All The Monitor's View
- Self-isolation as a gift, not a grind
Staying home is not only a sanctuary from a virus but also a still place to reorder life’s priorities.
- Electric-car sales will zoom over latest bumps
The current low pump prices and the slowing economy can’t deter the rising advantages for EVs.
- The unhailed progress for women in politics
The Democratic presidential race still holds hope for women. So do the numbers of lawmakers and governors.
- Amid coronavirus, Iraq aims for a higher politics
A prime minister-designate tries to form a government that lives up to young people’s democratic ideals – and protects Iraqis from the virus outbreak.
- A pandemic's generous responders
Charitable giving has spiked as fast as the virus, filling in the gaps of government response to the crisis.
- Tending to those most vulnerable and alone
Seniors isolated in a house or care facility during this crisis need new expressions of contact and care.
- To end a pandemic, the world becomes a classroom
The learning curve has been steep for nations in adopting qualities of leadership that can stop the coronavirus.
- The way to shed imperial instincts
The Dutch king’s apology for violence used in a former colony, Indonesia, stands in contrast to actions by a few other former empires.
- For U.S. voters, a test about a president's age
The next president, no matter who wins the election, will be the oldest ever. That puts a spotlight on changing views of aging and how much voters accept old ideas about limitations.
- Balm of gratitude eases the virus crisis
Officials from Beijing to Washington are thanking those battling the coronavirus. The appreciation helps allay fear and form bonds across borders.
- A corporate role in ending epidemics
A promise of no layoffs by many firms during the virus crisis should help reduce at least one fear.
- For climate action, lessons from the virus crisis
The pace and intensity of the global response to the coronavirus should inspire better cooperation on global warming.
- Israel’s Arabs stand up for equality
Their high voter turnout in an election, winning them a record number of seats in parliament, reveals a new yearning for equality as a minority.
- In Central Europe, a stereotype of corruption breaks
An election win for an anti-corruption party in Slovakia signifies a popular shift toward making honesty and merit the rule in governance.
- Turkey’s threat of a refugee exodus
Stuck in a standoff with Russia, Turkey tried to manipulate help from Europe with a flow of migrants. This exploitation of innocent people ran into a global norm.
- Why Afghan women must negotiate with the Taliban
For a peace deal to stick in Afghanistan, women must be at the table, ensuring their rights are protected.
- Billions of good deeds to defeat an epidemic
From pay cuts in Singapore to school closures in Japan, people are sacrificing for the safety of others. Such selflessness is a curative in itself.
- Mexican women try the power of silence
In quiet protest of gender violence, many women plan a one-day retreat from public life March 9. Their temporary absence might bring permanent change.
- The origins of world order – on the streets of Beirut
With Lebanon on the brink of financial default, its protesters are demanding a new order in governance, one that global bodies can’t ignore.
- Germany’s response to a racist rampage
In marches and in acts that embrace immigrants, Germans are countering a rise in right-wing racism.