All The Monitor's View
- Removing names that hurt
The NFL’s Washington team will change its name, which demeans Native Americans. It’s a positive sign that Americans can respect each other.
- Reopening schools: Finding the way forward
Thinking of education as an obligation America owes its young people makes clearer what must be done during these trying times.
- On to Mars
Looking beyond Earth’s current troubles, nations are undertaking a flurry of missions to the Red Planet aimed at unlocking its secrets.
- To do justly, to love mercy
Maya Moore stepped away from basketball stardom to help prove an imprisoned man’s innocence.
- New flag, new beginning
Mississippi has retired its state flag bearing an emblem of the Confederacy and a racist past. The act can be a symbol that fresh starts are possible.
- Angela Merkel’s leadership style: willingness to change
Germany’s chancellor has been known as a disciple of fiscal austerity. But when an economic crisis hit, she saw the need for a radical response.
- The joys of nature are for everyone
In a time of pandemic, getting out into the natural world can be therapeutic. But Black people face extra hurdles to enjoying those benefits.
- The NFL’s test on Black quarterbacks
Pro football has become both a measure of racial progress and a window into what still needs to be done.
- Erasing the color line in churches
Just as dialogues on race have opened up within churches, so can they start between churches. Sacred texts are a shared resource for healing of a racial divide.
- Neighborly test in US-Latin America ties
With predictions of waves of migrants cause by a COVID-19 recession, the U.S. may be showing more concern in lifting up its neighbors.
- When the war on terror isn’t a war
Ongoing democratic revolutions in Sudan and Lebanon could end the use of those countries as terrorist havens. A change of heart by millions of protesters can dismiss terror as a weapon.
- The world eyes an offramp from racism
The West’s new debate over past wrongs allows a humble receptivity to the universality of good.
- A safe landing for Hong Kong's democracy refugees
When China’s final crackdown on the territory starts, democracies must step up to take in the political refugees. Taiwan has begun to lay out a welcome mat.
- Walls between faiths fall to the coronavirus challenge
The universal nature of COVID-19 has led to interreligious cooperation and the need for a universal response.
- How the world’s mayors line up against COVID-19
From Ankara to Tampa, mayors have been on the front lines in curbing the coronavirus. One of their common calls? Kindness toward the most vulnerable.
- Seeds of honesty in a US reckoning on race
Whether on Zoom calls or in community picnics, more Americans are reflecting on the truth about race relations. Is this finally a moment for a national introspection?
- The lockdown’s lesson in reading books aloud
Children stuck at home in virtual learning craved the oral readings of books online with teachers, providing a key lesson in the need to increase literacy.
- A damper on the India-China flare-up
A violent border clash between the nuclear giants may not escalate because each is pursuing trade alliances, which helps lessen emotions like revenge and pride.
- Listening to the world's displaced
With a record number of people forced from their homes last year, the focus must be on their hopes for peace. Libya is an example where big powers must back local initiatives for national unity.
- A leadership example for the US – from Iraq
The country’s new prime minister shows a knack for bridging Iraq’s divides with both messages and actions of inclusiveness.