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Christian Science Monitor (Last Updated: 2024-04-25)

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World

∙ Israeli protesters are back on their feet. Missing is a unified voice.Successful protest movements need unity and clarity. Israel’s pro-democracy demonstrations last year had that. Six months into the war in Gaza, the ranks of Israeli protesters are growing. But their agenda is overflowing.

∙ Russia tried to stay on good terms with Iran and Israel. Then they started fighting.Iran creates a unique link between the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine, where it supplies Russia with arms. That puts the Kremlin in a difficult position in the Middle East.

∙ After years of debate, UK Parliament signs off on sending migrants to RwandaThe United Kingdom’s Parliament passed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, despite facing legal challenges. Mr. Sunak has pledged to “stop the boats,” while activists say the program is unethical and inhumane.

∙ ‘Out of captivity.’ When will Passover’s promise reach Gaza hostages?Monday evening’s celebrations of Passover in Israel were muted by uncertainty surrounding Israeli hostages imprisoned in Gaza.

∙ Only 700 Americans are studying in China. Will the US lose a generation of experts?Restrictions on U.S.-China travel have put would-be American study-abroad students in a tight spot – and risk robbing the U.S. of its next generation of China experts.

USA

∙ TikTok’s 270-day countdown starts today. What could happen to the app?President Joe Biden signed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest from the app or face a nationwide ban. But legal fights are expected, and the effects won’t immediately be apparent. Here’s what to know.

∙ Republican lawmakers see success with campaign against college DEI programsConservatives are banning diversity, equity, and inclusion centers and initiatives at state universities – changing long-established norms in these schools’ programs.

∙ A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case Thursday on whether presidents have absolute immunity, trust in the high court remains near historic lows.

∙ Less Rose Garden, more travel: Biden energizes his campaignPresident Biden has been more visible as of late, traveling to battleground states and emphasizing key issues like abortion. It signals a new, more vigorous phase in the campaign.

∙ As graduation approaches, colleges struggle to balance free speech and safetyProtests over the Israel-Hamas war are shadowing U.S. colleges’ and universities’ preparations for graduation ceremonies. The institutions face the responsibility to keep students safe while still honoring their free speech rights.

Commentary

∙ Commentary on Columbia: History, student protests, and humanityAfter arrests at Columbia University and other schools, our commentator considers the legacy of civil disobedience. How and why does society’s lens on protests change over time?

∙ West Africa’s model of ballots over bulletsSenegal’s peaceful democratic change sets a model for governing with humility and trust in a region beset by military coups and violence.

∙ Lifting a stigma in ChinaBadly in need of skilled labor, China is boosting vocational training, starting with a novel way to end prejudice against such a career path.

∙ A House vote that breaks the narrativeThe bipartisan passage of aid for allies and other legislation may mark a shift toward leadership forged by reason instead of political passion.

∙ Israel, Gaza, and the ‘power of human existence’The reality of life in a war zone is hard to comprehend, much less the sheer will and resilience required to carry on.

Economy

∙ Tennessee win for UAW could open road for labor in SouthFor the first time the UAW has successfully organized a foreign-owned auto plant in the South – a move that helps change the image of labor in decline.

∙ Charging – and charging for it: How EV owners could sell power back to the gridBidirectional EV charging would expand power grids by allowing cars to store energy at night, then sell it back to utilities during peak daylight hours. That would mostly benefit drivers – but automakers are also eyeing ways to get a cut of the surplus.

∙ In the wake of high-profile near misses, senators ask: Is Boeing doing enough?A Boeing engineer told lawmakers the company has been taking manufacturing shortcuts that led to “putting out defective airplanes,” part of a larger suite of allegations in the wake of a 737 Max flight that saw its door plug blow out in midair.

∙ Pay was starting to outpace US inflation. Can it keep up?Stubborn inflation is not only upsetting investors who await interest rate cuts. It’s also threatening to undermine the rise in workers’ real wages.

∙ LA County constantly fights homelessness. How AI helps prevent it.Millions struggle with housing affordability in Southern California. But Los Angeles County’s experimental tool combines more than 400 factors to identify the residents most at risk of ending up on the streets – and it’s working.

Environment

∙ Are world’s 200 million pastoral herders a climate threat?A U.N. report suggests that pastoralism may be part of the global emissions problem. Some researchers see the climate math on herders differently.

∙ Think red-hot heat’s bad? Just wait until code magenta.A new warning tool created by the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to respond to the increasing dangers of severe heat. The system offers a seven-day forecast with risks from minimal to extreme.

∙ Charting the rise of plastic pollution – and solutionsPlastic pollution is a focus of Earth Day and of global treaty talks. Our story and charts show the scale of the problem and possible paths toward solutions.

