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   [### Dismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.](/USA/Education/2025/0307/dei-ban-university-of-texas-austin "Dismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.")

   [### Trump’s tariffs and job cuts fuel Main Street uncertainty](/Business/2025/0306/trump-tariffs-economy-jobs-uncertainty "Trump’s tariffs and job cuts fuel Main Street uncertainty")

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### Rebels with a robot: ‘Rule Breakers’ celebrates Afghan girls who dared to dream

A celebration of the bravery and ingenuity of the Afghan girls robotics team contrasts with the reality of Afghanistan’s women under Taliban repression.](/The-Culture/Movies/2025/0305/rule-breakers-afghan-girls-robotics-team-taliban "Rebels with a robot: ‘Rule Breakers’ celebrates Afghan girls who dared to dream")

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   [### Redefining security in a hostile world](/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0305/Taiwan-China-Ukraine-invasion-semiconductors "Redefining security in a hostile world")

   [### As Syrians struggle to rebuild, old US sanctions are a daunting hurdle](/World/Middle-East/2025/0305/syria-rebuild-sanctions-homes "As Syrians struggle to rebuild, old US sanctions are a daunting hurdle")

   [### Kenyan troops gave Haitians hope for security. Have they delivered?](/World/Americas/2025/0307/haiti-united-nations-kenya-police-gangs "Kenyan troops gave Haitians hope for security. Have they delivered?")

   [### Chinese leaders face slowing economy and rising citizen discontent](/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0307/china-economy-xi-beijing-unrest "Chinese leaders face slowing economy and rising citizen discontent")

   [Transformation

### As Syrians struggle to rebuild, old US sanctions are a daunting hurdle](/World/Middle-East/2025/0305/syria-rebuild-sanctions-homes "As Syrians struggle to rebuild, old US sanctions are a daunting hurdle")

   [### US moves on Ukraine make Europeans wonder: Is America an ally?](/World/Europe/2025/0306/europe-ukraine-us-transatlantic "US moves on Ukraine make Europeans wonder: Is America an ally?")

   [### When slash-and-burn plantation fires spread, these Indonesian women douse the flames](/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0306/indonesia-forest-fires-women-fighters "When slash-and-burn plantation fires spread, these Indonesian women douse the flames")

   [### Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.](/USA/Politics/2025/0305/sanctuary-state-colorado-ice-immigration "Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.")

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   [### LA area’s pets, and their owners, helped by progress in disaster response](/Environment/2025/0308/cats-horses-animal-rescue-LA-wildfire "LA area’s pets, and their owners, helped by progress in disaster response")

   [Safety

### As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own](/World/Europe/2025/0306/europe-ukraine-summit-brussels-security "As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own")

   [### Russia likes the US turn on Ukraine. But do Putin and Trump share an endgame?](/World/Europe/2025/0305/russia-putin-trump-ukraine-peace "Russia likes the US turn on Ukraine. But do Putin and Trump share an endgame?")

   [### After wild six weeks, Trump tells Congress ‘We are just getting started’](/USA/Politics/2025/0305/trump-speech-congress-tariffs "After wild six weeks, Trump tells Congress ‘We are just getting started’")

   [Justice

### Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crime](/World/Americas/2025/0304/mexico-gun-border-cartel-supreme-court "Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crime")

   [### Hatched! Baby eagles send spirits soaring for webcam viewers.](/Environment/2025/0304/bald-eaglets-nest-hatch-webcam "Hatched! Baby eagles send spirits soaring for webcam viewers.")

Perspectives

   [Humility

### Germany jumps mental hurdles](/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0307/Germany-jumps-mental-hurdles "Germany jumps mental hurdles")

   [Innovation

### The beauty in arguing over baseball umpires](/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0306/The-beauty-in-arguing-over-baseball-umpires "The beauty in arguing over baseball umpires")

   [Integrity

### When nations live by integrity](/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0304/When-nations-live-by-integrity "When nations live by integrity")

   [Community

### A dolphin trapped in a Florida waterway galvanized this cleanup team](/World/Making-a-difference/2025/0304/florida-hurricane-milton-waterway-warriors "A dolphin trapped in a Florida waterway galvanized this cleanup team")

   [Peace

### Drawing peace in Sudan](/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0303/Drawing-peace-in-Sudan "Drawing peace in Sudan")

A Christian Science Perspective

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### Loving the Tenth Commandment

](/Commentary/A-Christian-Science-Perspective/2025/0307/Loving-the-Tenth-Commandment "Loving the Tenth Commandment")

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   [Equality

### A civil rights activist on what ‘Eyes on the Prize III’ means at this moment](/The-Culture/TV/2025/0308/eyes-on-the-prize-iii-dream-defenders-agnew "A civil rights activist on what ‘Eyes on the Prize III’ means at this moment")

   [### Why does the US have daylight saving time? A look at efforts to ‘lock the clock.’](/The-Culture/2025/0305/daylight-saving-time-history-clock-switch "Why does the US have daylight saving time? A look at efforts to ‘lock the clock.’")

