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Charlotte Alter
Charlotte Alter is a national correspondent for TIME
Recent Articles
The Tricky Politics of the Texas Abortion Law
Americans just can't stop fighting about abortion. It's a third-rail issue that has alternately animated the left and emboldened the right. But now, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's refusal to halt a new...
By Charlotte Alter
September 7, 2021
I Was Nervous About Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine While Pregnant. Here's What Convinced Me to Do It
In March, when President Biden announced that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available to all Americans, my husband and I decided to press pause on the whole maybe-getting-pregnant-soon thing. We would get our vaccines first,...
By Charlotte Alter
September 1, 2021
Why National Teachers Unions Won’t Require Vaccine Mandates
This fall, as many schools across the country are planning to reopen for full in-person learning, parents and educators are bracing for the third straight school year to be disrupted by COVID-19. And yet, according...
By Charlotte Alter
August 23, 2021
Jan. 6 Inquiry Begins With Powerful Testimony, GOP Protest
When police officers put their lives on the line to protect the U.S. Capitol from a violent mob on Jan. 6, most congressional Republicans scrambled to hide from the invaders. When some of those same...
By Charlotte Alter
July 27, 2021
Talking With Tucker Carlson
On a Thursday afternoon in June, five months after Inauguration Day, I asked Tucker Carlson whether Joe Biden was the legitimately elected President of the United States. This was halfway through a meandering phone conversation—me...
By Charlotte Alter
July 15, 2021
A Woman Has Never Run New York City. Can Kathryn Garcia Change That?
Kathryn Garcia knows her shit. On a blustery spring morning, she's standing at the waterfront in Long Island City and squinting at a boat on the East River, roughly a hundred yards away. "That's a...
By Charlotte Alter
May 27, 2021
Why 2020 Was a Generational-Change Election After All
You probably don't think of 2020 as a generational change election. It resulted in the presidency of Joe Biden, the oldest man ever to take the oath of office. The dramatic week of vote counting,...
By Charlotte Alter
May 18, 2021
How Elise Stefanik Went From Moderate to MAGA
When Elise Stefanik was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, she was hailed as the fresh face of the new GOP. Stefanik had run for office in her 20s, determined to modernize the...
By Charlotte Alter
May 8, 2021
Thanks to the COVID-19 Vaccines, It's Springtime in America
On a cloudless April day on the West Side of Manhattan, Erin Fox emerged from the giant glass building where she had gotten the first dose of her Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. The Javits Center—normally...
By Charlotte Alter
April 7, 2021
How Whitney Wolfe Herd Made Bumble a Billion-Dollar Brand
Whitney Wolfe Herd turned a vision of a better Internet into a billion-dollar brand
By Charlotte Alter/Austin
March 19, 2021
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Faces Mounting Allegations
A little less than a year ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was on top of the world. His daily press briefings about the coronavirus pandemic became must-watch TV, even earning him an International Emmy...
By Charlotte Alter
March 1, 2021
How President Biden Handles a Divided America Will Define His Legacy
The quest for unity will be President Joe Biden's defining test
By Charlotte Alter
January 21, 2021
A New Dawn in America
On a cold and cloudless Tuesday afternoon, through the dusk of the last day of a dark chapter in American history, Joseph R. Biden Jr, spent his final few hours as President-in-waiting pointing towards the...
By Charlotte Alter
January 19, 2021
Joe Biden Moving Swiftly Ahead with Transition, Despite Donald Trump's Obstruction
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he and his team would move steadily ahead with their transition plans, regardless of whether President Donald Trump concedes or he provides the resources traditionally offered to incoming administrations...
By Charlotte Alter
November 10, 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden Vows to Usher in 'a Time to Heal in America'
In a forceful and eloquent victory speech Saturday night, President-elect Joe Biden vowed to usher in "a time to heal" in America, claiming a moral mandate as well as a political one as he vowed...
By Charlotte Alter
November 7, 2020
How Joe Biden Won the White House
The former vice president's message of decency made him the man for this turbulent moment
By Charlotte Alter
November 7, 2020
Joe Biden Projects Confidence as Vote Count Continues
As votes continue to be counted on Wednesday, the Biden campaign projected confidence about the outcome for the Vice President in key battleground states and the Electoral College, even as they urged Americans to remain...
