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Trump's Win Crosses the Line](/collections/time100-voices/7174342/tarana-burke-essay-donald-trump-2024-election/) byTarana Burke *  [The World Needs More Engineers to Help Meet Clean Energy Goals](/collections/time100-voices/7175070/ignacio-galan-engineers-clean-energy/) byIgnacio Galán *  [Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Here's the Plan to Fight Back](/collections/time100-voices/7173801/elizabeth-warren-democrats-plan-after-2024-election/) bySen. Elizabeth Warren *  [Retreating From DEI Initiatives Could Cost Businesses Billions](/collections/time100-voices/7159760/cost-of-ending-dei-programs/) byKelley Robinson *  [How Western Firms Are Funding Russia's War in Ukraine](/collections/time100-voices/7097457/western-firms-funding-russian-war-ukraine/) byOleksandra Matviichuk *  [The 50th Anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Reminds Us There’s Still Work to Do for Women](/collections/time100-voices/7097385/tory-burch-equal-credit-opportunity-act-essay/) byTory Burch *  [Kamala Harris Is the Candidate Who Values Care](/collections/time100-voices/7094467/ai-jen-poo-kamala-harris-care-economy/) byAi-jen Poo *  [Trans and Abortion Rights Activists Are Ultimately Fighting for the Same Thing](/collections/time100-voices/7093633/abortion-access-trans-rights-bodily-autonomy/) byChase Strangio *  [4 Ways to Advance Transparency in Frontier AI Development](/collections/time100-voices/7086285/ai-transparency-measures/) byDean W. Ball and Daniel Kokotajlo *  [You've Heard of Ballet Pink. It's Time to Embrace Ballet Brown](/collections/time100-voices/7085801/bellen-woodard-ballet-brown/) byBellen Woodard *  [Governor Newsom's Veto on the AI Bill Was a Mistake](/collections/time100-voices/7072014/mark-ruffalo-joseph-gordon-levitt-ai-bill-safety/) byMark Ruffalo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt *  [Palestinian and Israeli Women Don’t Want to 'Win.' We Want Peace](/collections/time100-voices/7061097/women-of-the-sun-women-wage-peace-oct-7-anniversary/) byYael Admi and Reem Hajajreh *  [Fawzia Amin Sido Should Never Have Spent a Decade in Captivity](/collections/time100-voices/7062020/nadia-murad-fawzia-amin-sido-rescue/) byNadia Murad and Sheryl Sandberg *  [Kaia Gerber: What Reading Books by Women Has Taught Me About Myself](/collections/time100-voices/7026755/kaia-gerber-books-women-writers-essay/) byKaia Gerber *  [Jane Goodall: Vote for Leaders Who Will Preserve the Natural World](/collections/time100-voices/7023052/jane-goodall-vote-2024-election/) byJane Goodall and Jeff Horowitz *  [Don’t Mine Our Land in the Name of 'Progress.' Protect Waorani Traditions](/collections/time100-voices/7021584/nemonte-nenquimo-essay/) byNemonte Nenquimo *  [What Rwanda's Kigali Genocide Memorial Can Teach the World](/collections/time100-voices/7021678/rwanda-kigali-genocide-memorial/) byAlbert Bourla *  [Empowered Women Can Transform the World's Poorest Communities](/collections/time100-voices/7016128/women-uplift-poorest-communities/) byKennedy Odede *  [Donald Trump Showed His Disregard for Nurses. Kamala Harris Will Prioritize the Nation’s Health](/collections/time100-voices/7015492/nurses-union-endorses-kamala-harris/) byBonnie Castillo *  [The Problem With California’s AI Bill](/collections/time100-voices/7016134/california-sb-1047-ai/) byAndrew Ng *  [The U.S. Health Care System Fails Women. Employers Need to Step In](/collections/time100-voices/7006619/employers-support-womens-health/) byPete Anevski *  [What I Learned About the Power of Sports as a Refugee Olympian](/collections/time100-voices/7003422/yusra-mardini-refugee-olympic-team-2024/) byYusra Mardini *  [I Eliminated 396 College Graduates’ Student Debt. Here’s How the Crisis Can Be Addressed Nationwide](/collections/time100-voices/6991914/robert-f-smith-end-student-debt-crisis/) byRobert F. Smith *  [Ashley Graham: The Words I Use to Encourage Self-Love](/collections/time100-voices/6985846/ashley-graham-body-self-love-essay/) byAshley Graham *  [We Must Put an End to AI’s Culture of Secrecy](/collections/time100-voices/6985855/openai-ai-companies-secrecy/) bySneha Revanur *  [No, Today’s AI Isn’t Sentient. Here’s How We Know](/collections/time100-voices/6980134/ai-llm-not-sentient/) byFei-Fei Li and John Etchemendy *  [Why I Left Billions on the Table to Fight for Climate Change](/collections/time100-voices/6980235/tom-steyer-climate-activism/) byTom Steyer *  [Motherhood in a Wheelchair Isn't Easy. But My Disability Will Be My Son's Strength](/collections/time100-voices/6976516/motherhood-in-a-wheelchair/) byAli Stroker *  [How the World Is Failing Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence](/collections/time100-voices/6976434/gender-based-violence/) byAngelina Jolie and Dr. Denis Mukwege. *  [We Shouldn’t Have to Be Willing to Die to Give Birth in the U.S.](/collections/time100-voices/6965534/serena-williams-elaine-welteroth-black-maternal-health-birthfund/) byElaine Welteroth and Serena Williams *  [Immigration Is a Relentless Maze](/collections/time100-voices/6958871/julio-torres-problemista-immigration-essay/) byJulio Torres *  [How Louisiana Has Become a Microcosm of the Abortion Access Fight](/collections/time100-voices/6836493/scotus-abortion-pill-louisiana-cecile-richards/) byCecile Richards *  [The Moment I Knew I Needed to Get Sober](/collections/time100-voices/6835245/rupaul-memoir-sobriety/) byRuPaul *  [Bail Funds Are Essential to Democracy. A Georgia Bill Threatens to Stifle Them](/collections/time100-voices/6835328/bail-funds-georgia-john-legend-essay/) byJohn Legend and Jocelyn Simonson *  [Two Years of War Helped Me Understand What It Means to Be Ukrainian](/collections/time100-voices/6802040/daria-kolomiec-ukraine-war-anniversary/) byDaria Kolomiec *  [Ukraine Is Fighting for the Same Values Americans Hold Dear](/collections/time100-voices/6794354/liev-schreiber-ukraine-values/) byLiev Schreiber *  [How to Create an Action Plan After a Cancer Diagnosis](/collections/time100-voices/6695548/cancer-diagnosis-action-plan/) byKathy Giusti *  [How to Make Schools More Equitable For All Students](/collections/time100-voices/6588619/make-schools-more-equitable/) byIjeoma Oluo *  [Why Ukraine's Wartime Economy Is a Surprising Success](/collections/time100-voices/6557971/ukraine-economy-recovery-2024/) byYulia Svyrydenko *  [Steve McQueen: How I Keep History Alive on Film](/collections/time100-voices/6463279/steve-mcqueen-occupied-city-essay/) bySteve McQueen *  [The Trouble With Race Satires Like _American Fiction_](/collections/time100-voices/6463460/rf-kuang-american-fiction/) byR.F. Kuang *  [Care for Our Loved Ones Must Be a Priority in the 2024 Elections](/collections/time100-voices/6462971/ai-jen-poo-2024-elections-care/) byAi-jen Poo *  [Pinky Cole’s Advice for Struggling Entrepreneurs](/collections/time100-voices/6343939/advice-for-struggling-entrepreneurs/) byPinky Cole *  [Diapers Aren’t a Luxury Item. Stop Taxing Them](/collections/time100-voices/6342723/end-diaper-taxation/) byNorah Weinstein *  [Do Not Underestimate Africa's Ability to Innovate](/collections/time100-voices/6341043/africa-tech-innovation/) byKate Kallot TIME100 Voices ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/"},"headline":"TIME100 Voices","description":"Read new ideas and perspectives on the issues that matter from the world’s most influential people","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:58.901Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:58.577Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":86,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte76080f627424348/698a40cde6e84a73a52b086a/New-Hub-SAMPLE-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/","name":"TIME100 Voices"}}]}] ```