--- description: Alter is a senior correspondent at TIME. She covers politics, social movements, and generational change, and hosts TIME's Person of the Week podcast. She is also the author of The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America. Her work for TIME has won a Front Page Award from the Newswoman's Club of New York and has been nominated for a GLAAD Media award. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Charlotte Alter  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Alter is a senior correspondent at TIME. She covers politics, social movements, and generational change, and hosts TIME's Person of the Week podcast. She is also the author of [_The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America_](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/598359/the-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-by-charlotte-alter/). Her work for TIME has won a Front Page Award from the Newswoman's Club of New York and has been nominated for a GLAAD Media award.  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Dec 1, 2025 ### [Lawmakers Unveil New Bills to Curb Big Tech’s Power and Profit](https://time.com/7337866/big-tech-social-media-regulation/) Rep. Jake Auchincloss and bipartisan co-sponsors introduced three bills to curb social media compani... [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Nov 22, 2025 ### [Court Filings Allege Meta Downplayed Risks to Children](https://time.com/7336204/meta-lawsuit-files-child-safety/) Newly unsealed court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioriti... 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Pat Ryan: Democrats Need a 'Patriotic Populism'](https://time.com/7271582/pat-ryan-interview-democrats/) The Democratic congressman talks to TIME about the party's flawed brand and how to fix it [POLITICS](/section/politics/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/","name":"Charlotte Alter"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"},"name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","description":"Alter is a senior correspondent at TIME. 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