https://www.csmonitor.com The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. en-us Christian Science Monitor. All rights reserved. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:04:33 EDT 300 https://www.csmonitor.com/extension/csm_base/design/csm_design/images/csmlogo_250x30.png https://www.csmonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/0812/ai-publishing-commonwealth-prize-shy-girl?icid=rss e944f45db407053c635a18e377be3572 Authors increasingly use AI tools to craft their work. Readers are concerned about transparency and quality. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:18:06 -0400 Cameron Pugh https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0812/inflation-prices-costs-federal-reserve?icid=rss b67e3598376e4c057162e90c48ccd233 The AI boom is driving up prices for energy, chips, and software, boosting inflation and complicating the Federal Reserve’s targets. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:51:14 -0400 Laurent Belsie https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0812/A-Mideast-beacon-for-the-sanctity-of-life?icid=rss f1a9ad365a47f5e8ece4278bf7cec234 Amid war within its borders and elsewhere, Lebanon officially ends the death penalty, setting an example for a region that often resorts to violence. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:35:08 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0812/israeli-left-palestinians-peace-gaza-war-hamas?icid=rss e241486e03d3fe18419a11a87a084899 For decades what distinguished the Israeli left were its calls to negotiate with the Palestinians and for two independent states living in peace. But as it campaigns for national elections, the first since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the peace process is not on the agenda. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:21:32 -0400 Shoshanna Solomon Dina Kraft https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0812/community-college-study-abroad?icid=rss ab8f609af7cdbb2b90f12a356b580212 Overseas schools offer another path for U.S. community college students to finish their degrees. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:00:10 -0400 Ira Porter https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0812/parents-technology-screens-school-backlash?icid=rss 39a6101c22987f0df14e85b63db57dd0 Parent groups across the country are pressuring schools to rethink the rapid advancement of technology in the classroom, due to concerns over the impact of rising screen time on student development. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0400 Stephanie Cook Broadhurst https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0812/hong-crowley-wisconsin-governor-primary?icid=rss 4ebde04813365b12d9b3350815d889fb Despite a messy gubernatorial primary in which multiple candidates dropped out, polling front-runner and democratic socialist Francesca Hong was edged out by center-left candidate David Crowley. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:02:00 -0400 Linda Feldmann https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0811/pen-pals-back-to-school-south-africa-mexico?icid=rss 53cc2c2fab35980d566607cabbe0ab92 Our Africa editor began a letter exchange for local students. She ended up with an archive of childhood. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:08:06 -0400 Ryan Lenora Brown https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0811/taiwan-internet-blackout-military-exercises?icid=rss 880402b50f520afc1466e5c80031794f Taiwan is finding new ways to ready itself for asymmetric conflict with China, including disabling the internet to test civil resilience. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:21:34 -0400 Ann Scott Tyson https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0811/ncaa-college-football-nil?icid=rss 8aa5eae9abe67335e77beeb458e126cc Lawmakers are stepping into the new era in college sports, but it remains unclear who will benefit. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:58:00 -0400 Ken Makin