Slowly, the law is catching up with internet trolling. Also: why the United States is not heading towards a second Civil War, how smoking laws succeed at the local level, and one reporter’s musings on a dinner of camel stew in the Sahara desert. Join the Monitor's Arthur Bright and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
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Carroll Spinney, better known as Big Bird, is retiring this week from “Sesame Street.” His last day of filming is today – for the 50th anniversary episodes of the show. Also: our five stories, including an era of surging activism, furor over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, and the future of fracking in Colorado. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Clay Collins for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
“What’s wrong with democracy?” is a common question these days. We’ve asked it ourselves. No matter your political bent, there’s a fear that politics has become so polarized that democracy might be broken. Also: our five stories for the day, including the complicated narrative of the Khashoggi affair, the reputation of Russia’s intelligence agencies, and demand for more early childhood education. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
If you remember the ’70s, you remember Sears. It was where your dad went for tools, your best friend’s mom bought clothes for the family, and where everybody shopped for a Kenmore stove or refrigerator. Also: our five stories, including a look at the deeper strategic US-China conflict, Arab women in Israel running for office, and how art revived an Italian town. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
How should nations address migration? Our new series, “On the move: the faces, places, and politics of migration,” will share a variety of perspectives in pivotal places across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Also: our five stories, including worker activism, rethinking how we address climate change, and the Monitor’s new “Perception Gaps” podcast. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Clay Collins for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
For the first time in 10,000 years, the majority of humankind is no longer poor or vulnerable to falling into poverty. That's big. And that's progress. Also: how hurricane Michael could affect Florida's high stake midterms, a potential end to the dollar's rule as global currency, and how China's clampdown on the internet could ripple beyond its borders. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
What if we retired the word “bullying”? It’s a bold suggestion, especially during Bullying Prevention Month. But setting aside the word is exactly what expert and veteran administrator Jim Dillon suggested in a column last week. Also: our five stories, including Iran’s growing tension between the rich and poor, the nuances of political speech, and the battle against misinformation. Join the Monitor's Kim Campbell and Eoin O’Carroll for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Youths in Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and India are more optimistic about their futures than those in Germany, Great Britain, France, or Sweden. From a certain perspective, those poll results might seem somewhat surprising. Also: our five stories for the day, which look at the larger lessons from a journalist’s disappearance in Turkey, a shifting sense of identity in Quebec, and heaping plate of self-worth. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
A hurricane is spinning up in the Gulf. Preparations at the Florida’s Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office include: Time-off canceled for all personnel. Check. Backup generator fueled up. Check. Trespass warning issued to Jim Cantore. Check. That’s right, The Weather Channel meteorologist is so synonymous with hurricanes, that this sheriff’s office is covering all its bases. Also: the quest for justice in Chicago, the corporate ethics of climate change, and how our correspondent challenges stereotypes about Africa. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Privilege and power again ran through US news headlines in a week that happens to end exactly one year since the day #MeToo accelerated worldwide. Also: our five stories for your Friday, including a look at a key test of the power of bipartisan appeal and at how laser mapping technology is quietly changing how we see the world. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
