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4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies The catastrophic impact of climate change – especially on the developing world – is not inevitable. Here are four cutting-edge tools to anticipate and minimize the damage from natural disasters.
OpinionHow the GOP convention could help – and harm – Mitt RomneyThough news of hurricane Isaac hangs like a dark cloud over the delayed Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney still stands to benefit from the event in a couple key ways.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveOnly Love's atmosphere
Prayer can bring calm to a storm – and even to political campaigns.
The Monitor's ViewNeil Armstrong: A giant leap for modestyThe humility of Neil Armstrong after his moonwalk is a model for a balanced approach to giving credit for great achievements.
Convention watch: The speech's the thingBegun as a reform movement in the 19th-century United States, political conventions do little real party business today. Their one redeeming virtue? They are a showcase for political speech.
OpinionIn shunning African refugees, Israel ignores Exodus' call not to 'oppress the stranger'More than 60,000 Africans mostly from Eritrea, Sudan, and South Sudan have come to Israel fleeing harsh dictatorships, oil conflicts, and genocide. Israel must stop the inhumane deportations and unjust detention of these migrants and instead implement a comprehensive refugee policy.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveConventions, justice, and mercy
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewLessons of Lance Armstrong doping scandalThe Lance Armstrong doping scandal, which means he will be stripped of his Tour de France awards, should push the anti-doping effort to a new level. Like the Penn State scandal, sports entities – and fans – must look at the culture of fame and money that drives many sports.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow God sees you
A Christian Science perspective.
OpinionAfter Penn State scandal, Congress should make NCAA put students, education firstIn light of the scandal at Penn State, which reveals how big-time college sports often overwhelm the core values of higher education, Congress should closely examine whether the NCAA is running a not-for-profit enterprise or a commercial entertainment empire.
The Monitor's ViewObama-Romney debate can't avoid 'nation-building'Recent presidents campaigned against nation-building only to take it up as necessary for what defines America's ideals and strategic interests. Voters need to hear what Romney and Obama would do differently.
OpinionWe're not colorblind. The only thing we're blind to is our unconscious biases.New studies show that referees call more penalties against players wearing black and judges issue harsher sentences to darker-skinned African-American women. If we can become more aware of our unconscious biases, we can use our logic thinking to override them.
OpinionAfter Todd Akin comments: Why women – and men – still need feminismMy students' Who Needs Feminism online campaign is reclaiming feminism as an umbrella for dialogue on issues that affect all of us. And it holds the potential to effect real change, especially in the face of Todd Akin's shockingly misinformed and misogynist statements.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveClarity about God when innocents are killed
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewMisdeal on Internet poker gamblingA federal court ruling that poker is mainly a game of skill and thus not gambling could steer Congress down the wrong path of approving Internet gaming.
OpinionHow to arrest Julian Assange without violating international lawBritish authorities forcefully entering the Embassy of Ecuador in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge would not only be illegal but also set a frightening precedent, putting embassies around the world at risk. Thankfully, Britain has other options.
OpinionCongress must reform immigration laws that send top STEM graduates to ChinaBecause of bureaucracy and delays, America is losing its top foreign-born job creators – particularly those in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) – to competitors abroad. In the global war for talent, the US has every advantage except one: its immigration laws.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePrayer for Syrian refugees
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewThe 'light' touch to curb urban killingRecent murders in cities like Boston that already have used new crime-fighting methods call for more individuals to put a caring light on gang crime in their communities.
OpinionWhy Paul Ryan is no Ayn Rand on Social SecurityMitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan deserves credit for trying to tackle the coming entitlement crisis. But whatever you can say about his plan for Social Security, you cannot ascribe it to Ayn Rand. Rand did not want to save Social Security; she wanted to end it.
