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Five years in Iraq

On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, progress is slow but violence is down. A three-part series on the war�s effects looks at where things stand after five years.

The Mediterranean: A Sea Under Siege

In a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.

2008: A look ahead

After surveying its correspondents around the world, Monitor editors identified eight themes likely to drive news events in the coming year.

Latin America's new gospel

Pentecostals are bringing a fresh, can-do approach to some of the region's most stubborn social ills: poverty, violence, and gender inequality.
An occasional series

Africa's AIDS orphans

An occasional series on two families who reached out.
An occasional series

The Candidates: Faith & Values

Heading into Election 2008, the Monitor profiles the candidates through the lens of their core convictions - through their values, worldviews, and, when applicable, religious faiths.
07.22.07

Celebrities in Africa

Does the help exceed the hype?
07.27.07

Darfur and the fight for water

The competition for water in Sudan's Darfur region can be a life or death struggle.

Hot action, cool costs

This summer you don't have to break the bank to enjoy professional sports competition at its best.
06.21.07

The rain forest's vanishing species

Amphibians are vanishing from Costa Rica's nature preserves. They are among the first of the estimated 25 percent of species that may disappear this century. Can humans design ways to help?
06.27.07

Is China good for Africa?

Lessons from Sudan: Examining China's activities with the country that is No. 1 on Foreign Policy magazine's 2007 global index of "failed states."
06.06.07

Shiites rising

The Monitor's Scott Peterson reports from Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq on the unprecedented influence Shiites have gained in the Middle East and the world.
08.29.06

Katrina: Sea change on the Gulf

One year after hurricane Katrina devastated America's Gulf Coast, the region faces an uneven recovery, but it also glimpses opportunity.
10.23.06

Africa after war: Paths to forgiveness

As war-ravaged African nations seek reconciliation, a conundrum looms: How to redress past atrocities and yet heal and move forward.

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Monitor Reports

Pat Murphy hosts today's podcast with Monitor reporters from around the world.


Pat Murphy

In today's podcast, we have reports on the Chinese earthquake, the special congressional runoff election in Mississippi, inflation impacting discretionary spending and how researching humpback whales led to a new energy-efficient item.

Photos of the Day
The best photos from May 14, 2008.

CAMPAIGN '08 Patchwork Nation
The American voter beyond red and blue

BOOKS When innocence and guilt intertwine
Past and present overlap in Louise Erdrich's lyrical new novel.

Daily podcast

Monitor Reports

Pat Murphy hosts today's podcast with Monitor reporters from around the world.


Today

Pat Murphy

Today's podcast features a report on Burmese cyclone survivors, Iranian influence in Iraq, President Bush's trip to Israel and a new law affecting taco trucks in Los Angeles.






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