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# February 23, 2026 | Vol. 207 No. 5 February 23, 2026 |  

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## Table of Contents

ClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsU.S.World

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### The World Needs China's Climate Technology. That's the Dilemma

Beijing's dominance in clean tech could save the planet. Will it get to?

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Michael Keaton Remembers Working With Catherine O'Hara: 'Like Breathing Rarefied Air'

The actor remembers his 'Beetlejuice' costar for her humor and her friendship.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Alexander Skarsgård on the Contradictions of Masculinity in _Pillion_

In the new erotic dramedy, the actor plays a leather-clad biker negotiating the terms of a gay BDSM relationship.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### How TIME's Film Critic Chose the 50 Most Underappreciated Movies of the 21st Century

TIME's film critic compiled a list of underseen films released between 2000 and 2025 that are deserving of a second look.

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Tracey Emin Lost a Few Organs and Got a New Lease on Life

The artist on her Tate Modern exhibition, her recovery from bladder cancer, and the work she'd never make today

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2026

Among an upended global health order, medical innovation pushes forward. Read how TIME chose the list of doctors, scientists and more.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Iran on the Edge: Inside the Uprising the Regime Tried to Crush

Five leading Iranian writers reckon with a shattered uprising, a despotic regime and a country edging toward its final season.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Society Is Becoming More Insular

We are choosing a closed ecosystem of trust that mandates a limited worldview, writes Richard Edelman.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### How to Survive Winter

Winter taught me how to endure loss, accept limits, and find light, writes Elizabeth Kelsey.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### When I Think of Iran I Think of Light

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Iran Is Beautiful

Storytelling, women, and beauty have challenged four decades of authoritarian rule, writes Ramin Jahanbegloo.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Islamic Republic’s Founding Myth

Iranians are rising against censorship and digital inequality, demanding accountability from the Islamic Republic’s regime.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### My Dream for Iran

Arash Azizi imagines a democratic, inclusive Iran after the 2022 protests—where culture, freedom, and pluralism can finally thrive.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Iranian Progress Cannot Be Stopped

Iran’s protests, fueled by women, workers, and economic crisis, signal an end to the Islamic Republic.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Changed Minneapolis

Scenes from an occupied city 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Origins of Trump's Greenland Obsession

"His objective is total control." 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Does Your Baby Qualify For a $1,000 Trump Account? Here's the Latest

Trump celebrated giving “every newborn American child a financial stake in the future.” But some experts have raised concerns.

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How Donald Trump Conquered the Kennedy Center, Just to Shutter It

Trump is shuttering the Kennedy Center as performers flee

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Inside Mayor Jacob Frey's Fight For Minneapolis

With limited powers and mounting challenges, the city's leader confronts a continuing ICE crackdown

### U.S.

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

### Luigi Mangione Will Not Face the Death Penalty. Here’s the Latest on His Case

Mangione will not face the death penalty if convicted after a federal judge dismissed two charges against him.

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Why Young Adults in China Are Leaning Into Living Alone

From embracing an “Are you dead yet?” app to rewriting Lunar New Year customs, here’s how a rising generation of young adults in China is coping with social isolation and economic hardship.


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