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OpinionAre e-cigarette marketers ensnaring the next generation of teen smokers?A new study found that teens who used e-cigarettes were more likely to be heavy tobacco cigarette smokers and less likely to quit. Yet America still lets the e-cig industry market to teens. We need to stop them with some strong regulations, just like we did with regular cigarettes.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLetting go of grief and finding comfort
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Turkey's protests persistTurkey's growing middle class took to the streets again on news of the death of a boy injured by police during last year's mass protests. The demonstrations represent a spontaneous uprising for individual freedoms and honest government.
Global ViewpointRussia’s cyber weapons hit Ukraine: How to declare war without declaring warBy targeting the Ukrainian government with a cyber weapon, the Russians are able to effectively engage in an aggressive, kinetic act without actually declaring war, or other countries reacting like it is an act of war. This will not last forever.
- Global ViewpointRussia’s cyber weapons hit Ukraine: How to declare war without declaring war
By targeting the Ukrainian government with a cyber weapon, the Russians are able to effectively engage in an aggressive, kinetic act without actually declaring war, or other countries reacting like it is an act of war. This will not last forever.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePrayer for Ukraine, Russia, and the world community
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewThe health antidote to a heroin surgeAttorney General Eric Holder calls a rise in heroin use a 'health crisis.' He's right to focus on the health aspect – intervention, prevention, treatment. Addiction itself is not a crime but a cause for cure.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLove and Olympic gold shine in Japanese region hit by tsunami
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewAn energy lesson from Crimea crisisPlaying the petroleum card in world politics has a long history. But Russia's latest threat of gas cuts against Ukraine may finally push nations to embrace energy security and abundance as a peacemaking strategy.
The never-ending energy transitionEverything goes in the world of energy. We’re splitting atoms, wood, and hydrocarbons; tapping the heat of the planet and harnessing its wind and waves. We're harvesting sunshine, squeezing fuel out of corn and sugar cane, and fracturing shale. No one technology looks like it will carry the day.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Fetuses should be given 'certificate of life'; Can't put off climate change solutions; Will immigration reform hurt jobs?
Letters to the Editor for the March 3, 2014 weekly magazine:
If authorities issues a death certificate for Jahi McMath after diagnosing her as brain dead, it would be logical to issue a "certificate of life" for every fetus whose 'brain waves' be detected.
Scientific integrity weighs against premature claims that this winter's weird weather is a symptom of human-caused climate disruption. But a wait-and-see attitude may seal our doom.
Why do politicians want to reward employers who hired illegal workers, and why should their jobs receive special federal protection when the jobs of many Americans haven't.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveVisionaries and fueling the world's energy needs
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewUkraine crisis needs a balm of gratitudeInstead of ramping up threats over Ukraine and its Crimean Peninsula, all sides need to appreciate past achievements that drew them closer as peaceful nations.
OpinionRussia and the West are both being played by Ukraine's political elitesUkrainian political elites have repeatedly tried to fob off their failures onto Moscow and the West, while extorting maximal support from both. The West must make any cash handouts conditional on meeting protesters' demands for democratic reforms.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHappiness: how to have it
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewEach new SAT: a window on ideas of intelligenceThe College Board unveiled a new SAT Wednesday aimed at better assessing critical thinking in college applicants. Its changes reflect evolving notions among higher ed, computer labs, and brain-research institutes about human intelligence.
OpinionSeizing EU and US assets won't help Russia. It needs the investment.Russia’s upper house of parliament is considering measures that would allow it to seize the property and assets of European and US companies in the event of sanctions against Russia. The economic damage of such a self-defeating move should give the Russian leadership pause.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveAlice Herz-Sommer and the power of spiritual resilience
A Christian Science perspective: we can learn from the life of the world's oldest Holocaust survivor, who recently passed away, and whose life was commemorated in an Oscar-winning documentary.
The Monitor's ViewRescuing Nigeria from Islamic violenceRecent horrific killings by the radical group Boko Haram call for Nigerian leaders to learn lessons on how to curb armed conflict.
OpinionHumanitarian aid is the best, and only, solution for SyriaThe US and international community have run out of other options for addressing Syria’s bloody civil war. Greater humanitarian assistance can have a stabilizing effect, brings factions together, and paves the way for future cooperation. Without it, broken societies never mend.
