Readers write: ‘Perception Gaps’ podcast, and Sahara exploration
Your “Perception Gaps” podcast series is one of the most interesting things I’ve come across in a long time…. I especially enjoyed the gun suicide segment because I learned that I was one of those folks who was completely wrong in my statistical assu…
Global Newsstand: Extreme weather is beginning to affect Australia – and the world, and more
“The northern hemisphere faced a polar vortex, while Australia during December and January was the hottest on record,” writes R. Keller Kopf. Australia’s heatwave has exposed cracks in our unsustainable water, land-use and climate policies. Australia…
Back out in the open, Europe’s anti-Semitism kindles new response
As dusk fell over Paris last Tuesday evening, some 20,000 people gathered around the iconic statue of “La République,” floodlit in patriotic red, white, and blue, to demonstrate their disgust at anti-Semitism. “I can’t stand this racist filth anymore,…
Thousands Gather Along The Border In Standoff Between Colombia And Venezuela
Thousands are gathered in a Colombian border town for a star-studded concert on the eve of a showdown over getting U.S. food aid into neighboring Venezuela.
Nigerians To Vote In Elections Saturday, After A Week-Long Delay
Nigerians will go to the polls on Saturday for an election that was delayed by a week. Authorities are asking for peace and calm as tens of millions prepare to vote.
Judge Rules Against State Department In Same-Sex Couple’s Citizenship Lawsuit
Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks have twin sons, born four minutes apart. The State Department has maintained that one is a U.S. citizen and one is not. A judge sided with the couple.
Too strong for other women? Why star runner’s case strikes a nerve at home
Growing up in rural South Africa in the 1980s, Hlengiwe Buthelezi got used to hearing that she was too much. Too much like one of the boys – whom she regularly outmatched in neighborhood pickup soccer games. Today, Ms. Buthelezi co-organizes a compet…
The pocketbook case for EVs
Owning an electric vehicle (EV) now may seem just as expensive and unnecessary as a smartphone did back then. If Americans today think about EVs at all, they are likely to assume EVs are expensive and, perhaps most worrying, that their batteries will …
Forget the Oscars: Why ‘Roma’ resonates with three Monitor families
The movie “Roma,” vying for 10 Oscars on Sunday, including best picture, is an homage to domestic workers. The movie by Alfonso Cuarón is set in Colonia Roma, the Mexico City neighborhood where he was raised in the 1970s. In some ways Cleo bears litt…
In Venezuela, support for Maduro is about more than the man in charge
“Venezuela is broken. The widespread hunger, sky-high inflation, rampant crime, and acute shortages that have hit the country hard over the past three years have started to poke holes in many Venezuelans’ once unbreakable faith in the government.
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Ecuador’s Border With Peru
The earthquake’s epicenter was far inland, away from the country’s main highways that run along mountain ranges.
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