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The Monitor's ViewOne message from NormandyIf the US truly honors its veterans, reforms at the VA must move swiftly.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhat you think is not always what you think
A Christian Science perspective: God’s thoughts lift, inspire, promote, envision, advance, move, improve, develop, cheer, comfort, awaken, calm, and heal.
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The Monitor's ViewThe real marijuana storyThe common assumption that it’s a harmless drug is challenged in a prominent medical journal.
OpinionOn anniversary of Snowden's NSA disclosure, a shocking realizationFor all the debate since Edward Snowden's NSA disclosures a year ago, the only thing more striking than the changes that have resulted is how much has stayed the same. Unfortunately, a lack of evidence of cold war-style abuses has dampened the public push for reform.
Global ViewpointModi 2.0: How India's new prime minister may have evolvedAs an opposition member of parliament, I can happily say that Modi appears to have realized that he will have to lead the nation from the center and not from the extreme right, where he built his base. But if he backslides, we will resist him robustly. India's democracy deserves no less.
- Global ViewpointModi 2.0: How India's new prime minister may have evolved
As an opposition member of parliament, I can happily say that Modi appears to have realized that he will have to lead the nation from the center and not from the extreme right, where he built his base. But if he backslides, we will resist him robustly. India's democracy deserves no less.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveRedeeming our global cyber city
A Christian Science perspective: A road to healing after a 12-year-old Wisconsin girl was stabbed, possibly because Internet make-believe became reality.
The Monitor's ViewChildren on the doorstepA surge of unaccompanied children crossing illegally into the US demands a humanitarian response
How not to talk about human trafficking Human trafficking is a complicated problem that can be difficult to discuss appropriately and sensitively. But as we've seen after the Somaly Mam case, the discourse of human trafficking has real impacts on anti-trafficking efforts and on trafficking victims and survivors.- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe race set before us
A Christian Science perspective: We each have a unique race set before us, giving us opportunities to express divine Soul, the source of our original identity and talent.
The Monitor's ViewFreedom daysRemembering D-Day, World War I, the Polish elections, Tiananmen Square. What do they have in common? A love of freedom.
OpinionAfter the Isla Vista rampage: Saving boys – to save womenIf we are serious as a culture about preventing future atrocities, we need to change the way we socialize boys and men like Elliot Rodger. And we will need to dismantle a culture that routinely treats women and girls as sexual objects and targets of real and virtual violence.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding financial security
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewEmpowering employeesInnovative approaches could result in happier, more productive workers
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Obama flouts Constitution; Opening conversational gambits
Letters to the Editor for the June 2, 2014 weekly magazine:
President Obama’s past and contemplated use of executive power to waive deportations makes clear to me that he has violated his oath to uphold the Constitution.
After reading Ruth Walker’s May 5 Verbal Energy column, 'Big ideas in small talk,' I had a chance to practice what I had learned on conversation starters.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveReporting the news with a mission to heal
A Christian Science perspective: The Christian Science Monitor's healing mission.
The Monitor's ViewSigns of rule of law in Asia's Wild WestDefense leaders in East Asia, including those from the US, meet as the region roils over China's aggressive acts over islands and watery resources. A few nations, however, take legal action to show how disputes can be resolved peacefully.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveIn the safe house of divine Love
A Christian Science perspective: The embrace of divine Love is a haven from the heinous acts of misogyny.
The Monitor's ViewA global spotlight on violence against womenThe millions of tweets about the abducted Nigerian girls and now a killing rampage against women in California show the progress in global efforts to confront the issue of violence against women. Exposure of the problem is halfway to ending it.
