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Readers RespondReaders write: Securing integrity of elections, acting to end sexual harassmentLetters to the editor for the Dec. 25, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewAn orbiting message of peaceNations have spent more than 17 years working peacefully together on the International Space Station to advance human knowledge.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLessons of holiday sweetness
A Christian Science perspective: God is unchanging Love, and we can expect this Love to show itself in practical and sometimes unexpected ways.
The Monitor's ViewThe wider meaning of #MeTooA movement that has highlighted sexual harassment is beginning to resonate in areas such as equal rights and equal pay.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe spirit of Christmas and meeting the human need
A Christian Science perspective: On the ever-present Christ and its ability to meet our needs.
The Monitor's ViewThe real story in Puerto RicoPeople there are doing much to help themselves and each other. Those who live at a distance can join with them through prayers and donations.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe day I saw beyond the tax issue
A Christian Science perspective: Our provision truly comes from God’s infinite love, and is therefore spiritual, consistent, and impeccably just.
The Monitor's ViewA New Deal for South AfricaThe election of a new leader by the African National Congress could signal a watershed moment in the effort to wipe out corruption and cronyism, and improve the lives of poor South Africans.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveChristmas is about receiving
A Christian Science perspective: The ever-present Christ, God’s message of infinite love for all, comes to each one of us.
The Monitor's ViewWhen corporations come clean on climate effectsShareholders are becoming a powerful force prodding companies to explain what they are doing about climate change and how it will affect them, for better or worse.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding God's presence in 'sacred solitude'
A Christian Science perspective: When we open our hearts to God’s ever-present goodness, loneliness is eased as the love of divine Love becomes truly tangible.
A change at the Monitor Breakfast tableOn Nov. 30, David Cook hosted his final breakfast. It was a milestone for the Monitor and for the Breakfast.
Three months to halt war on the Korean Peninsula?, Will the Republican tax plan really boost the economy?, World powers must stop passing the buck on Syrian refugees, The West isn’t the only culprit in Libya’s slave trade, Don’t forget Yemen’s awful warA roundup of global commentary for the Dec. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewWhen ‘culture clash’ gets in the wayA quarter century after the notion of a ‘clash of civilizations’ became a popular view of the world, the exceptions point a different way.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveChristmas kindness, every day
A Christian Science perspective: Everyone in the world can feel and be moved by God’s love throughout the Christmas season and beyond.
The Monitor's ViewHope for US-North Korea talks?Hints and events are lining up for possible negotiations and a lessening of fear of war in Northeast Asia.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA meaningful response to violence
A Christian Science perspective: Prayer grounded in divine Love is the very foundation of the right kind of action.
The Monitor's ViewPeople once at odds don’t try to even the scoreCountries from Iraq to Colombia are now seeking reconciliation after war or dictatorship. One country, Rwanda, shows what can be done.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveSurprise – I was judging them!
A Christian Science perspective: Catching a glimpse of the way God sees everyone is healing.
The Monitor's ViewAn Arctic pact shows what’s possibleDozens of countries eager to fish in the warming Arctic have wisely decided to hold off for 16 years. This caution – and cooperation – provide a precedent for further agreements on the far north.
