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The crisis chancellor: How Merkel changed Germany – and the world

Vaccine mandates: How sincere is a ‘sincerely held belief’?

A national model? How Virginia is improving landlord-tenant relations.

The battle to save Earth’s largest tree from California’s wildfires

Why end of Afghan war is not end of US-led nation building

For some seniors, pandemic trials have brought renewal

Focus

Is Joe Manchin holding democracy hostage? His colleagues won’t say.

Points of Progress

Environmental justice at work: From New Jersey water to Indonesian air

Monday, Sept. 20 issue
Amelia Newcomb
Managing Editor
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Senate parliamentarian: $3.5T bill can't fund citizenship pathway

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Indian farmers learn how to revive soil contaminated by mines

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Pro-Kremlin party leads State Duma election, in early results

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US closes a Mexico-Texas border crossing, deports Haitians

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Trailblazing tourist spaceflight circled globe before Atlantic splashdown

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Submarine deal, drone error, pandemic: Multiple challenges test Biden

Perspectives
The Monitor's View

A revival of public art as freedom from a pandemic

The Monitor's View

New ways to curb climate migration

The Monitor's View

How a dinner in Paris guards Europe’s values

What a childhood prank taught me about people

The Monitor's View

Celebrating a well-rooted Israeli-Arab deal

A Christian Science Perspective

Embrace the wilderness

Arts and Culture

Is ‘Persuasion’ the Jane Austen story we all need right now?

Students from abroad are back. What that means to the US.

Titian paintings reunite after centuries apart. How receptive are museumgoers?

Going ‘bold’: How the pandemic is changing New York’s Lincoln Center

Movie Review

‘On Broadway’ filmmaker explores the pull of the stage

Book Review

A leader of the civil rights movement that you’ve never heard of

Special Projects
Finding Resilience

Adapting in the face of adversity

Trials test our strength, test our resolve. But we are remarkably resilient. These are the stories of those facing enormous challenges and finding ways forward with grace and growth.
Stronger: A Podcast

What women lost to the pandemic – and how they're winning it back

Over six episodes, we bring you stories from women in Las Vegas, one of the hardest hit economies in the country. Their experiences capture the challenges women have faced as well as their courage, strength, and resilience.
Series

Back to Class: How schools can rebound

In this series of stories, news outlets from around the U.S. explore how schools and districts have embraced best practices for the return to school.
Multimedia
Legacy of 9/11: By the numbers

Legacy of 9/11: By the numbers

Defining 2020 with our photos

Defining 2020 with our photos

Every stitch tells a story: a Black quilter confronts injustice

Every stitch tells a story: a Black quilter confronts injustice

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A centuries-old artistic tradition among Black women, quilting draws new attention amid a national reckoning on race.
COVID-19 is making work more accessible for many Americans

COVID-19 is making work more accessible for many Americans