All The Monitor's View
The Fed’s drive for moral leadership in bank boardsThe Federal Reserve’s surprise punishment of Wells Fargo hints at its new demand for board directors to be proactive as moral managers of corporate culture.
After mass rape, turning disgrace into graceNew services for women assaulted in conflict, such as in the Rohingya crisis, aim to restore a survivor’s dignity and remove social stigmas. Another aim is to help end gender inequality and the culture of impunity toward wartime rape.
Who can win the peace in Syria?This long war is heading to a contest over which countries can afford to reconstruct the country and win over the Syrian people.
Amazon and friends try to heal the healersAmazon joins with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to bring the best in disruptive innovation to curbing costs in health care. Yet their approach needs a deeper look at quality of care.
Super Bowl as respite and bridgeThis outsize TV spectacle is losing viewers. Yet such national rituals are needed to help Americans transcend their widening political divide.
Africa eyes a new path to clean governanceThe continent’s leaders set 2018 as a year to tackle corruption. But a top-down approach may not work, as Nigeria is learning.
Humility as an asset in FranceA new leader claims he is helping the French learn how to fail in business, a necessary step for innovation and one that requires humility.
US response to China’s techno threats: Do what you do wellAs China moves to achieve technological dominance, the US must continue to value the very things that foster innovation.
The Vegas shooter and problem gamblingStephen Paddock’s motives in the Las Vegas massacre remain unclear but officials point to his extensive gambling as a possible factor. Can problem gamblers be better enticed to curb their behavior?
A global wish for honest leadersCan there be a #MeToo-style campaign against corruption? One region shows that a cross-border movement is possible.
Facebook’s about-face on news credibilityRather than rely on machines to pick items for its news feed, the media giant will now trust its users to select trustworthy media outlets. The move reflects a broader need to restore trust in news by relying on readers as truth seekers.
With forgiveness, a need for economic justiceIn Liberia and Colombia, civil conflict has been halted by programs that aid former rebels. South Africa has avoided civil war but it also needs to help those who don’t share in its wealth.
Reducing drunken-driving tragediesA new study suggests tougher laws will work and a new task force points to higher taxes that change behavior.
Coarse words and new thinkingThe use of foul language to describe immigrants from certain regions provides an opportunity to examine our own preconceptions – and to seek the facts.
Will Europe speak up for cooperation?President Trump is expected to make his case for 'America First' at this month’s World Economic Forum. French President Macron and German Chancellor Merkel could offer an opposing view that values working together over self-interest.
Tunisia’s revolution, Act 2Days of protests against austerity in the North African country serve as yet another model for the Arab world on how to tolerate dissent and define the common good in a spirit of equality.
A pang of conscience in MyanmarThe military’s admission of a mass atrocity perpetrated against the minority Rohingya may hint at a desire to end one of the world’s worst cases of human rights abuse.
Children on digital overloadBig investors in Apple have flagged the effects of excessive screen time on kids. Fresh solutions may lie in paying better attention to each child’s capabilities.
North Korea’s Olympic challengeIn accepting South Korea’s offer to join it at the Winter Olympics, the Kim regime may be buying into a common diplomatic technique of building up trust through sports as a way to avoid war.
Reading liberty in TehranMass protests in Iran hint at a sharp shift against rule by clerics and for democratic freedoms. Such a possibility may add to similar moves against theocracy and religious divides in the Middle East.
