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Of mercy and grievanceAs one U.S. president handed power to another, their acts of clemency also invited some to seek reconciliation through contrition.
Infinite innovation and finite politicsThe change in the White House may bring different approaches to technology and productivity, but every American president taps into a bottomless well of new scientific ideas.
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Deference as defense of lawIn closing two legal cases against an incoming U.S. president, a judge and special counsel uphold constitutional norms and the virtues of voters and juries.
How Los Angeles rebuildsThe city can draw on lessons in community-based resilience from other places hit by disasters. Through generosity, its residents are finding unity.
Freeing Syria from a painful pastThe country’s new leaders have made early gestures of reconciliation. But civil society is preserving the basis for a just future.
Stories to unite BangladeshThe interim government stirs a society emerging from dictatorship toward reconciliation through art and freedom of expression.
An opening for equality in LebanonThe election of a new president after years of political division marks the next step in a region shedding old patterns of violence.
Sunlight on hidden feesU.S. states are driving a robust legal trend toward transparency in pricing, measuring the value of goods and services in honesty and respect for consumers.
Defeating fear in VenezuelaOpposition leaders marshal honor, dignity, and conscience in a South American country striving to restore democracy.
When compassion rings louder than gunsWhile mediators seek a ceasefire in Gaza, ordinary Israelis and Palestinians are increasingly aligned in rejecting violence and hatred.
The art of Poland’s diplomacyThe country at the helm of the European Union for the next six months makes youthful creativity a key part of its focus on regional security.
Peace through compassionate justiceCountries adopting higher legal standards of equality and dignity chart a healing path amid the global spread of conflict.
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