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‘We Can Begin To Heal the Wounds.’ Inside the Efforts to Provide Mental Health Care to Families Separated at the U.S. Border
Families separated at the border were traumatized. Accessing mental health care is an uphill battle
Joe Biden Says the U.S. Will Lead on Climate. But First He Has to Regain World Leaders’ Trust
Joe Biden says the world is back as global climate leader, but restoring the U.S. as a central player is easier said than done
Facing an Election Loss, President Donald Trump Turns to Raw Political Power to Try to Bend the Outcome
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. During his failed campaign to win another four years in office, President Donald Trump repeatedly used the power of his office to boost his chances, employing the White House…
For Trans People Worldwide, The Last Year Was One of the Deadliest on Record. But the Community Has a Long History of Resilience
For Viviane Vergueiro Simakawa, Nov. 20—this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance—is about imagining futures for the transgender and gender-diverse community as much as it is about mourning and remembering lives that have been lost. The Day was first observed in 1999, launched by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester,…
Society Is Paying the Price for America’s Outdated Police Training Methods
Independent police academies graduate thousands of officers a year, but there's no oversight of their programs and no national standard for what a good cop should—or should not—be taught
With Opposition Lawmakers Exiting the Legislature, What Is the Future of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement?
The exit of opposition lawmakers from the legislature deepens anxieties about the territory's political future.
How the New TV Series Veneno Is Reviving the Legacy of a Spanish Trans Icon
After garnering critical acclaim in Spain, a new series based on the life of Cristina Ortiz, a.k.a. 'La Veneno,' is poised to introduce her to new audiences
Unemployment Is Rising. COVID-19 Cases Are Spiking. And the Senate Just Went on Vacation.
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. Unemployment claims are rising, coronavirus cases are spiking, the nation’s biggest school systems are closing…and the Senate is on vacation. Yes, you read that right. Members of the Senate…
Can the World’s Doctors Survive Another Wave of COVID-19?
The weight of the pandemic first caught up with New York City ER physician Jane Kim in April. After spending weeks caring for seriously ill patients, she learned of four deaths among her “work family.” Three died of the virus, another from suicide. Her grief “halted” her, she says: “You can’t think. You can’t move.…
The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been. Why Aren’t We Acting Like It?
COVID-19 is worse than it's ever been in the U.S. Why aren't we acting like it?
Uganda’s Reggae Star Turned Politician Bobi Wine Puts His Future on the Line for a Shot at the Presidency
Bobi Wine, Uganda's pop-star politician, wants a revolution
Lost in the Pandemic: Inside New York City’s Mass Graveyard on Hart Island
The sun has barely risen above the glassy surface of Long Island Sound. A breeze sweeps over an island half a mile from the Bronx where 15 workers watch a backhoe remove the layer of soil that separates a mass grave from the outside world. There are 1,165 identical pine caskets stacked three high, two…