All The Monitor's View
- Seattle's other lesson in safety
The “cop-free zone” set by protesters is also an experiment in neighborly generosity, or a redefining of security as giving to each other.
- What sustains social movements
Real reforms in policing first require enough individuals making durable shifts in thinking about the meaning of justice for others. Are more Americans now checking their motives?
- Nimble creativity could restore the world economy
Central banks have thrown out old playbooks to prevent a financial collapse. The same model-breaking is needed to rebuild economies.
- The heart of police reforms
U.S. cities that teach police to treat residents with respect and empathy go a long way in preventing police abuse and curbing crime.
- Nations that plant roots of peace
The latest Global Peace Index shows mixed progress yet also highlights how one country, Armenia, has redefined security.
- A different kind of protest for equality
A year after mass protests in Hong Kong, pro-democracy leaders may be shifting tactics, acting with equality rather than just demanding it.
- Bring back youth sports better than before
The pandemic’s hiatus for sports is a time to lift up opportunities for kids in low-income homes.
- For whistleblowers, an honest day’s pay
With trillions spent to rescue the U.S. economy, corporate tipsters are stepping up. One just received the largest reward ever from the SEC.
- With new crises, the world’s change agents embrace change
Both the pandemic and the George Floyd killing have brought activist groups together, forcing new directions for the givers and doers in society.
- Peacemakers rescue the protests
Nonviolent activists like George Floyd’s brother put love into action against the rioters and looters.
- Justice for George Floyd, one trial at a time
The lead prosecutor in the case sees justice as individual – for an act of homicide. That is a basis for systemic reforms.
- What U.S. protesters can learn from Ferguson
The Missouri city’s long-term response to a 2014 police killing shows a different way to confront racial inequities.
- A grand cleansing in governance
The pandemic’s economic fallout is forcing governments to shape up quickly. First demands: accountability and transparency.
- An opening for softer diplomacy?
As Iran ships petroleum to Venezuela, the U.S. looks the other way, cracking a door for better ties with both regimes.
- China puts GDP target on history's ash pit
The ruling party abandons the material growth standard of gross domestic product. Now, like many nations, it struggles to define progress in alternative ways.
- The nuts and bolts of integrity in the US election
The 2020 campaign and the vote itself are challenged by the fallout from COVID-19. What’s needed to raise public trust?
- A knight in shining kindness
What better model is there than Capt. Sir Tom Moore for being charitable during the COVID-19 crisis?
- Africa’s cathartic moment for reform
COVID-19 forces the continent to confront the need for deep change in both government and the economy.
- Back to the future office
Those able to work remotely during COVID-19 may find bosses have already rethought the workplace – and their relationship with employees.
- Europe’s Marshall Plan for its neediest countries
A proposed $545 billion in grants for economic recovery reflects a renewed identity for the EU – after a humbling neglect of its weakest members.