Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Why Fines Alone Won’t Make Social Media Safer For Kids
The question before the court in New Mexico is therefore not just whether harms occurred, but what interventions are most likely to reduce those harms going forward. The case is being watched closely by thousands of plaintiffs, and by social media companies engaged in litigation. The decisions ordered here could influence cases for years to…
Read MoreKourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker Share They Experienced a Miscarriage Before Welcoming Rocky
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are opening up about a heartbreaking moment in their relationship. Nearly three years after the couple welcomed their baby boy Rocky, they detailed their difficult road to baby, including pregnancy loss. In Travis’ upcoming documentary Travis Barker: Love is Louder Than Fear, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New…
Read MoreWhy You Should Seek Out a Few Minutes of Awe Every Day
You don’t need to book a flight to see the Northern Lights or or watch a total solar eclipse to experience awe. All you have to do is look up at a sunset, down at the veins of a leaf, or deep into your morning coffee. (Really.) Jennifer Stellar learned that last one from a…
Read MoreFeeding Kids Eggs Early in Life Helps Prevent Food Allergy, New Study Says
But that didn’t stop allergy rates in U.S. children from going up—by 50%, from 1997 to 2011. It turns out that giving children allergens early actually reduces the likelihood that they’ll develop an allergy. A landmark 2015 study found this to be true for peanuts. The U.S. National Institutes of Health released updated guidelines in…
Read MoreTIME Reveals the Inaugural 2026 TIME Visionaries List
TIME’s 2026 VISIONARIES LIST INCLUDES: Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action Byron V. Garrett, CEO of Genesys Works Chad Houser, founder and CEO of Café Momentum Georgie Smith, founder and president of A Sense of Home Greisa Martínez Rosas, executive director of United We Dream Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project Julia…
Read MoreGreisa Martínez Rosas Has Made Defending DACA Her Life’s Work
As a high school senior in Dallas in 2006, Greisa Martínez Rosas helped organize hundreds of her classmates to walk out in protest of a federal bill that would have made it a felony to be an undocumented immigrant. She herself was undocumented; her family had come to Texas from Hidalgo, Mexico, when she was…
Read MoreThis Nonprofit Leader Is Connecting Underserved Teens with Life-Changing Internships
When TIME spoke with Garrett in May, he was in Chicago for one of the organization’s graduation events. A current student recounted what went into his decision to take part in the program: although he hesitated initially to give up eight weeks of summer for training, he had a sense that it could change his…
Read MoreSarah Rittling Is Making the Bipartisan Case for Childcare
Not that the organization she heads is doing “literally anything”; its goal is expanding access to high-quality childcare for infants through kids up to age 5 by shaping early childhood policies. It also works to protect and extend existing federal funding, largely by building bipartisan support and championing initiatives in Congress. It’s slow work built…
Read MoreThis Children’s Author Helps Young Readers Make Sense of Big Feelings
As a middle-schooler in Portland, O.R., the author, performer, and educator Renée Watson jotted down stories and poems in Mead notebooks her mom had gifted her. It was in one such notepad that Watson wrote her first play, about an eighth-grade girl who was being bullied at school. The work caught the attention of her…
Read MoreThis Teen Activist Wants to Make Sure No Girl Is Denied the Right to Play Sports
Growing up in Dublin, California, Maegha Ramanathan found a valuable outlet in athletics, falling in love with swimming and joining a competitive co-ed team. But at 13 years old, she noticed that sexist comments directed at her female teammates by their male counterparts were increasingly leading them to drop out. Soon she began receiving them…
Read MoreThis Teenager Isn’t Waiting for Adults to Fix the Youth Mental-Health Crisis
Today, Mind4Youth is a global organization with 170 chapters and more than 25,000 volunteers across 71 countries; its mission is to provide culturally competent mental-health resources to young people of color and empower them through programs, educational campaigns, and strategic partnerships, including with UNICEF, the United Nations, Google, Scholastic, and others. Since its launch, the…
Read MoreThe Gun-Safety Advocate Bringing Communities Together Across America
Recent years have seen Moms Demand Action expand its legislative advocacy to address new and emerging threats, particularly the rise of ghost guns and other DIY firearms. In 2024, Polymer80, the largest manufacturer of ghost gun kits and parts, shut down after Everytown and Moms Demand Action led an effort to hold the company accountable…
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