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The Monitor's ViewThe Fed’s search for breakout growthAmerica’s central bank, like other big financial institutions, seeks fresh ideas to end the ‘new normal’ of mediocre economic growth. Breaking up old models is a good first step.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveNow!
A Christian Science perspective: On overcoming procrastination and an unwillingness to act.
The Monitor's ViewIslamic State’s failing ‘war of religion’After Islamic State claimed credit for the killing of a French Catholic priest, leaders of major faiths gathered to counter this attempt to incite Muslims and Christians against each other. Peace is the norm between religions.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe necessity to forgive
A Christian Science perspective: Praying to overcome revenge.
The Monitor's ViewMercy for the corrupt who come clean?The US and Tunisia are each testing whether leniency toward individuals or businesses that are open about their corruption might lead to less corruption. Confession can be a shorter path to reconciliation.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveNever beyond the reach of Love
A Christian Science perspective: On God’s redeeming power, which doesn’t leave anyone out.
The Monitor's ViewGermany's response to mass violenceFour recent attacks on the public, some with links to Islamic State, have raised fears but also calls not to allow fear to create an overreaction.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePrayer for animals
A Christian Science perspective: Thoughts on embracing animals in our prayers.
This land, your landA national park experience can be grand and intimate. And everybody can experience them. That's their real treasure.
Global NewsstandArts in Gaza, police in Kenya, nuclear power in Japan, tech skills for students, lessons from IndiaA roundup of global commentary for the July 25, 2016 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Taiwan’s democracy, tobacco in California, US conflictsLetters to the editor for the July 25, 2016 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewA bright spot in a dull global economyAs major economies falter, India takes the lead with the world’s fastest growth. It can lure investors with its relative peace and certainty.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveSupporting the Olympics with a spirit of unity
A Christian Science perspective: On embracing the concept of unity in our thoughts and prayers for the Olympics.
The Monitor's ViewAfrica’s step to be a continent of peaceWith its decision to intervene militarily in South Sudan’s conflict, the African Union shows it may yet live up to its goal of creating a continent of peace by 2020.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveTake the burden out of work
A Christian Science perspective: How can we find inspiration and harmony in our work on the job, at home, or elsewhere?
The Monitor's ViewThe exhausted American voter: Ready for a change?With a polarization perhaps at a peak in politics, Americans may be fed up – not just with ‘the system’ but their own acrimony. Hitting bottom in political fatigue may have its benefits.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePlanning to travel? Plan to bless.
A Christian Science perspective: On discerning and acting on opportunities to express God-derived love, wherever we may be.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Melania Trump may have liked Michelle Obama’s speechMs. Trump’s near-repetition of the first lady’s words suggests the two agree on an approach to education that views children in a whole new light.
What all consumers must knowFrom food to clothing, electronics to domestic help, the era of blissful consumer ignorance is, or should be, over.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveExperiencing God’s law of order
A Christian Science perspective: How understanding that ‘order is heaven’s first law’ brings harmony.
