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# September 21, 2020 | Vol. 196 No. 11 September 21, 2020 |  

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#### Is TIME a reliable news source?

TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923. Its journalism is reported and edited by a professional newsroom led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with named correspondents on politics, climate, health, technology and culture. It reaches 1 million US print subscribers and 1.15 million globally, plus more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.

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Vol. 196 No. 11

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Issue name

September 21st, 2020 | Vol. 196, No. 11 | U.S.

Issue date

September 21, 2020

Location

U.S., North America, South America

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[Government](/vault/subject/government/)

[Science](/vault/subject/science/)

[Health &amp; Medicine](/vault/subject/health-medicine/)

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsU.S.

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### BIPOC Entrepreneurs Have Been Hit Hard by the Pandemic—But as They Work to Save Their Businesses, They're Also Giving Back

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Poet Claudia Rankine on _Just Us_ and Unearthing the Raw Truths of Anti-Black Racism

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 200,000 Americans. How Many More Lives Will Be Lost Before the U.S. Gets It Right?

How the U.S. succumbed to complacency and let 200,000 people die of COVID-19

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Great Vaccine Race: Inside the Unprecedented Scramble to Immunize the World Against COVID-19

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Story Behind TIME's Issue Marking Nearly 200,000 U.S. Deaths—and Why Its Border Is Black For the Second Time in History

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### What a Florida Reparations Case Can Teach Us About Justice in America

Rosewood Massacre survivors and descendants were awarded millions decades later. Could this be a model for reparations?

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Exclusive: As Energy Secretary, Rick Perry Mixed Money and Politics in Ukraine. The Deals Could Be Worth Billions

A six-month investigation reveals Perry’s hunt for energy profits in Ukraine 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy

Democracy relies on an informed public responding to real-life facts. But a growing number of Americans are untethered from that reality

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Donald Trump's Misinformation Campaign Against Mail-in Voting Is Undermining Faith in Democracy

Misinformation about voting has eroded Americans&apos; faith in a fair election

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### America's Athletes Are Finally in a Position to Demand Real Change. And They Know It

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### As Colleges Open During a Pandemic, Student Life Remains Closed


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