How Economists Fought Back Against Senegal’s Septic Cartel
Competition between companies is supposed to keep prices down. But sometimes the companies stop competing and start colluding to keep prices high. That’s a cartel. So how do you stop it? In this case from Dakar, Senegal, a group of economists used text…
For Texas town, reopening a detention center means jobs – and mixed emotions
One of the first sights on the edge of Raymondville are the crumbling brick walls and disintegrating roofs of packing sheds that used to employ hundreds of people helping store and ship the region’s agricultural produce. Small towns across the Rio Gra…
In Pakistan, a ‘yes, we Khan’ moment
In three elections so far this year – first Malaysia, then Mexico, and now Pakistan – voters have elected new leaders who not only overturned entrenched parties but whose main campaign pitch was against corruption. If there was a big difference among …
A system under strain: Is US democracy showing real cracks?
The great machine of American democracy has chugged along steadily since the US Constitution was ratified and took effect in 1788. It has been modified many times and faced monumental stresses, up to and including a terrible civil war. But today, after…
‘Why would anyone want to run this race?’ The question that prompted a story
Runners understand stamina and the will to finish a race – whether it’s a 26-mile Boston Marathon or a local 10K road race. The Monitor’s Africa correspondent Ryan Brown’s July profile of an “unlikely ultramarathoner” provides a glimpse of the real co…
In Jordan, UN tries helping refugees find a missing piece: community
A newcomer to this city, Hag Ali was drowning in a sea of people. A refugee from Darfur, Sudan, he initially landed in the Jordanian capital after a whirlwind 24 hours in which he was told he could flee his homeland and was placed on a plane to Amman….
OPINION: U.S. And North Korea Have Made Progress. Here’s What They Need To Keep It Up
North Korea’s moves to return U.S. remains and dismantle sites are not meaningless. Now, the U.S. should take the denuclearization bull by the horns, writes a veteran U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang.
From tear gas to tweets: how protesting has changed since the tumultuous summer of 1968
This was our third stop on a cross-country drive from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Our quest was to find out how activism has evolved in the past 50 years. Activism had taken center stage that year, shaping American culture, race relations, gender …
North Korea Returns Remains Of 55 U.S. Servicemen Killed In Korean War
A U.S. Air Force plane has left North Korea with the remains of U.S. service members killed during the Korean War. There will be a repatriation ceremony August 1.
North Korea Hands Over Remains Of U.S. 55 Servicemen Killed In Korean War
The remains of what are believed to be about 55 U.S. servicemen arrived at Osan Air Base in South Korea as part of an agreement between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Former Cricket Star Declares Himself New Prime Minister Of Pakistan
Pakistan’s cricket hero, Imran Khan, has claimed victory in the country’s general election, despite claims from other parties that the vote was rigged.
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