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The Monitor's ViewHow Canada can help save democracyThe Liberals under Justin Trudeau won the Oct. 19 election by promising inclusive, respectful politics. With many democracies engaging in fear-mongering campaigns, Canada could set a model for a return to deliberative governance.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhere joy comes from
A Christian Science perspective: The true source of lasting happiness.
The Monitor's ViewWhy one Arab nation acts as peacemakerThe way Algeria ended its violent civil war helps it act as a broker today in other conflicts, teaching that political solutions can quell terrorism.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePraying about the Iran deal and the need for diplomacy
A Christian Science perspective: Are we choosing diplomacy over conflict in our own lives?
Where new cooperation could leadThe history of Iran and America is full of bitter memories on both sides. Could that ugly history ever give way to a sunnier view?
Readers RespondReaders write: migrants in Germany; Kevin McCarthy's gaffeLetters to the editor for the Oct. 19, 2015 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandTPP deal not a sure thing; Canada's prison reform; Turkey's balancing act; Russia rise in the Middle EastA round-up of global commentary for the Oct. 19, 2015 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewWhy the US will stay in an ‘endless war’For President Obama, supporting US interests in Afghanistan trumped keeping a campaign promise to leave.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow to be a good judge
A Christian Science perspective: Judging and being judged honestly.
The Monitor's ViewWho killed the electric car? No one.Despite low gas prices, world automakers from Toyota to VW are moving ahead on nonpolluting vehicles.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveStress is not inevitable
A Christian Science perspective: How can we handle stress prayerfully?
The Monitor's ViewThe difficulty with dronesTargeted killings are already an ethical tangle. And “swarming,” laser, and “vampire” drones are on the way.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe ‘creative Principle’ we reflect
A Christian Science perspective: A response to the Monitor’s View editorial ‘The best answer to commercial cybertheft.’
The Monitor's ViewOutlook brightens for a new generation of women at workA worldwide poll finds challenges from wage inequality to harassment. But it sees changes, too.
To separate, strengthen, and returnReligious communities often swing back and forth -- opening their doors to the welcome the world, closing them to regain their original purpose.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveReclaiming the heart of our humanity
A Christian Science perspective: Thoughts on the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions’ topic of finding humanity’s heart.
Readers RespondReaders write: cities for elites; Clinton's energy policy; small joysLetters to the editor for the Oct. 12, 2015 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandMerkel's vision and strength; rising political left; UN's to-do list; Russia and China as global powers; renewable energy in IndiaA round-up of global commentary for Oct. 12, 2015 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewThe Peace Prize’s lesson for civil societyThe Nobel Peace Prize went to four groups in Tunisia that prevented violence by mediating a political crisis with a message about individual dignity and equality.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWe are not our societies
A Christian Science perspective: Ideas on the truth of who we are.
