Celebrity Life
‘Maduro’s Grip on the System is now Total.’ Venezuela’s Opposition Faces Uncertain Future After Parliamentary Elections
No one was waiting with bated breath for the results of Venezuela’s legislative election on Sunday. Seven years into his presidency, authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro was widely expected to take control of Venezuela’s opposition-held parliament. And he did. In a vote condemned by electoral observers and boycotted by the four main opposition parties, a coalition…
Facebook’s Oversight Board Is Reviewing Its First Cases. Critics Say It Won’t Solve the Platform’s Biggest Problems
Some critics argue the Facebook Oversight Board's powers are too limited to actually take on the big-picture problems Facebook has with misinformation and hate speech
The True Story Behind Red, White and Blue From Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
Leroy Logan, a police officer played by John Boyega in the film, speaks to TIME about his experiences pushing back against institutional racism
‘The Archive Means We Are Counted in History.’ Zanele Muholi on Documenting Black, Queer Life in South Africa
"To think that people are being recognized and respected and have been given a space to be themselves—it heals."
‘It’s Changing Because We Make a Change.’ Steve McQueen on Laying Down a Path for Black British Creators
The director discusses his new film anthology 'Small Axe'
Russian Activists Just Won an Important Battle Over LGBTQ Rights. But the War Is Far From Over
Under mounting pressure, Russia's parliament withdrew a bill that would have ended the legal recognition of transgender people
Does Climate Change Violate Children’s Human Rights? A European Court May Soon Decide
The summer of 2017 was hugely stressful for Sofia and André Oliveira, then aged 12 and 9. From their home in Lisbon, they watched a season of record wildfires and severe heat waves tear through Portugal, killing 120 people. For the children, it was already clear that the extreme heat –which scientists linked to climate…
Why India’s Most Populous State Just Passed a Law Inspired by an Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theory
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, introduced a law outlawing so-called “Love Jihad” on Tuesday, the first of at least five states led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that are considering new legislation targeting interfaith relationships in the world’s largest democracy. Love Jihad is a baseless conspiracy theory that Muslim men are…
Biden Says Irish Border Must Remain Open as Brexit Talks Continue
Undermining peace process "would be a real problem for the U.S. and for Joe Biden personally,” Ireland's foreign minister says
I Helped Negotiate the Iran Nuclear Deal. Here’s How Joe Biden Could Revive It
It won't be easy, writes Baroness Catherine Ashton, one of the agreement's lead negotiators
‘It’s Like We’re Hanging in the Air.’ Iranian Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband on Her Temporary Release From Prison
On Nov 7, the day that Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh won temporary release from Qarchak women’s prison in Tehran, a video clip circulated on social media showing her wearing a green hijab and clasping a bouquet of chrysanthemums. A surgical mask obscured Sotoudeh’s mouth, but her cheeks rose and her eyes crinkled as…
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,…