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. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:03:42 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/2026/1023/sherry-turkle-artificial-intimacy-book-review?icid=rss f4b40c7af3c5347ed0587dc7f6345a47 Sherry Turkle’s new book cautions against forming attachments with AI chatbots. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:00:16 -0400 Laina Gustafson https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1023/side-hustle-uk-twentysomethings-young-jobs?icid=rss 0765e5c52f3319b8e701da93091ddfd9 Faced with dwindling job opportunities, high property prices, and student debt, young people are looking at alternative ways of making a living. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:00:10 -0400 Mark Rice-Oxley https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/1022/israel-netanyahu-eisenkot-election-iran-trump?icid=rss 0fae302092eee17df78d1001d3e76066 Israelis will vote next week on a new prime minister. While major policy changes are unlikely after the election, the result will have an impact for the whole region. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:06:41 -0400 Ned Temko https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2026/1022/midterms-trump-putin-ukraine-power-diplomacy?icid=rss 1efd2a81bdc5b680a80586b39d95d864 President Donald Trump is signaling a full-on embrace of Vladimir Putin and Russia – and of big-power relations – as he faces adverse midterm results and a potential lame-duck presidency. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:12:58 -0400 Howard LaFranchi https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/1022/Reigniting-the-joy-in-reading?icid=rss 9bd77e0f3ac19be1bbf5923d32695f9e Schools and nonprofits have long sought to expand access to books for young people. More and more, they’re emphasizing reading for pleasure – and for deeper connections. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:34:27 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/1022/evan-gershkovich-memoir-review-russia-prisoner?icid=rss 90f86a50afb26970aaa495d065552a28 In early 2023, Evan Gershkovich was leading a charmed life. The son of Russian émigrés who moved to New Jersey before he was born, he was a Moscow- Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:17 -0400 Terry Hartle https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Music/2026/1022/kimaya-diggs-album-music-green-review?icid=rss e05e4f0ad220853230f5304d3a6ac2b4 Songwriter Kimaya Diggs creates acoustic-based folk music albums with elements of jazz and R&B. Her latest is a love letter to New England. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:11 -0400 Goodluck Ajeh https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/1022/childcare-working-parents-government?icid=rss 1811e3b1e8153ed978c5ff7360523c8f With childcare costs soaring, America debates whether to fund universal care or pay parents to stay home, with state and international models offering potential solutions. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:14:14 -0400 Goodluck Ajeh Laina Gustafson https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/1022/us-election-security-international-observers?icid=rss 4873952ac92f0f03c0fdf5155d825eb7 President Trump’s decision not to invite international election observers for the midterms could send a troubling message in the U.S. and abroad, experts say. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:11:00 -0400 Scott Baldauf https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Readers-Respond/2026/1022/Resourceful-people?icid=rss 4ed51da473a2d8d45ce537430ba163f7 I loved your article “To beat a rickety electric grid, a city gets creative” (Sept. 7 Monitor Weekly). I have had a lot of exposure to Nigeria, esp Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:42:50 -0400 Monitor Reader