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What's in a name? Castro-less Cuba may not mean a changed one.
It's tempting to think of a dramatic before-and-after for Cuba as it experiences a rare change of leadership today. But that is likely out of touch with how most Cubans will experience the change – a reminder that to alter course after more than six decades of revolution takes more than a single new face.
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An overlooked threat: role of guns in US domestic violence
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What should be done for women who feel silenced at home in the face of threats? This piece offers more to consider in discussions about gun violence – and #MeToo.
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On clean air, some big gains – but some old battles renewed
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Maintaining forward momentum often requires diligence. Scientists are trying to fend off public complacency about pollution by highlighting factors that may impact further progress.
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The messaging app at the heart of the Kremlin’s struggle for control
Russia’s reported online prowess leads us to believe that the country is a master of digital space. But this story suggests that at home, the opposite is true.
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Difference-maker
As migration to South Africa swells, he bridges cultural divides
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Sometimes, the vision for how to use compassion and mutual understanding to support migrants and refugees is clear, as it was for this "ultimate ambassador of all Africans."
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We think it is time to rethink the news.
News is essential. It is the fuel for a thriving democracy. It takes us to places and introduces us to people we never imagined. It defends our rights and values.
Over the Monitor’s 108-year history, we’ve built a legacy of high-quality, distinctive journalism because we recognize that news is more than facts. It’s the story of how we are each trying to make our homes, communities, and nations better. What matters are the values and ideals that drive us, not just the who, what, when, and where of the news.
When we understand that, we understand the world, and one another, better.
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We challenge conventional thinking. As forces from politics to social media try to break us into competing tribes – political, racial, or economic – together we’ll rethink the question, “Who is my neighbor?”
We listen to you. We need you to hold us accountable – to keep us honest and grounded. To inspire us with what inspires you. Together, we can build a community of people who ask more from news.
We will change how you see news. News must be accurate and trustworthy, but facts alone can miss the whole story – the story of us. We are much better than much of today’s news portrays us to be. We will have the courage to look into both the best and the worst in us – and not to blame, but to demand better.
Journalism can be a force for good – for inspiration and progress. But only if we all make it so.
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Maple syrup inc.: Vermont’s maple syrup tradition goes high tech, high finance
In the past decade, the Vermont maple syrup industry has boomed, bringing outside investors, private equity firms, and a host of new challenges and opportunities to the Green Mountain State.
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The girls who took over a town in rural India
Development experts around the world are increasingly focused on girls as a linchpin of economic and social progress. In Thennamadevi, though, teen girls have taken action on their own, improving their village with a speed that would make any official envious.
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Is Germany’s bold new law a way to clean up the internet or is it stifling free expression?
In the struggle to deal with the explosion of abusive and hateful content on social media sites, Germany is staking out one of the most aggressive and far-reaching positions of any country in the world – and is being closely watched as a result.
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Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status
Many low-income students who are the first generation in their families to go to college feel pressure to succeed and grapple with one of the most difficult transitions in a modern, developed society – moving from one socioeconomic class to another.
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Here comes the esports revolution – are video gamers the Tom Bradys of tomorrow?
Investors, the news media, and academia are all beginning to recognize that interactive gaming lies at a confluence of evolving technology and shifting demographics that is transforming entertainment.
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Two mothers, a son’s death, and the struggle for forgiveness
Giselle Mörch realized how much the concept of forgiveness had always been an abstraction for her. But now, confronted with the call to forgive in a way she could never have imagined, it has become something more wrenching and tumultuous, she says.
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