By Charlotte Alter
November 4, 2020
Inside Biden's Plan to Get Out the Vote Online
Inside the virtual staging location for a Florida canvassing shift, the organizer in charge is taking bites of her lunch as she takes attendance in the Zoom room. Another volunteer has just finished a shift...
By Charlotte Alter
November 2, 2020
How Joe Biden Is Positioning Himself as a Modern FDR
He ran for President at a time of record unemployment and economic despair, with democracy itself in apparent retreat around the globe. He overcame tremendous personal hardship and promised to heal a battered nation. His...
By Charlotte Alter
October 28, 2020
How Joe Biden Built a Different Democratic Coalition
Standing outside a Walmart in Sterling Heights, Mich., the choice seemed simple to Heather Abro. She voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, "because I wanted to give someone who was not a politician a...
By Charlotte Alter
October 23, 2020
Joe Biden Goes After President Donald Trump's Edge on the Economy—And It's Working
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Joe Biden has taken aim at one of President Donald Trump's longstanding strengths with a closing message that he would be a better steward of a shaky...
By Charlotte Alter
October 16, 2020
U.S. Swing States Revealed a Nation Plagued by Misinformation
Voters often reacted to news events in ways that conformed to what they already believed — accurate or not
By Charlotte Alter
October 8, 2020
Trump Supporters Are Undaunted By His COVID-19 Diagnosis
Two weeks ago, as he ate lunch outside a cafe in Holly, Mich., Greg Vanlandeghem said he saw the presidential race as a choice between two bad options. "We’ve got a guy trying not to...
By Charlotte Alter
October 4, 2020
How Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Could Alter the Election
The coronavirus has been circling the 2020 election for the better part of a year, and now it has struck at its core, with President Donald Trump's overnight announcement that he's tested positive for COVID-19....
By Charlotte Alter
October 2, 2020
How the 1st Presidential Debate Devolved Into Chaos
It did not take long for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election to spiral totally out of control. President Donald Trump simply would not stop talking—badgering, heckling, taunting and sniping at both...
By Molly Ball
September 30, 2020
How Black Organizers Shored Up the Democratic Base
Long before the Iowa Caucus, before Joe Biden beat Bernie Sanders and COVID-19 cancelled canvassing, before the Biden-Harris ticket was a twinkle in Democrats' eye, LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright were crisscrossing the country to...
By Charlotte Alter/Flint, Mich.
September 18, 2020
Biden's Michigan Strategy Makes Dems Nervous
Four years ago, Don Sabbe made what he calls a “devastating” mistake. Determined only to cast a vote for a candidate he believed in, he left the top of his ballot blank in the 2016...
By Charlotte Alter/Sterling Heights, Mich.
September 15, 2020
Kenosha Tests Trump’s ‘Law-and-Order’ Message
The Trump campaign is doing everything it can to scare suburban voters into sticking with him — but it doesn't seem to be working
By Charlotte Alter/Kenosha, Wis.
September 11, 2020
How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election
Democracy relies on an informed public responding to real-life facts. But a growing number of Americans are untethered from that reality
By Charlotte Alter/Kenosha, Wis.
September 10, 2020
Joe Biden's Wisconsin Coalition Tries to Catch a Glimpse of Their Candidate
Black voters, suburban women, and wobbly Trump voters showed up to see the Vice President, but he avoided crowds
By Charlotte Alter/Kenosha, Wisc.
September 3, 2020
Kenosha Isn't Changing Anybody's Mind
Over pancakes and sausage at Frank's Diner in downtown Kenosha, Wisc., Anna Primus was mildly miffed. President Trump, whom she supported in 2016, was visiting Kenosha that day, and the 61-year old retiree didn't think...
By Charlotte Alter/Kenosha, Wisc.
September 1, 2020
Biden Asks Voters: 'Do You Really Feel Safer Under Trump?'
