believe that change can only be inspired by fear and discomfort, 2023 showed that persistence and hope are the true drivers of progress.

Children are often vulnerable to the instability around them, and this generation's foe – climate change – is formidable. But kids around the world are determined to build a bright future.

Facing the climate crisis surely requires individual sacrifice. But regenerative farmers see it differently — instead of austerity, sustainability practices seed resilient and flourishing farms.

To design solutions for a heating planet, we need different ideas rooted in different experiences. The good news is that there is a global mindset shift toward this stance.

In an age of youth-led climate movements, children are leaders. But what motivates them? A climate lawsuit driven by a group of kids in Montana offers an answer.

In Bangladesh to report on how young people are adapting to climate change, a reporter is reminded of the inextricable links between children half a world apart.

At the launch of the Monitor's global series about young people adapting to climate change, an editor reflects on the nail-biting, behind-the-scenes decisions that propelled the project.

LGBTQ+ rights remains one of the most potent topics in the culture wars. In the conservative South, gay candidates for political office are thriving – and challenging assumptions about politics and identity.

For one human rights lawyer in El Salvador, it feels increasingly like the justice system is designed "to convict." Yet he continues to defend even the riskiest cases.

For many young people around the world, a shifting climate is not a point of contention so much as an ever-present facet of life. They are doing what most people do when problems crop up: roll up their sleeves and get to work.

In China, the growth seen in urban centers isn't always reflected in its rural communities. But in one town, progress is persistent and nurtured by its tireless schoolteachers.

After 12 years of enduring conflict in Syria, families are left searching for justice. While the accountability they demand has yet to be addressed at home, some European courts offer a way forward.

Mr. Biden’s economic plan may or may not win over voters next year. But “Bidenomics” does try to treat the United States as one nation, not just as factions of red or blue.

A woman who lived through World War II and watched the fall of the Berlin Wall reminds us of a truth that resonates today: Democracy is a living thing.

Polarization too often gets in the way of progress. A flawed Portland law that aims to solve the nation's drug crisis offers a case study into problem-solving with compassion.

The Monitor was in many ways founded to help search for and accelerate solutions. So what does this look like with something so all-encompassing as climate change?

Labor’s resurgence is about the balance of power between employers and employees. But it may also be about something even deeper: the importance of respectful relationships.

Little can be taken for granted during wartime. One thing Ukrainians count on is the care and generosity of other civilians. 

It was dinner at the farm of Serhii and Tetiana Khoroschiak, in the southern Mykolaiv region, that showed me just how grateful Ukrainians are.

The Monitor can’t not cover the world. To focus only on the United States – or any other country – would be to misapply its mission.