The Christian Science Monitor

With gun violence down, is America arming against an imagined...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:26 -0400

With gun violence down, is America arming against an imagined threat?

A Pew study finds that Americans think gun violence has escalated when in reality it’s way down from two decades ago. The violence has dropped, meanwhile, even as gun ownership has increased.

Common Core: Education reform’s next big thing Common...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:12:25 -0400

Common Core: Education reform’s next big thing

Common Core standards ramp up

Common Core promises new tests. Will they be better than the old ones?

Is top ranked Massachusetts messing with education success?

Graphics: Amand Paulson/The Christian Science Monitor

To Invest, or not to Invest? As Wall Street posts a new record,...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:16:40 -0400

To Invest, or not to Invest? As Wall Street posts a new record, experts decode its message about the state of the economy – and whether it’s too late to invest.

Dow at 15,000: What the stock market is telling us

Do young people believe in stocks?

Why Charles Larsen will be staying out of the market

One couples’s rationale for getting into the market

Illustration by Dan Vasconcellos/The Christian Science Monitor

The Big Three automakers, reinvented, eye consumers...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:08:00 -0400

The Big Three automakers, reinvented, eye consumers worldwide

GM, Ford, and Chrysler have reinvented themselves in the years since the Great Recession almost spelled the demise of two of the Big Three automakers. Their ‘transformative’ evolution puts them in a position to compete globally.

Graphic: Julie Fallon/The Christian Science Monitor

Photo: Clockwise from top: Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Dart dashboard, Ford Mustang, Jeep Wrangler. (AP and PRNewsFoto)

The eurozone crisis explained in 5 simple graphs Governments...

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:28:58 -0400

The eurozone crisis explained in 5 simple graphs

Governments have collapsed and bailouts have run into the hundreds of billions of euros, and still the eurozone crisis lingers. How did we get here?

Graphics by CS Monitor staff

Facing Terror: Boston bombing reveals a new American maturity...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:54:52 -0400

Facing Terror: Boston bombing reveals a new American maturity toward insecurity

Graphics by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor

Earth Week: Monday was Earth Day, new studies and polls show...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:36:50 -0400

Earth Week: Monday was Earth Day, new studies and polls show changes in attitudes toward our planet, confirm warming trends, and show some progress in addressing global warming.

On Earth Day 2013, a planetary report card on global warming

Earth’s cooling came to sudden halt in 1900, study shows

Earth Day 2013: What’s in danger is Earth Day, not just Earth

Photos: (Top) Emperor penguins walk across sea ice near Ross Island, Antarctica. Thomas Beer/AP

(Left) The sun sets behind an oil refinery on Rosedale Highway, in Bakersfield Calif., in 2007. Casey Christie/The Bakersfield Californian/AP

Graphics by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor

Boston Marathon Bombing suspects: Everything we know...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:04:08 -0400

Boston Marathon Bombing suspects: Everything we know about Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev so far

US charges against Boston bombing suspect allow for death penalty

Boston Marathon bombing: what the suspects’ arsenal reveals

Did a foreign hand guide Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarvaev?

Opinion: Motive in Boston bombings: Look to tribal code of honor

Photos: (top) Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 (l.) and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. The Lowell Sun & Robin Young/AP

(left) Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was dubbed Suspect No. 2 by law enforcement. David Green/AP

A still frame from video shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in an ambulance after he was captured in Watertown, Mass. Robert Ray/AP

The Marathon’s Aftermath Across the city, people reminded...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:12:23 -0400

The Marathon’s Aftermath

Across the city, people reminded each other of the need to affirm all of that which the bomber sought to destroy. They noted the spirit of the world’s oldest marathon and the meaning of the local Patriots’ Day holiday that celebrates the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. -The Monitor’s Editorial Board

Please visit our website csmonitor.com for full coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Photos by Melanie Stetson Freeman and Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor

Last week the Monitor’s Modern Parenthood blog, talked to...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:29:26 -0400

Last week the Monitor’s Modern Parenthood blog, talked to Greg Pembroke dad/blogger and creator of Reasons My Son is Crying on unexpected internet fame, temper tantrums, parenting, and photography.