Yes, America is plagued by violence, disease and economic devastation—but it's happening on Trump's watch, Biden said
By Charlotte Alter
August 31, 2020
This Primary Is the Latest Progressive Strategy Test
Progressives say that defeating Richard Neal would be the most consequential primary win since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Joe Crowley in 2018
By Charlotte Alter
August 31, 2020
Joe Biden Promises "A Path of Hope and Light"
When accepting the Democratic nomination, Biden delivered a speech that acknowledged the nation's despair and laid out hope for the future
By Charlotte Alter
August 21, 2020
Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman of Color to Accept a Vice Presidential Nomination
Kamala Harris became the first Black woman and first Asian-American woman to accept a Vice Presidential nomination Wednesday night, in a third night of Democratic convention programming that was largely centered on the accomplishments and...
By Charlotte Alter
August 20, 2020
Joe Biden’s Friends and Family Convention: The Democratic Party Makes an Emotional Pitch
Once upon a time, a dozen Democratic primary candidates spent most of the debates bickering about the nuances of various health care plans. You probably don't remember it because it was centuries ago, in 2019...
By Charlotte Alter
August 19, 2020
Unity and Empathy in a Virtual DNC
The first night of the Convention was all about what Biden has talked about since the beginning of his political career: unity and empathy.
By Charlotte Alter
August 18, 2020
DNC Is a Blast From the Past
Welcome to the Democratic National Convention, where you'll meet the most exciting new voices in the Democratic party. Like Secretary of State John Kerry, your Democratic nominee from 16 years ago! Or former President Bill...
By Charlotte Alter
August 17, 2020
What the Harris Pick Means for Democrats
In selecting Kamala Harris as his running mate, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden did more than make history by putting the first Black woman and first Asian-American on a major national ticket. He all but...
By Molly Ball
August 11, 2020
The X Factor: How Joe Biden's Running Mate Will Face Sexist Double-Standards
The questions have gotten obsessive: Will she be young or old? Black or white? A campaign asset or a governing ally? A partner or an heir? Much of the coverage of Joe Biden’s vice-presidential selection...
By Charlotte Alter
August 10, 2020
Inside the Democrats' Plan to Win Back the Internet
Inside Joe Biden's uphill battle to win the Internet
By Charlotte Alter
August 6, 2020
How Joe Biden is Defusing Tensions With the Left
The summer of 2016 was a rough time for the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton's supporters were angry that Bernie Sanders had taken so long to concede the primary. Sanders supporters were angry that Clinton seemed...
By Charlotte Alter
July 10, 2020
Biden: U.S. Can't Heal From COVID-19 Without First Healing the Country
The former Vice President explains the vision of competent, compassionate leadership that forms the foundation of his campaign
By Charlotte Alter
June 30, 2020
Trump Is Trying to End Obamacare
Between the protests and the pandemic, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that the Affordable Care Act is still in limbo. But the events of the last week have set the stage for Democrats and Republicans...
By Abigail Abrams
June 29, 2020
How Trump's Mistakes Became Biden's Big Breaks
Election Day is about four months away, but Donald Trump seems to be serving up the presidency to Joe Biden like a well-done steak with ketchup. Biden has opened a commanding 14-point national lead in...
By Charlotte Alter
June 26, 2020
Black Lives Matter Could Reshape 2020 Elections
As protesters marched through Brooklyn past curfew one night in early June, the young man holding the bullhorn at the front of the crowd kept repeating one date: June 23. It wasn't the date of...
By Charlotte Alter
June 17, 2020
NYC Without Police Unlikely for 'Generations'
'But that doesn't mean you can’t change policing,' Bill de Blasio said during a TIME100 Talks discussion
By Melissa Chan
June 9, 2020
Activists Disagree on How to End Police Violence
The activists who have flooded city streets since the death of George Floyd all broadly agree on the systemic injustice that has caused the nationwide uprising. They all want to end mass incarceration, dismantle structural...
By Charlotte Alter
June 5, 2020
Biden's Empathy Offensive
Joe Biden has treated the last week as an audition for the American people, demonstrating his vision of how a President should behave through a national crisis
By Charlotte Alter
June 2, 2020
'America Has Its Knee on People of Color'
Why this time may be different for racial justice protests in America
By Charlotte Alter
May 31, 2020
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