The Christian Science Monitor back issues from June 2009:
Obama's socialized bankruptcy for GM.(Barack Obama, General Motors Corp.)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board America's recession might have been longer and the job cuts steeper if General Motors and Chrysler had been thrown into a normal bankruptcy. Under that route, a judge would have salvaged only the most market-worthy parts of the carmakers and ...
Joyful bohemian.(Arts & Culture)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Robert Marquand Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Paris -- Last fall at the Comptoir de L'Arc, a popular lunch cafe off the Champs-Elysees, one song played over and over in a loop. The wait staff requested it, though it was - of all things - in English. In ...
Restoration, renewal, rebirth.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: David Harned The office building in Kalamazoo, Mich., where I work is a big, black cube of nine floors. The views to the west are of downtown parks, colleges, church steeples, and treetops shading residential streets. My office looks east. I enjoy my view of the heart of ...
Going up?(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Daphne Howland "I'm OK!" As a very young child my daughter Phoebe would yell "I'm OK!" whenever she'd crashed or fallen but didn't want to stop her game. "I'm OK!" she yelled at age 4 when she got on her sister's two-wheeled bike but couldn't stop herself without ...
Israeli proposal: Make Jordan the official Palestinian homeland.(WORLD)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tom A. Peter and Ilene R. Prusher Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Amman, Jordan; and Jerusalem -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of his cabinet have pushed back hard against a ...
UN: Israeli buffer zone eats up 30 percent of Gaza's arable land.(WORLD)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Erin Cunningham Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor Gaza City, Gaza -- Israel's warning came from the sky, as it often does in the Gaza Strip. But this time warplanes dropped neither bombs nor missiles on the impoverished Palestinian territory, but thousands of ...
Mexico considers 'ban' on street children.(WORLD)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Sara Miller Llana Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Mexico City -- Children selling gum or washing windshields in the streets of Mexico are as ubiquitous as traffic lights. But a new proposal here would forbid the presence of street children in cities and ...
Pakistan's war refugees losing patience.(WORLD)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Daud Khattak Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor Peshawar, Pakistan -- As Pakistan's military operation to clear the Taliban from Swat Valley enters a decisive phase, it's won support from an unlikely group: the residents who had to flee the fighting and whose ...
The Millennials can save baseball.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais Arcadia, Calif. -- Baseball's reputation hasn't been under such a cloud since the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919. Just as Sen. George Mitchell's report identified 104 steroid users among today's big leaguers, nine decades ago a number of ...
'Big house, better house' is so 2007.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lorraine E. Maxwell Ithaca, N.Y. -- America's housing bust is forcing many families to downsize their living situation. Losing a home or squeezing into a much smaller one is a painful experience, but one silver lining may be that it's pushing us to consider just how much ...
Missing plane baffles aviation experts.(USA)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New York -- As media speculation centers on lightning and air turbulence as possible causes of the disappearance of an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, many aviation analysts are puzzled by the ...
Concerns mount that suspect in abortion-doctor shooting had extremist ties.(Scott Philip Roeder, Freemen)(USA)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- Analysts who study American extremism are pointing to a 1996 arrest report that, they say, links the leading suspect in the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller to some of the most zealous ...
In Afghanistan, time is running out, Pentagon worries.(United States Defense Department)(USA)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Gordon Lubold Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- Top defense officials say they have about a year to show the American public that they are winning in Afghanistan. But as the US prepares to apply its new strategy there, those same officials are ...
In Cairo, Obama must thank moderate Muslims.(Barack Obama)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board If President Obama really wants to touch the world's 1 billion Muslims in his June 4 speech in Egypt, he doesn't need to spell out a new US policy or recite American expectations of liberties for Islamic nations. He doesn't need ...
Six picks: recommendations from the Monitor staff.(Arts & Culture)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Move Over David Livingstone Mangrove swamps, man-eating crocodiles, venom-spitting cobras! Mark Burnett, the man behind TV's "Survivor," takes on the heart of Africa's survival challenges with Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone, an eight-hour documentary/reality TV ...
Coop.(Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting)(Books)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Rebekah Denn Michael Perry's life, now the subject of a third memoir, is not an extraordinary one. In less talented hands, the stories he recounts in Coop would merely have been the subject of an unusually busy holiday letter. But in Perry's engrossing narration, they ...
Scientists turn living cells into clocks.(Innovation)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Robert C. Cowen Columnist for The Christian Science Monitor Humans have rejiggered life at the cellular level for quite some time. Designer yeast and bacteria enhance our food and produce such useful products as ethanol and, most recently, artificial vanilla. ...
