All The Monitor's View
- Baseball’s diamonds of youthful joy
Embracing Cuba for the first time in its top international tournament, Little League fosters bonds of affection across lingering diplomatic divides.
- Welcome the stranger, win the war in Ukraine
Europe’s hospitality toward the war’s refugees prevents political divisions and is preparing them to rebuild their country.
- Africa’s pushback against coups
In one response to the military takeover in Niger, civic activists show that demands for accountability and honesty are the best path for restoring democracy.
- The Swedish way of truth-telling
A target of foreign disinformation campaigns, Sweden has become a model for dispelling lies with facts.
- A cool poise after Maui’s fire
The community’s response to the Lahaina inferno points to a new focus worldwide on individual attributes needed to prepare for and respond to disasters.
- Hollywood strikes an opening chord for unity
Writers and studios are starting to talk again. They may script new bonds of honesty in business and appreciation for the unlimited range of human creativity.
- Degrees of value in higher education
Concerns about high tuitions and student debt, a new study suggests, obscure consensus on nonmaterial benefits of college to individuals and societies.
- In Ohio, civic bridges over cultural divides
State ballot initiatives on abortion rights show an arc bending toward empathy and a shared embrace of democratic principles.
- Where voters in Guatemala put their trust
A presidential runoff election focused on corruption strengthens public confidence in the virtues of self-government.
- India’s high court draws a line for equality
Ethnic violence in the state of Manipur stirs new demands for the safety and appreciation of women and girls.
- Democracy's art of washing feet
Through the din of political distrust, some countries are honing models of reconciliation to disarm grievance.
- Glory to Ukraine’s cultural muses
The country’s embrace of its cultural qualities helps deny a victory to Russia, which has attempted to claim that a unique culture and national dignity don’t even exist.
- A roundabout approach to climate change
Global responses to water security reveal the possibilities of progress forged by unity, trust, and environmental renewal.
- Hijab or no hijab, peace reigns in women’s soccer
The first woman to wear an Islamic headscarf at the Women’s World Cup hints at a global drive for religious freedom and against religious hate.
- The right armor for African democracy
Despite a coup in Niger, popular demands for equality and honest government keep rising.
- The hunt to capture ‘boundless’ generosity
Rapid changes in types of giving has pushed leaders of charities to ask how Americans actually practice selfless love toward others.
- Local bonds that heal after a war
In two countries torn by conflict, activists use empathy to bridge social divides.
- Why the Taliban can’t ignore girls’ education in the Muslim world
Eager for foreign recognition, the Islamic rulers in Afghanistan must pay visits to countries where equality in schools is a norm.
- In climate extremes, opportunities for deeper reflection
Amid heat waves and floods, more people see resilience as built on compassion and other high qualities of thought.
- Prayers that straddle Israel’s divide
A group seeking to unite a country split over a judicial overhaul finds answers during a prayer event at the Western Wall.