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Monitor Conversation Live: Civility and Trust

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

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

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

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

On eve of election, Canada’s Tories try to prove they’re ready to confront Trump

‘We must hold on.’ Ukrainians steel themselves amid Russian barrage.

Russia and the US seem near a Ukraine peace deal. Kyiv’s role may be moot.

Hugs of mercy in a Texas courtroom

When government promises are broken, how is trust restored?

Pope Francis focused on ‘this world.’ He angered some, and inspired many others.

In US-Iran nuclear talks, a hesitant step out of a high-stakes impasse

Weaponizing water: India threatens Pakistan over tourist deaths in Kashmir

Disarray at Pentagon puts spotlight on civilian leadership’s crucial role

Antisemitism reaches 45-year high in US. It’s ‘the canary in the coal mine.’

Tariffs are jamming the US-China supply chain. Who that hits first.

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Grafting for chocolate in Peru, and going after invasive species in New Zealand

‘Make America Healthy Again’: A movement rallies around RFK Jr.’s agenda

Hate chased a Holocaust survivor off TikTok. His message is still: Seek hope.

Trump’s ‘quick fix’ approach to diplomacy slow to yield results

What USAID cuts mean for Peru as it battles cartels on coca, gold trade

The European Union has wealth and people. Why isn’t it more competitive?

How integrity drives Sri Lanka’s reforms

Kenya embraces refugees as partners

In postwar Ethiopia, a stand on higher ground

Spring verse offers a poetic refuge in tempestuous times

The climate legacy of a pope and a patriarch

Forgiveness that frees

These migrants took a legal pathway into the US. Now they reinvest in their homeland.

Massachusetts loves its small farms. Will that be enough to save them?

‘As Panamanian as you can get.’ How dim sum became a national treasure.

Gear up for a costumed joyride through Tuscany – handlebar mustache optional

‘The Friend’ gives Naomi Watts a terrific co-star. Yes, he’s a Great Dane.

America’s 13 Colonies didn’t fight the Revolution by themselves

Hate chased a Holocaust survivor off TikTok. His message is still: Seek hope.

Why Harvard and other colleges are fighting for ‘essential freedom’

Russia and the US seem near a Ukraine peace deal. Kyiv’s role may be moot.

Panama accepted asylum-seekers the US didn’t want. Then its troubles began.

The European Union has wealth and people. Why isn’t it more competitive?

Pope Francis focused on ‘this world.’ He angered some, and inspired many others.

Russia and the US seem near a Ukraine peace deal. Kyiv’s role may be moot.

Weaponizing water: India threatens Pakistan over tourist deaths in Kashmir

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

Antisemitism reaches 45-year high in US. It’s ‘the canary in the coal mine.’

They wanted to build affordable housing. The town took their land.

Why Harvard and other colleges are fighting for ‘essential freedom’

Rebuilding trust

The Climate Generation: Born into crisis, building solutions

Monitor Conversation Live: Civility and Trust

Preserving the history of America's first Black library

Miyawaki: a little forest with a towering task

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

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