Future uncertain? Put your hand in God's.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Joan S. Hunt After graduation from university, I was struggling to navigate through young adulthood. I had a profession, but not a permanent job. I had a home, but it was a temporary one. I had friends, but a long-standing relationship had ended, and I couldn't seem to ...
Press 9 to save.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Steve Macone "I tried to leave you a message, but your mailbox is full," a friend will say every now and then. Shoot! I knew I had been getting close, but the reason I have 23 saved voice mails isn't because of all those important business calls or even the ...
Geithner visit: Chinese economists skeptical of US strength.(Timothy Geithner)(WORLD)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Ford Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Beijing -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday he had found "a lot of confidence" in the US economy among Chinese leaders he met on his two-day visit here. In other circles, however, skepticism was ...
Kim Jong Un: North Korea's next leader?(WORLD)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor South Korean intelligence sources are spreading the word that North Korea's ailing leader, Kim Jong Il, has settled on his third son, 26-year-old Kim Jong Un, as his successor. Kim Jong Il seems to be ...
Will potential US-Cuba thaw dominate OAS meeting?(Organization of American States)(WORLD)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Sara Miller Llana Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Mexico City -- When leaders meet Tuesday for the Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Honduras, Cuba's possible readmission to the regional body after a nearly 50-year suspension is expected to ...
Rethink Washington's 'war of ideas'.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Christopher Paul Pittsburgh -- The term "Global War on Terror" is now out of favor in the government lexicon, and new drug czar Gil Kerlikowske wants to end the use of the phrase "War on Drugs." It's not that opposing terrorism or drugs is no longer important, or that ...
Allow procrastinators to vote, too.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 02, 2009; ... Byline: Scott Keyes Palo Alto, Calif. -- A presidential candidate supported by fewer than 1 in 3 voting-age citizens, might be considered a laughingstock in many countries. In the United States, we know him by a different name: President Obama. Despite winning more ...
As road fund dries up, drivers must pay up.(Editorial)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board The federal kitty used to fix and build highways runs dry in August. It will be the second time in two years that the Highway Trust Fund, which was started in 1956 to build the Interstate system, hasn't collected enough gas-tax revenues to ...
Impeached.(Books)(Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy)(Book review)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: David Holahan The impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 is a strange and compelling drama played out on the stage of a young nation barely at peace with itself. We may think we live in a divisive era today but it doesn't hold a candle to post-Civil War America. ...
Reversing the spread of nuclear weapons.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Iran hurtles ahead with its development of both a nuclear weapon and a delivery system for the device. When might it succeed? Pakistan aims to keep its weapons safely locked up. What if it fails? North Korea continues its nuclear grandstanding. What if it miscalculates? Al Qaeda thirsts ...
Camp With Oxen.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: Sue Wunder He woke when they came to him last night, dragging tethers uprooted by brute tender strength. Massive, moonlit, the two red oxen settled down, folding, knees first, beside the man who'd carved their yokes ...
In Mideast, Obama faces tough crowd: Here's what they want to hear.(WORLD)(Barack Obama in Egypt)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Caryle Murphy and Liam Stack Correspondents of The Christian Science Monitor Cairo -- Ahmad al-Shugairi, host of a popular Saudi television show about Islam, gets excited just imagining the idea: If he had the chance, what would he advise US President Obama to say in his ...
One party for all of Europe? Libertas debuts in EU Parliament election.(WORLD)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Michael Seaver Correspondent Dublin, Ireland -- In Sweden, there's the Pirate Party advocating free Internet for all. The Netherlands has the anti-Islamist Party for Freedom (PVV), and Germany, the Violets Party (Die Violetten), which believes that politics should be ...
Obama visits Saudi Arabia, Cairo - why not Israel?(WORLD)(Barack Obama in Egypt)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Jerusalem -- On the eve of President Obama's historic visit to Cairo Thursday, where he will deliver a major speech that is expected to include his outlines for Middle East peace, many here are noticing ...
North Korea to put US journalists on trial Thursday.(WORLD)(Laura Ling and Euna Lee)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Like a subplot in a great drama, two American journalists go on trial in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Thursday, even as North Korea prepares for more tests of its long-range missile and possibly ...
Obama vs. bin Laden: A battle for Muslim hearts.(WORLD)(Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Caryle Murphy Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Cairo -- Audiotapes attributed to Al Qaeda's two top leaders have sought to discredit President Obama on the eve of his much-heralded speech to the Muslim world in Cairo, declaring that he is no different from ...
