--- description: The Bright Side in America Today Of Revolutions and Reasons to Cheer The Supreme Court Closes a Complicated Term with a Few Quiet Surprises Brexit... title: TIME Magazine Cover: 240 Reasons to Celebrate America image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37910a6cf06378b6/69889a0b5f570f2784b218ac/240reasons-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In the Latest Issue (30 Jun 2016) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2016 11:05 AM CUT  Illustration by Tobias Hall for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2016 11:05 AM CUT [The Bright Side in America Today](http://time.com/4389183/the-bright-side-in-america-today/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Of Revolutions and Reasons to Cheer](http://time.com/4389142/of-revolutions-and-reasons-to-cheer/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Supreme Court Closes a Complicated Term with a Few Quiet Surprises](http://time.com/4389206/the-supreme-courts-new-modesty/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Brexit Will Erode the Values that Have Defined Europe](http://time.com/4389141/brexit-will-erode-the-values-that-have-defined-europe/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Brexit Vote Heralds a Return to the Grim 1930s for the Liberal World Order](http://time.com/4389132/the-brexit-vote-heralds-a-return-to-the-grim-1930s-for-the-liberal-world-order/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Our Backyard Is 85 Million Acres](http://time.com/4389075/our-backyard-is-85-million-acres/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Immigrant’s Fate Is Everyone’s](http://time.com/4389128/the-immigrants-fate-is-everyones/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [9 Things to Fix—Now](http://time.com/4389163/9-things-to-fix-now/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Bread Is Better Than Ever](http://time.com/4389140/bread-is-better-than-ever/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Prison That Offers Hope](http://time.com/4389086/a-prison-that-offers-hope/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Giving Back Is a Birthright](http://time.com/4389156/giving-back-is-a-birthright/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [12 Great Authors Pick Their Essential American Book](http://time.com/4386471/great-american-books/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") Authors from Ann Patchett to Curtis Sittenfeld share classic favorites [71 Celebrities Share Their Favorite Things About America](http://time.com/4387139/america-celebrities-favorite-things/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") Picks from Frank Gehry, Blake Shelton, Martha Stewart, Neil deGrasse Tyson and many more [The 8 Best Seafood Spots in New England](http://time.com/4387115/best-new-england-seafood/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") We took the ultimate chowder and lobster road trip [The 8 Best BBQ Spots in the Carolinas](http://time.com/4387088/best-bbq-carolinas/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") We took the ultimate Carolinas barbecue road trip [The 8 Best BBQ Spots in Texas](http://time.com/4386559/best-bbq-texas/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") We took the ultimate Texas barbecue road trip [Turkey Has Become the New Front of ISIS’s War on the World](http://time.com/4387838/turkey-ataturk-airport-bombing-terrorist-attack/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") The latest bloody attack on civilians at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport proves Turkey is at the mercy of ISIS militants [Why Brexit Really Is a Big Deal for the U.S. Economy](http://time.com/4383202/brexit-america-fallout-economy-fed/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") We’re locked in a cycle of diminishing trust and diminishing economic returns – and things are only getting worse [Leaving the European Union Will Give Britain the Freedom to Thrive](http://time.com/4388216/chris-grayling-brexit-referendum-conservatives/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Katy Perry Is America’s Ultimate Pop Star](http://time.com/4389205/katy-perry-is-americas-ultimate-pop-star/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A New Orleans Parade That Feeds the Soul](http://time.com/4389203/new-orleans-parade-that-feeds-the-soul/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A New Wave of Johnny Appleseeds](http://time.com/4389201/a-new-wave-of-johnny-appleseeds/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We Have Deep Reserves of Civic Virtue to Tap](http://time.com/4389200/we-have-deep-reserves-of-civic-virtue-to-tap/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Hamilton Is Hitting the Road](http://time.com/4389198/hamilton-is-hitting-the-road/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Niagra Falls Revival](http://time.com/4389197/a-niagra-falls-revival/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Is the Court System So Slow?](http://time.com/4389196/why-is-the-court-system-so-slow/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Can We Correct Our Tunnel Vision?](http://time.com/4389195/can-we-correct-our-tunnel-vision/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Optimism Wins