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The Monitor's ViewBritain reins in its company bonus cultureProposed rules would instill more honesty in companies by ensuring pay incentives don’t lead to reckless or corrupt behavior.
How to avoid world war? Use your imagination.Military officers – and “2034” co-authors – use imagination to reverse-engineer conflict between the U.S. and China as a cautionary tale to avoid war.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhat you can do about racism
Recent events have underscored the need for continued progress in healing racism. How can we address issues like racism in a way that brings lasting change? In this interview, a Black man living in Oslo, Norway, shares how his ideas have evolved on this issue through prayer and experience.
The Monitor's ViewA prize for humble architectureThe profession’s highest award goes to a French couple who rely on modesty and listening – even inaction – to achieve ethical works.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow do we really know what’s true?
Getting to know God as the source of all that’s good and true empowers us to defend ourselves from the effects of scams and falsehoods.
The Monitor's ViewThe first necessity in debt reliefAs poorer nations seek help for rising debts during the pandemic, global creditors insist even more on honesty in financial data. Truthfulness has become a lubricant for debt forbearance.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveInspired listening
How can we navigate past roadblocks of uncertainty or willfulness about decisions? As a husband and wife experienced when contemplating a major move, pausing to listen for divine inspiration is a valuable starting point.
The Monitor's ViewHow Libyans shaped a unity governmentRemote public participation and a case of competing generals finding consensus led to the election of an interim prime minister mandated to promote reconciliation.
The spring that dared us all to hopeThose aren’t just leaves budding on tree branches; they’re promises. In March 2021, the world is ready to awaken from the winter of the pandemic.
Readers RespondReaders write: Unexpected connections, and an excellent issueLetters to the editor for the March 15, 2021 weekly magazine. Readers discuss unlikely connections with authors and a top-tier Monitor Weekly issue.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveConfronting racism with God’s thoughts
What does it mean to think God’s thoughts? For a woman who has experienced both racism and sexual harassment, digging into that very question lifted her out of a dark place and brought peace, confidence, and clarity about how to effectively confront such injustice.
The Monitor's ViewSprouts of freedom in AfricaEnough polls of young people and a few examples of democratic practices hint that Africans may be demanding better governance.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGreen pastures
The past year has been marked by pandemic-related hardship and tragedy, but also by the resilience, hope, and light that have shone through in so many ways. “Whatever uptick or downturn, surge / or dark day,” our divine Shepherd is here to impart peace, safety, rest – that’s the promise this poem highlights, inspired by the “green pastures” imagery of the Bible’s 23rd Psalm.
The Monitor's ViewLocal givers rise to the COVID-19 challengeOf all charitable grants given to meet the needs during the pandemic last year, more than half came from community foundations.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGoing back to work
If for whatever reason you’ve been out of the workforce and are seeking work, or starting a new job, the God that is Love is with you and guiding you.
The Monitor's ViewAsia’s security in a different lightThe first summit of a group of Asian-Pacific democracies known as the Quad provides a chance for it to not be seen as only an enemy of China.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveUnconfined by time
Feeling as though time is getting the better of you in one way or another? Considering time from a spiritual standpoint can bring freedom from limitations of all kinds.
The Monitor's ViewChina’s quest for “sources of innovation”One source, as officials now admit, is freedom for scientific researchers to fail. To achieve its goal as a tech giant, China may be forced to grant more social freedoms.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding our God-given strength
In light of #IWD2021 (International Women’s Day), whose theme is #ChooseToChallenge, here’s an article about a woman who was enrolled in a competitive doctoral program while also raising her young daughter. She shares how a growing realization that God has given each of us strength and peace empowered her to challenge the feeling that she was in over her head and turned her experience around.
The Monitor's ViewPolice trials as benchmarks for racial justiceThe verdict in the trial of a police officer for George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis must be seen against the progress made in states since that tragic yet galvanizing moment.
