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PJs or pinstripes? The tradeoffs of tele-workYahoo's Marissa Mayer and other CEOs have called a time-out on telecommuting. It's clear that just as some workers thrive on their own and some need to be in an office, some types work are better done in isolation and others in collaboration. It's also clear that telecommuting is only going to increase in the years to come.
To invest or not to invest? The eternal questionInvesting is an individual decision. How you view the stock market depends on where you are in your earnings cycle and what your past experience has been. The only thing the market may be telling everyone right now is that the bad old days of the last decade appear to be over.
OpinionObama and South Korea's President Park must agree on North Korea policyAs President Obama meets today with South Korea's President Park Geun-hye, how closely they agree on policy toward North Korea and whether they establish a good working relationship will be key to dealing with an increasingly dangerous new leadership in Pyongyang.
OpinionWhy America's 'hacker generation' can thrive as teachersMany teachers aren’t feeling much love this Teacher Appreciation Day. But I still believe it is possible to be a good teacher in America – and worth the effort to try. The shift toward data-driven instruction and innovation creates an environment where the 'hacker generation' can thrive.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Indie booksellers must adapt; Bloomberg money vs. NRA members
Letters to the Editor for the May 6, 2013 weekly print issue: Independent booksellers also need to be active participants in the e-book world; In the gun debate, Mayor Bloomberg's wealth is giving him an outsized influence over the NRA's 4.5 million members.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe joy of running in Boston
A Christian Science perspective: A runner reflects on the right to run with joy in Boston or in any other place.
The Monitor's ViewIsraeli strike in Syria tips a civil war toward a global responseThe Israeli strike in Syria represents a regional escalation that should push the UN or West to find a way to prevent a collapse of Syrian society. But first, the world must decide what would fill Syria's void. Democracy?
OpinionIn Africa, the best 'charity' is aid for businessThe traditional approach to solving Africa’s problems through aid has created a cycle of dependency. A better approach is to use donor subsidies to fund private, for-profit ventures. Those ventures create systemic and sustainable change in the community.
OpinionUS intervention in Syria must be legitimate in eyes of international lawIsraeli air strikes on Damascus and the conflicting reports on the use of chemical weapons (sarin gas) may complicate President Obama's decision on intervention in Syria. The US must consider the international laws of war before taking any action.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWatching out for security and finding it within
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewDespite stalled Arab Spring, Muslim nations grasp for democracyElections in Pakistan and Malaysia show step-by-step progress to reconcile Islam with secular values of elected government.
OpinionThinking through options on North KoreaAs history shows, new nuclear states such as North Korea usually probe the limits of their power and test how other international actors respond. But consider this: Once escalation starts, it can be extremely difficult to control.
A Christian Science PerspectiveUnconditional loveA Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewIn postelection Venezuela, why nonviolence must winSince its flawed April 14 presidential election, Venezuela has experienced violence over opposition demands for a vote recount. Pro-democracy forces must keep the moral high ground of nonviolence to avoid another Syria.
OpinionObama, Peña Nieto must save a vital part of effort to fight drug traffickingMexico is radically changing the way it cooperates with the US to fight drug trafficking. When President Obama meets with President Peña Nieto today, the two must find a way to save the US-Mexico working groups that have led to arrests in both countries.
OpinionAmerica can't afford the real cost of GuantánamoThe consequences of ignoring Guantánamo, its abuses, and its hunger strikers are foreboding – for the prisoners and for America. President Obama must release prisoners with no case against them, move the rest to US courts to be charged and tried, and finally close the detention facility.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe triumph of spiritual might
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewImmigration bill and Obama's trip to Mexico: Why the two are linkedPresident Obama's trip to Mexico will help better integrate the two economies. And a piece of the Senate immigration-reform bill focuses on integrating the mainly Mexican population of undocumented immigrants. Each country must respect the other's sensitivities on these two integrations.
OpinionA blueprint for women architects to overcome doubt, discriminationAn online campaign to have the work of architect Denise Scott Brown recognized by the Pritzker Architecture Prize committee has shed light on the ongoing struggles of women in architecture. Women must push themselves to 'lean in' more to fight internal and external obstacles.
OpinionSix ways to boost electric vehiclesGetting more American drivers into electric vehicles carries both environmental and national security benefits. But to get Americans to really buy EVs, the Obama administration needs to learn from the past and plan better today.