Out](http://time.com/4389194/optimism-wins-out/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We’re Sprucing Up Our Cinemas](http://time.com/4389191/were-sprucing-up-our-cinemas/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We Love Our Novels Ambitious and Expansive](http://time.com/4389190/we-love-our-novels-ambitious-and-expansive/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The City Where High School Grads Go to College for Free](http://time.com/4389188/high-school-grads-go-to-college-for-free/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Place Where Learning Is Personal](http://time.com/4389187/a-place-where-learning-is-personal/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Giving Back Is Good Business](http://time.com/4389186/giving-back-is-good-business/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [In Iowa, It’s the Pies That Bind](http://time.com/4389175/in-iowa-its-the-pies-that-bind/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Europe’s Crisis of Faith](http://time.com/4389176/europes-crisis-of-faith/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [People-Powered Budgets](http://time.com/4389177/people-powered-budgets/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Miami Is Beating the Sea](http://time.com/4389178/miami-is-beating-the-sea/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We Love Films That Want to Kill Us](http://time.com/4389180/we-love-films-that-want-to-kill-us/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Where Hash Browns Are Heavenly](http://time.com/4389168/where-hash-browns-are-heavenly/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Night Game In Sunlight](http://time.com/4389169/a-night-game-in-sunlight/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [You Can Tell Our Story In Summer Reads](http://time.com/4389170/you-can-tell-our-story-in-summer-reads/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") We pick 18 new novels, biographies and memoirs spanning 240 years of history [The Best Hot Dog Is at the Ballpark — Really](http://time.com/4389171/the-best-hot-dog-is-at-the-ballpark-really/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The End of Bourbon’s Boys’ Club](http://time.com/4389174/the-end-of-bourbons-boys-club/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [These Kids Prove the Future Is Bright](http://time.com/4389160/these-kids-prove-the-future-is-bright/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Ultimate Fourth of July Party](http://time.com/4389161/the-ultimate-fourth-of-july-party/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") Let these experts help you throw the backyard bash of a lifetime [A Market for All Americans](http://time.com/4389165/54-a-market-for-all-americans/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Coal Country Goes Green](http://time.com/4389166/coal-country-goes-green/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [‘Peak TV’ Means a Boost for Character Actors](http://time.com/4389167/peak-tv-means-a-boost-for-character-actors/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [How Pat Summitt Transformed College Sports](http://time.com/4389150/how-pat-summitt-transformed-college-sports/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Viral Stars Who Make the World Better](http://time.com/4389151/viral-stars-who-make-the-world-better/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Where the Buffalo Roam Again](http://time.com/4389152/where-the-buffalo-roam-again/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Blank Verse Under a Big Sky](http://time.com/4389153/blank-verse-under-a-big-sky/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Woody Guthrie Is In Good Hands](http://time.com/4389157/woody-guthrie-is-in-good-hands/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Military Gets Crafty](http://time.com/4389143/the-military-gets-crafty/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Sunday School of the Free World](http://time.com/4389144/sunday-school-of-the-free-world/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Do We Still Take Off Our Shoes for the TSA?](http://time.com/4389133/why-do-we-still-take-off-our-shoes-for-the-tsa/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Cities That Embrace All Generations](http://time.com/4389135/cities-that-embrace-all-generations/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Death of the Bookstore Was Greatly Exaggerated](http://time.com/4389138/the-death-of-the-bookstore-was-greatly-exaggerated/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Don’t We Take Vacation?](http://time.com/4389139/why-dont-we-take-vacation/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [New Hope for Paralysis](http://time.com/4389129/new-hope-for-paralysis/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Even Hollywood Stars Can Go Home Again](http://time.com/4389130/even-hollywood-stars-can-go-home-again/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Can’t We All Get Online?](http://time.com/4389131/why-cant-we-all-get-online/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [An Electric Airplane](http://time.com/4389122/an-electric-airplane/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Genius Still Inspires Greatness](http://time.com/4389123/a-genius-still-inspires-greatness/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A