All The Monitor's View
- Biden’s historic choice as running mate
Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee represents steady progress in Americans perceiving each individual’s inherent worth.
- Why nations rush to save Lebanon
The massive foreign aid flowing to post-explosion Lebanon will bypass a corrupt regime, sending a signal of good governance for a fragile state.
- An election with bravery on the ballot
Belarus’ dictator has let a “housewife” run against him. She’s popping a bubble of fear among voters.
- Lebanon’s post-blast embrace of reform
In their compassion toward victims of a preventable tragedy, Lebanese show a desire to finally adopt a culture of accountability.
- A pandemic’s knock-it-off effect on war
Inklings of peace in the world’s hot spots suggest people seek a higher priority in health.
- Fusion’s future gets real in France
For decades fusion power plants have been held out as a solution to energy and climate challenges. Now as assembly starts on such a plant, the question of their viability may finally be answered.
- The roots of inherent rights like voting
The 19th Amendment helped shatter the excuses used to subordinate women. It was a historic moment in proclaiming the equality of all.
- The pandemic’s food crisis sparks a green revolution
A report in Britain shows how nimble innovation can help a country rethink food security after a period of log-jams and panic.
- Why old-style news is new again
The pandemic has forced Americans to turn to traditional media and away from “iffy” sources. This truth-seeking could last longer than the disaster driving it.
- A moment in the US for deep listening
A national unsettling caused by the pandemic and the racial justice movement has opened an opportunity to change the way Americans debate issues.
- Malaysia upends its malaise on corruption
Rising demand for clean governance results in the first Malaysian leader to be convicted of corruption and a wider embrace of equal justice for all.
- A protest against one racial inequity – tree deserts
Minneapolis’ low-income neighborhoods are planting trees and gardens to help create closer communities and heal social divisions.
- Latin America’s democratic gem
A new report shows why Uruguay is an icon of political virtues in a regional prone to autocratic, populist leaders.
- Why the world counts on honest stats in a pandemic
Public demand for transparency in data about all things COVID-19 has pushed institutions and countries to new levels of accountability.
- Africa douses a fire over the Nile’s waters
The continent’s leaders so far have reduced tensions over Ethiopia’s giant new dam. Africa needs more models of resource sharing.
- Protecting the innocent – from Bosnia to China
The US tries to curb Beijing’s campaign against a Muslim minority even as the world still comes to grips with the principle of protecting the innocent from mass atrocities.
- Toppling monuments to people
As the racial justice movement fells statues of former leaders and aims to raise new ones to other historical figures, the question must be asked: Why not look deeper for the causes of progress?
- A model for letting go of the past
Vietnam and the US, in celebrating a quarter century of ties, show how healing the legacy of war can create trust for close partnership.
- Next up for national dialogue: Environmental justice
Young people are more ready than ever to address the disproportionate impact of pollution and climate change on Black Americans.
- How marginalized states refine national identity
A pact between the world’s two least-recognized states highlights progress in defining what binds a country.