Commentary | From the Editors
An earlier invocation of the Alien Enemies ActThe 1798 Alien Enemies Act has been used to devastating effect in the past in the United States. Now, as President Trump employs the law to speed up deportations, it's facing legal battles.
A society grapples with its identityBangladesh emerged last summer from autocratic rule through a student-led revolt. Less than a year later, its diverse communities are engaged in a vibrant contest over what kind of country they hope to build.
When courage meets candor: Lessons from the Civil Rights MovementIn the face of divisive rhetoric and a societal shift away from diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s have a lesson to share about perseverance and honesty.
Safety, balance, tolerance, and coexistenceRewilding efforts are often fueled by a desire to right an ecological wrong. But an ecosystem is not a vacuum, and reintroducing animals to the wild often means that people must, once again, learn to live with them.
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Reclaiming language as an act of restorationA person’s native language carries the key to their patterns of thinking and ways of making sense of the world. For societies emerging from systems of repression, reclaiming language is an act of restoration.
A tribute to the Monitor’s ‘everything editor’There are leaders who encourage their team to be more than the sum of its parts. The Monitor newsroom has benefitted from one such leader for over 30 years.
Finding the power to fuel our connected worldMassive data processing warehouses are gobbling up land to support “the cloud.” This is a story about progress, balance – and all of us.
Making sense of disruptionThe Trump administration’s actions tend to incite immediate fear from critics or jubilation from supporters. In reality, it is too soon to tell what lasting impact of his policies will have on the country.
Amid a torrent of news, eddies of calmIn the first months of 2025, important news from the U.S. political sphere has dominated the headlines. But equally as critical are the stories that don't plaster the front page.
A new editor, an enduring commitmentThe Monitor’s new editor details the organization’s steadfast commitment to truth and the vision of founder Mary Baker Eddy “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”
Now showing: The finest movie house memoriesStreaming has made it easier than ever to watch Oscar-nominated films. But there's still nothing like piling into a community movie house.
Training for a job you hope never to performAt a nuclear training facility in Wyoming, Monitor reporters stepped into the world of America’s nuclear missileers – and were confronted with a lesson in empathy.
An opening in Syria for journalistsAccess to Syria for Western journalists was always complicated. Now, journalists are entering the country by the hundreds – and wondering what the future of press freedom will look like under a new government.
When reporters become part of the storyAs wildfires ripped across California, Monitor journalists who live in Greater Los Angeles share their own experiences of a historic conflagration.
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