New Home for Our Missing History](http://time.com/4389124/a-new-home-for-our-missing-history/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Real Genesis of the Modern Gym](http://time.com/4389126/the-real-genesis-of-the-modern-gym/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Festival That Brings It All Home](http://time.com/4389127/a-festival-that-brings-it-all-home/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [For the Record](http://time.com/4389118/for-the-record/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Turns Out an ‘Emotional Vacation’ Was Just the Kind of Vacation I Needed](http://time.com/4389119/joel-stein-emotional-vacation/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Symbol We Can Share](http://time.com/4389120/a-symbol-we-can-share/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Do We Still Tip?](http://time.com/4389115/why-do-we-still-tip/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Government Thomas Jefferson Could Love](http://time.com/4389116/a-government-thomas-jefferson-could-love/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Health Care That Reaches Everyone](http://time.com/4389117/health-care-that-reaches-everyone/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Is There So Much Cardboard?](http://time.com/4389105/why-is-there-so-much-cardboard/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Are Sports Events So Expensive?](http://time.com/4389110/why-are-sports-events-so-expensive/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Pay Interest on Student Loans?](http://time.com/4389113/why-pay-interest-on-student-loans/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Spotlight on American Voices: New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez](http://time.com/4389096/new-mexico-governor-susana-martinez/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Our Midsize Cities Are Having a Renaissance](http://time.com/4389097/our-midsize-cities-are-having-a-renaissance/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Best Beer Anywhere](http://time.com/4389103/the-best-beer-anywhere/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Our Cars Tell Stories](http://time.com/4389090/our-cars-tell-stories/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [What You Said About …](http://time.com/4389093/what-you-said-about/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Renewable Fleet](http://time.com/4389094/a-renewable-fleet/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We Still Play Ball In the Street](http://time.com/4389087/we-still-play-ball-in-the-street/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Are the Parks So White?](http://time.com/4389088/why-are-the-parks-so-white/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") Celebrating what’s great about the nation doesn’t mean we should overlook problems we can fix. Here are some points worth addressing. [The Fish That Didn’t Get Away](http://time.com/4389089/the-fish-that-didnt-get-away/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Rebirth of Tap](http://time.com/4389084/rebirth-of-tap/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Songs for Your Soul](http://time.com/4389085/songs-for-your-soul/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [The Melting Pot Is for Real](http://time.com/4389081/the-melting-pot-is-for-real/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Time Well Spent](http://time.com/4389082/time-well-spent/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [One City Block Holds the World](http://time.com/4389083/one-city-block-holds-the-world/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [Why Is This Airport So Terrible?](http://time.com/4389078/why-is-this-airport-so-terrible/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [We Keep Seeking Inclusion](http://time.com/4389071/we-keep-seeking-inclusion/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") [A Revival of Fun In the Sun](http://time.com/4389073/a-revival-of-fun-in-the-sun/?iid=toc%5F063016 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4389418/in-the-latest-issue-76/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4389418/in-the-latest-issue-76/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (30 Jun 2016)","datePublished":"2016-06-30T11:05:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T20:06:06.253Z","description":"The Bright Side in America Today Of Revolutions and Reasons to Cheer The Supreme Court Closes a Complicated Term with a Few Quiet Surprises Brexit...","url":"https://time.com/4389418/in-the-latest-issue-76/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37910a6cf06378b6/69889a0b5f570f2784b218ac/240reasons-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37910a6cf06378b6/69889a0b5f570f2784b218ac/240reasons-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"240 Reasons to Celebrate America Right Now Time Cover 160711","caption":"240 Reasons to Celebrate America Right Now Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Illustration by Tobias Hall for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","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":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4389418/in-the-latest-issue-76/","name":"In the Latest Issue (30 Jun 2016)"}}]}] ```