Photo courtesy Brandon Stanton/Humans of New York

For more from Modern Parenthood follow @ModParenthood

Countdown to Tax Day: As April 15 looms, we dig a little deeper...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:48:52 -0400

Countdown to Tax Day: As April 15 looms, we dig a little deeper into taxes, where they come from, where they go, and what reforms to the tax code could look like.

Tax reform: Why a kinder, simpler tax code eludes Congress so far

Tax day 2013: Saving energy can save you money on taxes

What does the federal government do with your money? Take our taxes quiz.

Graphics by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor

The Faces of Immigration Reform: What a new plan by Congress...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:29:09 -0400

The Faces of Immigration Reform: What a new plan by Congress could mean for 11 million undocumented immigrants, and how amnesty impacted the lives of 3 million legalized in the 1986 immigration overhaul.

Photos: (top) Petra Falcon, executive director of Promise Arizona, wipes her forehead as Arizona politicians and protesters react to the US Supreme Court decision regarding SB1070, in June 2012. Ross D. Franklin/AP

(bottom) Undocumented immigrants prepare to enter a bus after being processed at Tucson Sector US Border Patrol Headquarters in August 2012. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Graphics from Pew Research Center

Financial Crisis in Egypt: Tough choices lie ahead in...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:33:57 -0400

Financial Crisis in Egypt: Tough choices lie ahead in Egypt’s economic future

Bread riots or bankruptcy: Egypt faces start economic choices

For Egypt’s rich, a touch of irrational exuberance

How Tough is too Tough? How rocketing school suspensions...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:55:52 -0400

How Tough is too Tough? How rocketing school suspensions nationwide may feed the school-to-prison pipeline – and even violate civil rights, a special report by Monitor education reporter Stacy Teicher Khadaroo.

Photos: (top)Mercedes Morgan, a senior at Ralph J. Bunche Academy, an Oakland, Calif., alternative school for students with disciplinary records, listens in as the school’s restorative justice coordinator, Eric Butler (r.), talks by phone with her mother. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor

(bottom) Indicating he’s done answering a question, Oakland High School student Jesse Baldain III passes a ball to the instructor in his manhood-development class. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor

Graphics by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor

Watch Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as she...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:30:07 -0400

Watch Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as she touches on a variety of topics at this week’s Monitor Breakfast. Learn how student hackers can help counter cyberthreats, why lawmakers want a rating system for border security, and even why Secretary Napolitano doesn’t use email!

Video from CSPAN

From the Monster Mac to the Crunchberry Frappuccino: Ten of the...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:55:00 -0400

From the Monster Mac to the Crunchberry Frappuccino: Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won’t see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.

Photos by Alfredo Sosa/The Christian Science Monitor

Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court: Tuesday and Wednesday the...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:00:58 -0400

Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court: Tuesday and Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two gay marriage cases

Gay marriage: Prop. 8 seems a relic of different era in California

Gay marriage at the Supreme Court: What are the pivot points?

Coming out: How Sen. Rob Portman’s gay son charted his path

Graphic by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor

What happened to the assault weapons ban? Cartoon by Robert...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:00:24 -0400

What happened to the assault weapons ban?

Cartoon by Robert Ariail

Week in Review: President Obama travels to the Middle East Obama...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:58:01 -0400

Week in Review: President Obama travels to the Middle East

Obama and Netanyahu: In Israel, a show of warmth as region heats up

Will Obama’s visit help ‘turn the page’ for Israel and the Palestinians?

As Obama does about-face on settlements, Palestinians question US as ‘honest broker’

Get your fruit and veggie facts! Looking to try a healthier...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:55:50 -0400

Get your fruit and veggie facts! Looking to try a healthier lifestyle, find a new recipe, or just learn a little something about your favorite foods?

Two simple satisfying salads

Cookbook review: ‘Vegetable Literacy’ and peas with baked ricotta

Think you know your fruits and veggies? Take our quiz!

Photos: (top) Graphic by Jake Turcotte/CS Monitor, (left) Eve Fox, Garden of Eating (right) Peas with baked ricotta and bread crumbs from “Vegetable Literacy,” by Deborah Madison. Photo by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton