The “Year One” cover title reads “How the Biden Administration Lost Its Way” and the image created by artist Tim O’Brien depicts the president sitting in the Oval Office as he is shadowed by a huge rain cloud. He is surrounded by binders reading “inflation”, “Putin”, “voting rights”, and “Trump 2024”.
In the background is a box of Covid rapid antigen tests – referring to the fact the president has promised to give Americans 500 million tests free of charge, but has so far failed to increase access to at-home tests.
The concept follows Time magazine’s 1 Feb 2021 cover “Day One,” after the president was signed into office. The previous illustration showes the new president in a vandalised Oval Office, with graffiti on the Resolute Desk, and paper strewn about the place, a megaphone and MAGA hat is lying on the floor – suggesting the aftermath of the insurrection on 6 January.
“This new cover shows Biden in a cleaned-up office, but the tasks remain, and the mounting issues gather like storm clouds,” said Mr O’Brien of his latest cover.