Obama versus Muslim conspiracy theories.(OPINION)(Barack Obama)
Jun 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jacob Bronsther Washington -- Of all the challenges President Obama faces when he addresses the Muslim world in Cairo on June 4, the hardest to overcome may be the Muslim fascination with conspiracy theories. It goes beyond Saudi schoolbooks that teach as fact ...
Redeem the prison generation.(OPINION)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Mark Lange San Francisco -- They're the least popular constituency in America. People we'd rather forget. Last year, a record 1 in every 100 American adults was in prison. One in every 30 men aged 20 to 34. And among black males in that age group? One in 9. Why? ...
Lincoln-Douglas debates, Iranian style.(WORLD)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Tehran, Iran -- During 90 minutes of bruising debate, Iran's top two presidential candidates on Wednesday sought to denigrate each other's past records, and portray their opponent as dangerous for the future ...
What Obama will try to accomplish in Cairo.(Barack Obama)(USA)
Jun 03, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- As President Obama prepares to deliver his long-awaited speech to the Muslim world Thursday from a*aCairo University, he is being pulled in multiple directions and called on to address scores ...
Across Middle East, a sense of possibility after Obama speech.(Barack Obama)(WORLD)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Caryle Murphy, Liam Stack and Ilene Prusher Correspondents of The Christian Science Monitor | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor CAIRO, EGYPT; and JERUSALEM -- For Khalil al-Anani, President Barack Obama's speech today could signal an historic turning point. ...
Iran: 20 years after Ayatollah Khomeini.(Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini)(WORLD)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Tehran, Iran -- Twenty years to the day after the death of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution, devotees gathered on Thursday at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. They were there to ...
In Obama's speech, a new approach to Middle East: candor.(Pres. Barack Obama)(USA)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- Did President Obama in his Cairo speech signal a new toughness towards the Arab-Israeli peace process? Past presidents have opposed Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In Cairo, Mr ....
Obama in Cairo: something old, something new.(Barack Obama in Egypt)(Editorial)
Jun 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Monitor's Editorial Board President Obama billed his Cairo speech to the Muslim world as a "new beginning." In some important ways, it did signal a fresh start. But there's also no getting around the "old" work that needs to be done or the abiding principles that ...
These batteries are made for walkin'.(Innovation)(Bionic Energy Harvester)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Patti Lane Correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor Soldiers on the battlefield and aid workers in remote outposts may soon be able to recharge their mobile phones simply by walking, thanks to a device being developed by Canadian researchers. The Bionic ...
Beaumarchais.(Books)(Book review)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: M.M. Bennetts Ask the question, a*Who was Beaumarchais?a* and it's likely that opera buffs would answer: a*He's the author of the play upon which Mozart based his opera, The Marriage of Figaro.a* And someone might add that he also wrote The Barber of Seville - the basis ...
Air France Flight 447 and a psalm of comfort.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Rosalie E. Dunbar News editor for the Christian Science magazines The loss of an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has left aviation experts puzzled and families grieving. It's hard to understand why a relatively new and well-maintained aircraft would ...
Name that plague - or maybe not.(THE HOME FORUM)(H1N1 virus)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Ruth Walker "They've given you a number and taken away your name." That line, from the theme song of the old British spy show "Secret Agent" floated up into thought the other day as I considered the way "the swine flu" has become "the H1N1 virus." ...
In Cairo, Obama pledges new era of cooperation and respect.(WORLD)(Barack Obama in Egypt)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Liam Stack Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Cairo, Egypt -- US President Barack Obama took the stage today at Cairo University to deliver a long-awaited address to the Muslim world. He pledged a new era of cooperation and mutual respect, but acknowledged to ...
Chinese first: Tiananmen Square mentioned in official newspaper.(WORLD)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Ford Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Beijing -- For the first time, an official Chinese newspaper Thursday made open reference to the 1989 crackdown on prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, breaking a two decade-long taboo. The ...
Will OAS decision to readmit Cuba change US-Latin America relations?(WORLD)(Organization of American States)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Tim Rogers Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Managua, Nicaragua -- The surprise decision yesterday by the Organization of American States (OAS) to reopen its doors to Cuba is being touted as a political and diplomatic victory by both Washington and Latin ...
Tiananmen Square: Workers bore brunt of repression.(WORLD)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Ford Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Beijing -- Twenty years after Chinese troops dispersed pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square with murderous gunfire, some 50 protesters still languish in jail. Most of the prisoners were workers at the ...