   [Equality

### Lia Block Q&A: Can F1 Academy pave the road for women in motorsports?](/The-Culture/TV/2025/0304/formula-one-f1-academy-drive-to-survive-lia-block "Lia Block Q&A: Can F1 Academy pave the road for women in motorsports?")

   [### The Bay of Fundy has the world’s highest tides. Just roll with it.](/The-Culture/2025/0228/bay-of-fundy-tides-tidal-bores "The Bay of Fundy has the world’s highest tides. Just roll with it.")

Movie Review

   [### Grab your hat and pack the marmalade: Paddington is headed to Peru](/The-Culture/Movies/2025/0213/paddington-bear-peru "Grab your hat and pack the marmalade: Paddington is headed to Peru")

Book Review

   [### Earth’s green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelions](/Books/Book-Reviews/2025/0307/paleontology-riley-black-when-the-earth-was-green "Earth’s green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelions")

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Safety

### As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own

](/World/Europe/2025/0306/europe-ukraine-summit-brussels-security "As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own")

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Peace

### Amid Gaza ceasefire’s uncertainty, Palestinians focus on survival

](/World/Middle-East/2025/0304/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-palestinian-survival "Amid Gaza ceasefire’s uncertainty, Palestinians focus on survival")

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### How will Europe defend itself? 3 ways Trump is forcing the continent to adapt.

](/USA/Military/2025/0303/ukraine-trump-zelenskyy-europe-security "How will Europe defend itself? 3 ways Trump is forcing the continent to adapt.")

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Hope

### Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with US

](/World/Europe/2025/0303/zelenskyy-trump-ukraine-mood "Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with US")

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Justice

### Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crime

](/World/Americas/2025/0304/mexico-gun-border-cartel-supreme-court "Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crime")

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### After wild six weeks, Trump tells Congress ‘We are just getting started’

](/USA/Politics/2025/0305/trump-speech-congress-tariffs "After wild six weeks, Trump tells Congress ‘We are just getting started’")

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    ### Dismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.

    ](/USA/Education/2025/0307/dei-ban-university-of-texas-austin "Dismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.")

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    Safety

    ### As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own

    ](/World/Europe/2025/0306/europe-ukraine-summit-brussels-security "As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own")

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    Freedom

    ### Why Florida and almost half of US states are enshrining a right to hunt and fish

    ](/Environment/2024/1213/fishing-hunting-state-constitution-florida "Why Florida and almost half of US states are enshrining a right to hunt and fish")

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    ### Hegseth is in trouble. That doesn’t mean RFK Jr., Gabbard, or Patel will face the same.

    ](/USA/Politics/2024/1206/trump-hegseth-defense-secretary-senate "Hegseth is in trouble. That doesn’t mean RFK Jr., Gabbard, or Patel will face the same.")

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    ### Chinese leaders face slowing economy and rising citizen discontent

    ](/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0307/china-economy-xi-beijing-unrest "Chinese leaders face slowing economy and rising citizen discontent")

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    ### US moves on Ukraine make Europeans wonder: Is America an ally?

    ](/World/Europe/2025/0306/europe-ukraine-us-transatlantic "US moves on Ukraine make Europeans wonder: Is America an ally?")

Special Projects

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### Rebuilding trust

Can trust bring connection and hope to help us find common ground in a divided world? Without trust, suspicion begets friction, division, and immobility. Today, too many realms are seeing trust deficits grow: between citizens, across racial lines, in government. This special project explores through global news stories how polarized parties are navigating times of mistrust and how we can learn to build trust in each other.](https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Topics/News-and-Values?id=152)

   [Special Series

### The Climate Generation: Born into crisis, building solutions

Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution—powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation. This special series focuses on the roles of those born since 1989, when recognition of children's rights and the spike of global temperatures began to intersect. The stories include vivid Monitor photography, and are written from Indigenous Northern Canada, Bangladesh, Namibia, Barbados, and the United States.](/Environment/Topics/The-Climate-Generation)

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Monitor Conversation Live: Civility and Trust

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In this 30-minute program, Mark Sappenfield, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, sits down with Alexandra Hudson, author of "The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves." They discuss the intersection of trust and civility and explore ways to build these qualities in our everyday lives.

Preserving the history of America's first Black library

### Preserving the history of America's first Black library

When librarian Natalie Woods first held the papers of Thomas Fountain Blue, they changed her life. Now, she is working to preserve the pioneering Black librarian's legacy in Louisville, Kentucky.

Miyawaki: a little forest with a towering task

### Miyawaki: a little forest with a towering task

A Japanese method of planting fast-growing native forests is spreading worldwide. In the U.S., it has brought “grounded hope” to one of its practitioners, and nurtured a sense of community around its sites.

Women in ‘deconstruction’ harvest value, and help one another

### Women in ‘deconstruction’ harvest value, and help one another

This team disassembles buildings that need to be razed, reclaiming quality materials – and advancing women and gender minorities in a long-exclusionary field.

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