The Christian Science Monitor

08/23/2025

Ford has a stunning goal: a small electric pickup priced below $30,000. The company seeks a new “Model T moment,” responding to competition from China more than to Washington politics.

08/22/2025

On a visit to the Equal Justice Initiative’s sculpture park, our columnist’s 7-year-old asked, “Dad, why do those Black people have chains on them?” Ken Makin thought about that trip after reading President Trump’s order of a review of America’s museums.

08/22/2025

Georgia’s Folkston detention center will be one of the nation’s largest deportation centers. But a local economy boost could come at a steep cost.

08/22/2025

Donald Trump’s tendency to change his mind and trust his instincts has led foreign leaders to try appealing to his personal feelings, not geopolitics.

08/22/2025

Sending federal troops to Washington to guard a city with falling crime rates has raised questions. Experts say community investment is more effective.

08/22/2025

More than two decades after 9/11 and years of anti-Islam stereotypes, the city’s voters are leaning toward a candidate favored for his policies, without concern about his faith. Violent extremists may have lost a recruiting message.

08/22/2025

After a week of summits around peace for Ukraine, Russia is holding firm to its demands. While the White House suggests that progress is being made on a deal, Russian observers say the Kremlin is content to wait Kyiv out.

08/21/2025

Deportation is always traumatic, but one couple has enjoyed social media success recounting the unexpected blessings of making their home in Mexico.

08/21/2025

An era of abundant low-cost imports faces a reckoning – but not necessarily an end – as the Trump tariffs take hold. America’s long pivot from thrift toward consumption is deeply ingrained. So are the economics of global supply chains.

08/21/2025

Art can help build bridges between rivals – or, in the case of India and Pakistan, to remind audiences how much culture the two nations still share. But in times of fighting, it’s often one of the first things to go.

08/21/2025

Its faltering economy almost sank Europe a decade ago. Now, by combating corruption and fake statistics through Herculean reforms, it is paying off debts and enjoying a world-class stock market.

Its faltering economy almost sunk Europe a decade ago. Now, by combating corruption and fake statistics through Herculean reforms, it is paying off debts and enjoying a world-class stock market.

08/20/2025

Traditionally, Hindu priests are male and Brahmin. Ranjan Ravaliya is neither. And younger women, especially from immigrant families, are seeking her out to perform their wedding ceremonies. Part of our series on women of faith.