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You Think Washington Is Dysfunctional? Look at Your State Capital
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s easy to look at Washington and shake your head about the partisan sniping and political dysfunction that’s found around every corner in these marbled halls of power. But…
How Activists Are Radically Interrogating Berlin’s Colonial Past—and Reshaping Its Future
A group of activists, artists and educators is working to draw attention to Germany's dark history of colonialism through mapping, exhibitions, walking tours and more
Happy the Elephant Is Self-Aware and Complex, But Should She Have the Same Rights as a Person?
A court will decide if a legal tactic long used to free imprisoned people can be used to move Happy the Elephant out of the Bronx Zoo
Congress Holds the Key to the Virginia Governor’s Race
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The most important strategy sessions for Terry McAuliffe’s comeback bid in Virginia took place yesterday—and he wasn’t invited. In twin meetings at the White House, President Joe Biden met…
Amid a Labor Shortage, Companies Are Eliminating Drug Tests. It’s a Trend That Could Create More Equitable Workplaces
Experts say it's a trend that could level the employment playing field by removing a job requirement that's a poor indicator of work performance
Colin Powell and the Transformative Power of Owning Your Mistakes
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There are plenty of reasons people here in D.C. roll their eyes when someone mentions Aaron Sorkin. The screenwriter and playwright sent a generation of operatives to Washington who…
The Complex Dynamic Between ‘Violence Interrupters’ and Police
Just off a stretch of Eastern Parkway, the highway-like street that goes through many of Brooklyn, New York’s most disenfranchised neighborhoods, is a small office in Crown Heights. What fills this small space is vital to the community. It’s the Crown Heights location for Save Our Streets (SOS), an activist group dedicated to combating gun…
Inside the World of Black Bitcoin, Where Crypto Is About Making More Than Just Money
“We can operate on an even playing field in the digital world”
As the NFT Market Explodes Again, Artists Fend Off Old Art-World Power Structures
NFT sales exploded in August, hitting twice the levels of the first wave back in the spring
Why It’s Critical that Jan. 6 Rioters’ Rights Are Respected
I think it’s important to admit when my professional judgement was wrong. I did so freely at the start of this month, acknowledging that my skepticism for old-fashioned letter-writing campaigns was statistically off. (It turns out that it works, and they’re going gang-busters this week as Virginia’s races hit their final stretch.) I was probably…
‘I Am Both Ancient and Trendy.’ He’s a Buddhist Monk, a Makeup Artist and an LGBTQ Activist
'I want to stretch the horizon and inspire people. I can be a monk wearing heels, so you can be who you are.'
‘A Sigh of Relief.’ This Tech CEO Helps Fellow Afghans Feel a Little Safer Every Day
Sara Wahedi's app, Ehtesab, crowdsources reports of bombings, shootings and more—giving Kabul residents clarity amid chaos