If Nigeria turns a corner, women will be steering.(OPINION)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Walter Rodgers Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerians have a saying: If you want something said, tell a man. If you want something done, tell a woman. Today, they appear to be taking that message to heart, as one of the world's most corrupt countries seems poised to ...
Sotomayor a racist? Hardly, South Bronx says.(USA)(Sonia Sotomayor)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New York -- As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor makes the rounds meeting key senators on Capitol Hill this week, the South Bronx where she was raised and much of the city she still calls home are ...
How far will Obama's words of respect carry US-Muslim relations?(USA)(Barack Obama)
Jun 04, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- President Obama's speech from Cairo University Thursday set a new tone of respect and common purpose in US-Muslim relations. Now comes the testing time for how far a change of tone can actually ...
Reframing the jobs picture.(Editorial)
Jun 05, 2009 ... Byline: The Monitor's Editorial Board A mixed picture on American jobs is just the latest signal that Washington must be extra cautious as it switches from halting the panic slide in the US economy to shrinking the strong government hand in a recovering market. In ...
Review: 'My Life in Ruins'.(Arts & Culture)(Movie review)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Rainer Do you think it might be possible just once to set a movie in Greece and not summon up a dancing Anthony Quinn in "Zorba the Greek"? Well, OK, "Mamma Mia" did it, but that was already a musical. "My Life in Ruins," the latest example of a travelogue fobbing ...
Review: 'Land of the Lost'.(Arts & Culture)(Movie review)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Rainer It sounded like a funny idea. Will Ferrell in a movie about a nincompoop scientist who ends up in a mishmashed time warp where dinosaurs still rule the earth. (There were times during "Jurassic Park" when I would have welcomed some goofball slapstick.) But ...
Review: 'Away We Go'.(Arts & Culture)(Movie review)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Rainer Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor "Away We Go" seems like a movie out of time, which is not the same thing as timeless. With few alterations it could pass for a movie from the early 1970s. A road-trip odyssey, it fobs off nonconformity as a ...
Review: 'Summer Hours'.(Arts & Culture)(Movie review)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Rainer Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor The French film "Summer Hours" was initiated under the unlikely auspices of Paris's Musee d'Orsay on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. As benefactors go, I much prefer to see a movie commissioned by a famous ...
The Shadow of Sirius.(Books)(Book review)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Elizabeth Lund W.S. Merwin's The Shadow of Sirius deserved to win the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and not just because the book is one of his strongest in years. The collection, which explores loss, memory, and the continuum of time, lingers with readers the way light ...
What are you investing in?(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Jeremy Carper A recent Monitor article pointed out that while some signs indicate the economy has stabilized, recovery will be delayed by the reluctance, or perhaps inability, of business managers to invest ("Top economists see the recession ending by fall," May 27). The ...
European Parliament vote: extreme right poised to gain ground.(WORLD)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Mark Rice-Oxley Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor London -- Europe is bracing for a lurch toward populist, anti-European parties of the right this weekend as the world's biggest transnational elections unfold across 27 countries. Fringe parties ...
In Dresden and Nazi camp, Obama highlights capacity for reconstruction.(Barack Obama)(WORLD)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Isabelle de Pommereau Correspondent Dresden, Germany -- A day after President Barack Obama made his appeal in Cairo for peace in the Middle East, he visited two sites in Germany that epitomize war's power to destroy as well as society's ability to rebuild. ...
UN, US close to imposing sanctions on North Korea.(WORLD)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Arthur Bright * A daily summary of global reports on security issues . The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are close to completing work on new sanctions against North Korea, while the US is set to impose its own ...
Apple smackdown: Red Delicious vs. Braeburn.(OPINION)
Jun 05, 2009 ... Byline: Sara Bongiorni Baton Rouge, LA. -- It was a homespun experiment designed to end our tradition of bringing home tasteless, mealy apples from the store. But as my family gathered at the kitchen table to taste a dozen types of apples and select a favorite, the ...
North Korea's defiance puts Obama in a corner.(Barack Obama)(OPINION)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: John Hughes Provo, Utah -- North Korea's defiant nuclear test May 25 presents President Obama with a challenging new set of problems on the international scene. The test is a setback for the Obama concept of engagement with rogue nations. It vastly ...
Obama proclaims an end to Bush's regime-change doctrine.(Barack Obama, George W. Bush)(USA)
Jun 05, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- Tucked inside President Obama's 55-minute speech Thursday to the world's Muslims were four paragraphs that laid out his approach to democracy. His message? America recognizes a ...