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International news organization covering global and local headlines. Founded in 1908. Winner of 7 Pulitzers & 14 Overseas Press Awards.
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Will The U.S. and Canada have a deal on tariffs by August 1st? Watch a U.S. panel, including The Christian Science Monitor's Linda Feldmann discuss the the current deal-making in this CBC News Network program. Video link found in the comments. 👉
July 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Will The U.S. and Canada have a deal on tariffs by August 1st? Watch a U.S. panel, including The Christian Science Monitor's Linda Feldmann discuss the the current deal-making in this CBC News Network program. Video link found in the comments. 👉
Is “Severance” - nominated for 27 Emmy awards - the greatest exploration of work-life imbalance ever filmed? In its satirical moments, the series raises questions about what makes work – and, indeed, life – meaningful. 👉 Find two related story links in comments.
July 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Is “Severance” - nominated for 27 Emmy awards - the greatest exploration of work-life imbalance ever filmed? In its satirical moments, the series raises questions about what makes work – and, indeed, life – meaningful. 👉 Find two related story links in comments.
The L.A. Press Club has presented 1st place awards to The Christian Science Monitor team of writer Francine Kiefer and photographer Melanie Stetson Freeman. The story reports on what happens when Chinese migrants cross the Mexican border. Their encounters at US ports of entry skyrocketed in 2023.
June 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The L.A. Press Club has presented 1st place awards to The Christian Science Monitor team of writer Francine Kiefer and photographer Melanie Stetson Freeman. The story reports on what happens when Chinese migrants cross the Mexican border. Their encounters at US ports of entry skyrocketed in 2023.
To lull my kids in the car on hectic days, I crank up the real classics – think Bach, Chopin, and Mozart. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
June 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
To lull my kids in the car on hectic days, I crank up the real classics – think Bach, Chopin, and Mozart. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
In Marottichal, every home has a chessboard – and two-thirds of residents play the game. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
June 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In Marottichal, every home has a chessboard – and two-thirds of residents play the game. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
As the Senate takes up the House One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some Republicans question if it favors rich people over the party’s working-class base. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/Business/...
June 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
As the Senate takes up the House One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some Republicans question if it favors rich people over the party’s working-class base. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/Business/...
After a lifetime on the road, my books finally got the storybook ending they deserved – and so did I. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
June 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
After a lifetime on the road, my books finally got the storybook ending they deserved – and so did I. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/The-Cultu...
States are now more involved in tracking student data, but with the extent of a federal role increasingly less clear, the door is opening for talk of reform. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educa...
June 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
States are now more involved in tracking student data, but with the extent of a federal role increasingly less clear, the door is opening for talk of reform. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educa...
Steve Bannon warns Trump against heavy US involvement in Iran 👉 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Polit...
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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President Donald Trump’s new travel ban draws on lessons from his first term. He cites national security justification for the restrictions, while critics point to legal and moral problems. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justi...
June 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
President Donald Trump’s new travel ban draws on lessons from his first term. He cites national security justification for the restrictions, while critics point to legal and moral problems. 👉 www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justi...
If you are a fan of great feature writing, head to the stories of Ken Makin, Ira Porter, and Cameron Pugh. SJF announced that the three earned 3rd prize in the category, Inclusion & Representation in Features. You can find links to their stories in the comments.
May 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you are a fan of great feature writing, head to the stories of Ken Makin, Ira Porter, and Cameron Pugh. SJF announced that the three earned 3rd prize in the category, Inclusion & Representation in Features. You can find links to their stories in the comments.
Love great movie reviews? Peter Rainer is the reviewer to follow. He was the first-place winner of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features prize. Awards are not new to Peter. He’s a 3-time LA Press Club award-winner and a 1998 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Find his reviews here: bit.ly/43L4BwY
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Love great movie reviews? Peter Rainer is the reviewer to follow. He was the first-place winner of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features prize. Awards are not new to Peter. He’s a 3-time LA Press Club award-winner and a 1998 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Find his reviews here: bit.ly/43L4BwY
TRUST—New projects cultivate accountability and community cooperation on education by tying funding to verifiable results.
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May 29, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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TRUST—The MSPCA’s Boston community outreach unit has a nonjudgmental approach to forming partnerships.
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May 29, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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TRUST—Public service means genuinely wanting good for others, says Michael Wear, author of “The Spirit of Our Politics.”
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May 28, 2024 at 2:25 PM
TRUST—Public service means genuinely wanting good for others, says Michael Wear, author of “The Spirit of Our Politics.”
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TRUST—When the culture wars erupted in two small towns in the Pacific Northwest, citizens formed an alliance to work on common ground in their community.
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May 28, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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TRUST—The U.S. has faced setbacks to its standing and influence in Africa, losing out to China and Russia. A perennial concern on the continent has been, will the U.S. deliver on what it promised? Hosting Kenya’s leader offers a path forward.
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May 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
TRUST—The U.S. has faced setbacks to its standing and influence in Africa, losing out to China and Russia. A perennial concern on the continent has been, will the U.S. deliver on what it promised? Hosting Kenya’s leader offers a path forward.
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TRUST—Election-related fraud is very rare. And safeguards are in place for mailed ballots. Yet distrust in the system remains high among Republican voters.
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May 21, 2024 at 2:58 PM
TRUST—Election-related fraud is very rare. And safeguards are in place for mailed ballots. Yet distrust in the system remains high among Republican voters.
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TRUST—Despite sparring over tariffs and myriad security disputes, the U.S. and China forge ties on two shared threats with touches of personal warmth and respect.
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May 21, 2024 at 2:57 PM
TRUST—Despite sparring over tariffs and myriad security disputes, the U.S. and China forge ties on two shared threats with touches of personal warmth and respect.
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TRUST—Mondragón, Spain, is the home of an innovative cooperative that uses capitalism to provide a different and more equitable vision of economic success.
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May 15, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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TRUST—Media scrambled to get Afghan colleagues out after the Taliban takeover. The Monitor had some success, but some remain. This is their story.
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May 14, 2024 at 2:04 PM
TRUST—Media scrambled to get Afghan colleagues out after the Taliban takeover. The Monitor had some success, but some remain. This is their story.
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TRUST—As we stooped down to pick up litter, my neighbors and I rose above our partisan differences.
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May 9, 2024 at 3:17 PM
TRUST—As we stooped down to pick up litter, my neighbors and I rose above our partisan differences.
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TRUST—At many universities, finding solutions to Middle East issues relies on what higher education does best: provide instead safe places for thinkers to discover and share ideas among equals.
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May 9, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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TRUST—Declining trust in news media is partly about navigating a tsunami of digital content. Do people want unbiased news? How do they judge quality?
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May 8, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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TRUST—A project to restore salmon runs in Northern California redefines how communities care for nature and each other.
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May 8, 2024 at 1:50 PM
TRUST—A project to restore salmon runs in Northern California redefines how communities care for nature and each other.
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