Thursday, August 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

An era of abundant low-cost imports faces a reckoning – but not necessarily an end – as the Trump tariffs take hold. America’s long pivot from thrift toward consumption is deeply engrained. So is the economics of global supply chains.
Also: today’s stories, including how film can bring together India and Pakistan, how two historic Black churches share one vision of freedom and a review of Alix Morris’ book “A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures.”
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