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The Monitor's ViewA famine crisis that’s also a test for NigeriaThe world is only waking up to an acute food shortage in Nigeria, caused by the Boko Haram turmoil. Nigerians can also respond better, while raising their confidence in dealing with other woes.
Readers RespondReaders write: Marriage debate, bearing arms in the USLetters to the editor for the Oct. 17, 2016 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandLet ‘Brexit’ begin, weighing up the death penalty, stopping the violence in Burundi, what a Trump administration could mean, Colombia's quest for peaceA roundup of global commentary for the Oct. 17, 2016 weekly magazine.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe healing power of forgiveness
A Christian Science perspective: A healing response to news reports of shootings by police.
The Monitor's ViewUS strikes in Yemen: a trigger for peacemakingYemen’s civil war now has global dimensions – in its civilian casualties, a near-famine, regional escalation, and a direct US attack inside a pivotal country on the Arabian Peninsula. The US bears further responsibility to be a peacemaker.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveAn enduring identity
A Christian Science perspective: The healing impact of identifying ourselves spiritually.
The Monitor's ViewThe justice route to end Syria’s warRussian bombing of Aleppo has led France, Britain, and the US to call for a war-crimes investigation. The prospect of Russian leaders being prosecuted by a tribunal might give them an incentive to make peace. A tribunal would also help heal a postwar Syria.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveI work for the city
A Christian Science perspective: Praying for the town or city in which we live is a type of work that brings blessings.
The Monitor's ViewWhy peace hopes endure in ColombiaA proposed peace deal with rebels failed at the polls, but the pact’s main supporters – victims of Colombia’s long war – know that forgiveness lies at the heart of peacemaking.
The Monitor's ViewRussia’s cyberattack: an opening for a pactNow that the US has blamed Russia for hacking the Democratic Party, it should use the attack to build a consensus among nations for a code of conduct in the digital universe.
Perspectives that bring changePolitics has always been contentious. People differ. Beliefs differ. But the orderly process of democracy deserves support that supercedes politics.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveDistinctiveness and balance in politics
A Christian Science perspective: The leavening effect of prayer addressing gender bias in politics.
Global NewsstandHunting for foreign investment, today’s struggles are not reminiscent of apartheid, where is the Sanders of the Emerald Isle?, the Syrian challenge and the US presidency, journalists’ responsibility to avoid hysteriaA roundup of global commentary for the Oct. 10, 2016 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Trade solutions, US economyLetters to the editor for the Oct. 10, 2016 weekly magazine.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveResponding with love during environmental disasters
A Christian Science perspective: On reaching out to aid our neighbors.
The Monitor's ViewHospitality marks the next UN chiefThe Security Council’s choice for the next UN secretary-general, António Guterres, is someone at the center of a global crisis: refugees. He has witnessed the generosity of host countries and is primed to further the caring of the uprooted.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveDiscovering the truth that helps and heals
A Christian Science perspective: On the discovery of the Science of Christ.
The Monitor's ViewWhat breaks a cycle of high debt/low growthThe world’s over-indebtedness is a large reason for slow economic growth. Yet at least one nation, Jamaica, has shown how to swim out of its red ink. But it took unusual cooperation and openness.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveDwelling in God’s presence
A Christian Science perspective: An understanding of our sonship with God brings blessings to our lives.
The Monitor's ViewWhy the tweet #prayfor has staying powerAfter major tragedies, social media lights up with calls for prayer. One reason, based on a new survey: A majority of Americans rely on prayer in the hope for healing, finding ‘God in that space.’
