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The question that truly mattersThe real question is, Who is thinking about this in new ways? Who is trying new approaches? Who is not being bound by limitations about what is possible?
Global NewsstandTrump’s Putin meeting showed his naiveté, Trump-Putin’s meeting was overhyped, Why Donald Trump Jr.’s handling of Russian lawyer meeting makes things worse, Has China lost its grip on Hong Kong youth?, After Mosul, Islamic State remains a threatA roundup of global commentary for the July 24, 2017 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Mealtime memories, prisoner empathy, violence and childrenLetters to the editor for the July 24, 2017 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewPoland’s challenge to EU valuesThe ruling nationalist party is on track to end the independence of the courts, forcing both Poles and the European Union to reassert equality before the law. Such a democratic principle helps unite Europe against the kind of inequality of rights that ignites war.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveChoose love in the face of anger
A Christian Science perspective: Compassion and forgiveness can have a powerful healing effect.
The Monitor's ViewCuriosity as an answer for income inequalityThe rise in the wage gap may be caused in part by a productivity gap in companies. One answer for the less-productive firms: Increase worker curiosity in ideas and technology.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePotential robbery avoided
A Christian Science perspective: We are all created to do right, not wrong, and we are safe in God’s love.
The Monitor's ViewWhy the ground shifts under Venezuela's regimeThe country’s political crisis is coming to a head as the poor embrace democratic rights and reject the Maduro regime.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePeacemaking and the daily news
A Christian Science perspective: Affirming the presence and power of God enables us to see God’s law of Love in effect.
The Monitor's ViewA toehold for peace in SyriaThe truce in Syria’s southwest, brokered by Russia and the US, hints at war fatigue and some hope for ending a six-year war now largely driven by foreign interests.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveReleased from prisons of all kinds
A Christian Science perspective: We have a God-given right to be free from inharmony, sin, and sickness.
The Monitor's ViewCreating a virtuous circle with North KoreaSouth Korea’s offer of talks with Pyongyang on minor issues aims to create enough trust and goodwill to tackle the tougher issues. The alternative is more of a vicious circle in military escalation.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGod's help – always at hand
A Christian Science perspective: We can never be separated from the divine Love that cares for us.
The Monitor's ViewBest lesson yet in Brazil's anti-graft driveA prison sentence on corruption for a once-popular president helps illustrate how deeply Brazilians now uphold equality before the law.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveJustice, not revenge
A Christian Science perspective: Even in the heat of the moment, we’re all capable of resisting vengeful thoughts.
The Monitor's ViewThe Trump-Macron partnershipIn speeches if not in tweets, these two new presidents find common purpose in defending Western civilization and revitalizing Europe.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveSupporting government through prayer
A Christian Science perspective: God communicates to each of us in ways that inspire solutions and progress.
The Monitor's ViewAmid the rubble of Mosul, Iraqi reconciliationIn contrast to ISIS’s rule over the city, Iraq’s government has already shown a path to reconcile Iraqis, especially its minority Sunnis.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveIs truth dead?
A Christian Science perspective: Learning how to discern ‘real truth’ strengthens efforts to better our communities, countries, and world.
The Monitor's ViewHow Germany forced a rethink of AfricaAt last week’s G20 summit, Germany won a major boost of private investment in Africa as a way to stem mass migration. But first Germany itself had to look at its own neglect of the continent.
