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Social Distancing, Doomscroll and Defund: The Words That Defined 2020
From social distancing to quarantini
How Assa TraorĂŠ Became the Face of Franceâs Movement for Racial Justice
TraorĂŠ, whose brother died in police custody in 2016, is one of TIMEâs 2020 Guardians of the Year
Kamala Harris on Joe Biden, Being a âFirstâ and Restoring the Soul of the Nation: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview
Kamala Harris is the first Vice President-elect to be named TIMEâs Person of the Year. TIME senior correspondent Charlotte Alter sat down with the California senator in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 7âwhich happened to be Harrisâs motherâs birthday. âSheâd be very proud,â Harris told Alter, when asked what her mother would say as her daughterâŚ
Joe Biden on Vaccines, Pardons and Uniting America: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview
Where does America go from here? Thatâs the colossal question before President-elect Joe Biden
The Story Behind TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year Covers
To illustrate the broad range of people featured on the 2020 Person of the Year covers, we commissioned artists and photographers with a variety of backgrounds and stylesâfrom digital art to oil painting; portraitists to a high school freshman. The image of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the 2020 Person ofâŚ
The History Behind TIME Choosing President-Elects as Person of the Year
TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris keeps with traditionâand breaks new ground. The selection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks the first time a President-elect and Vice President-elect have appeared together on a Person of the Year cover. Harris is the first Vice President-electâŚ
Behind the Scenes of TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year Issue
In the fall of any normal year, we pack a conference room at TIMEâs headquarters in New York City with reporters, producers and editors to debate who should be selected as Person of the Year, one of the most-watched franchises in journalism, one that has endured world wars and depressions, periods of conflict and yearsâŚ
Exclusive: Watch BTS Perform âDynamiteâ During TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year Special
BTS was named TIME's 2020 Entertainer of the Year
Who Will Be TIMEâs Person of the Year for 2020? See the Shortlist
The shortlist of candidates for TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year was announced Thursday morning during NBCâs Today show. Four candidates are being considered by TIME editors for this yearâs selection of the person who affected the news or our lives the most, for better or worse. Since 1927, TIME has picked a Person ofâŚ
Watch Highlights From the 2020 TIME Person of the Year Debates
Join us for a live debate on who should be TIME's 2020 Person of the Year.
Essential Workers Win TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year Reader Poll
Essential workersâthe nurses, doctors, delivery people, grocery-store employees and many others who continue to risk their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemicâhave won TIMEâs 2020 Person of the Year reader poll. These heroes won with 6.5% of the more than 8 million votes cast in this yearâs poll, which asked readers toâŚ