The Stolen Wealth of Slavery” traces the financial profits from enslaved labor, which fueled the rise of Northern banking institutions – some of which still exist.

Climate change is a complicated subject. Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert breaks it down in “H Is for Hope,” an illustrated ...

A year ago, Sam Schultz was enjoying retirement in this remote, high-desert community that hugs California’s border with Mexico.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...

Successful protest movements need unity and clarity. Israel’s pro-democracy demonstrations last year had that. Six months ...

After arrests at Columbia University and other schools, our commentator considers the legacy of civil disobedience. How and ...

Iran creates a unique link between the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine, where it supplies Russia with arms. That puts the ...

Senegal’s peaceful democratic change sets a model for governing with humility and trust in a region beset by military coups ...

A U.N. report suggests that pastoralism may be part of the global emissions problem. Some researchers see the climate math on ...

The United Kingdom’s Parliament passed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, despite ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest from the app or face a ...