∙ How global innovators design a sustainable futureProjects are sprouting up around the globe to build environmentally focused communities. These efforts aim to be practical and inviting, not idealistic.

∙ Maasai women are told to stay home. These rangers fight poachers instead.In Kenya, an all-woman ranger unit is challenging stereotypes and helping protect both wild animals and the people who live beside them.

Technology

∙ Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactorGeorgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday. The announcement is a key step toward reaching commercial operation of nuclear energy in the United States.

∙ Cellphone at 50: Its inventor reflects on mobile advances and risksCellphone inventor Martin Cooper, who placed the first mobile call on April 3, 1973, remains hopeful the technology can transform lives, but he’s also concerned about its impact. “We don’t have any privacy anymore,” Mr. Cooper said at a trade show in Spain.

∙ What links toothbrushes and weapons systems? A $52 billion investment.The U.S. government has reached a rare bipartisan agreement to invest $52 billion to develop advanced computer chips. Factories, autos, appliances, electronics, toys, toothbrushes, and weapons systems all depend on semiconductors.

∙ Internet speech: Supreme Court to weigh who is protected onlineTwo cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week challenge Section 230, a 1996 law that protects tech companies from liability for material posted on their networks. The cases are part of a global trend toward holding social media platforms accountable.

∙ ‘Tremendous potential’: Why some disability advocates laud ChatGPTChatGPT has spurred lively conversations about the role of educational technology. While some colleges and universities are cracking down on ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot, other educators believe ChatGPT could help with assisted learning.

Science

∙ Hey now, you’re a dead star. Meet Gaia, the Milky Way’s second-largest black hole.A black hole named Gaia BH3, 33 times greater in size than the sun, was discovered 2,000 light years from Earth. The only other in our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius, is 26,000 light years away from Earth and traveling in the opposite direction.

∙ Some things are worth missing school for. An eclipse road trip, and a search for wonder.Our reporter, like many parents, wanted his son to experience the wonder of a total solar eclipse. As so often happens with parenting, the one left most in awe by the celestial event was not the fifth grader.

∙ Howling at the moon on a Monday afternoon. Eclipse brings thousands to Vermont.In a country seemingly fractured about most things, on Monday, Americans came together under one sky.

∙ Project ‘Frozen Dumbo’ helps boost dwindling African elephant populationsFactors such as poaching and habitat loss have decimated wild African elephant populations. Operation “Frozen Dumbo” aims to bolster the animals’ numbers in the wild and in zoos.

∙ A solar eclipse is coming April 8. Here’s what you need to know.The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be visible to millions of Americans. Here’s a guide to how and where to watch it and what to expect.

Culture

∙ Breaking a 92-year barrier, Choctaw artist brings native brilliance to Venice BiennaleA Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent, Jeffrey Gibson is the first Native American to represent the U.S. solo at the Venice Biennale, a celebration of the arts in Italy. He uses color and craft to respond to historical traumas and pursue healing.

∙ ‘We Grown Now’ review: Amid gritty Chicago reality, two friends embrace childhoodFor the Monitor’s reviewer, the young boys in “We Grown Now” exude something that is often difficult to find believable amid tough surroundings: innocence. The new film, he says, honors “just being a kid.”

∙ OK, she’s worth $1 billion, but can Taylor Swift write poetry? We ask the experts.Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” will be released on April 19. In advance, we asked poets what they think of the pop star’s wordsmithing.

∙ ‘Stay gold, Ponyboy’ ... set to music? ‘The Outsiders’ comes to Broadway.“The Outsiders” offers a timely – and tuneful – reminder that differences that seem so intractable might not be impossible to overcome after all. Adam “not a musical theater person” Rapp talks about how he came to write the book.

∙ André 3000 trades hip-hop for the flute – and still resonates with listenersOur commentator says that even if the artist, one-half of the hit duo Outkast, doesn’t say a word in his new music, he’s still able to impact culture in a way that invokes creativity and healing.

Books

∙ The Monitor’s 10 best new books of AprilThe 10 best books of April offer adventurous readers everything from a futuristic novel to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s history-laced memoir about the 1960s.

∙ Doris Kearns Goodwin recalls 1960s idealism in ‘An Unfinished Love Story’Doris Kearns Goodwin had a front-row seat to the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. Helping him write his memoirs set her on the path of becoming a presidential historian.

∙ ‘Women Behind the Wheel’ punctures the idea that driving meant freedom“Women Behind the Wheel” by Nancy A. Nichols shows how driving was a mixed blessing. While men took to the open road, women were often left to schlep children and groceries.

∙ Anne Lamott preaches to her choir in ‘Somehow: Thoughts on Love’Anne Lamott’s “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” riffs on themes familiar from her other books, including self-doubt, self-criticism, and the need for grace.

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