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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…
America’s Crises Would Be Daunting for Any President-Elect. But History Can Teach Biden to Navigate Them
Division is, in fact, more the rule than the exception in American life, writes @jmeacham
Donald Trump Couldn’t Be Prosecuted in Office. What Happens When He Leaves?
He couldn't be prosecuted in office. Should he be when he leaves?
As Donald Trump Refuses to Concede, America Is Caught Between Crisis and Confusion
As Donald Trump refuses to concede, Joe Biden prepares to take power
Our Dueling American Realities Remain. Biden, Harris—And All of Us—Have Much Work Ahead
Early last year, I went to a small dinner in New York for one of my predecessors in this job, former TIME editor turned best-selling biographer, professor and PBS host Walter Isaacson. We wound up talking about—what else?—the upcoming election. TIME had a particularly important role to play this season, Walter suggested, with the stakes…
A Haunting New Novel Asks Whether Immigrants in America Can Ever Feel Truly Safe
When Jack Cheng was a baby, his parents Patty and Liang moved from China to Texas, and left him with his grandparents in Tianjin for six years. Patty, an engineer, and Liang, a photographer, wanted to be financially secure enough to raise Jack and, later, his little sister Annabel, in the U.S. In Simon Han’s…
Ben Wilson’s Metropolis Makes the Case for Crowding Into Cities — Even During a Pandemic
Rents are the most explicit metric of the premium people are willing to pay to enjoy the heady pleasure of living in the world’s great cities–and currently they are down sharply in New York and San Francisco. London and Paris recently imposed new rounds of lockdowns. So perhaps it’s not the ideal moment to publish…
Hungary Is Sliding Toward Authoritarianism. Can the Mayor of Budapest Save It?
Democracy is wilting in Hungary. Can Gergely Karacsony save it?
America Had a Reckoning on Race This Year. The Election Showed How Little Has Changed
The election revealed a stark divide in the fight for racial equality
Even If Joe Biden Wins, He Will Govern in Donald Trump’s America
No matter the outcome of the presidential election, America’s rifts are only deepening
The Court Battle Over Key Swing States Has Just Begun. And It’s Not Likely to Be Over Soon
The consequences of the coming legal battles may extend beyond who becomes the next President of the United States