George Packer's Blog, page 13

The Capital Gazette Shooting and the True Value of Local Newspapers

Ben Wallace-Wells on the shooting at the Capital Gazette, carried out by Jarrod Ramos, and on the value of local newspapers.

Will Trump Get Played by Putin?

Robin Wright writes about Donald Trump���s announcement that he will hold a summit with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, after meeting with NATO.

Many Gazan Women Are No Longer Able to Enter Israel for Cancer Treatment

Ruth Margalit on a recent unannounced change in Israeli policy in which Palestinian cancer patients from the Gaza Strip are unable to gain permission to travel to Israel for medical treatment unavailable in Gaza.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Legacy of the Bernie Sanders Movement

Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez���s victory over Representative Joseph Crowley, in New York���s Fourteenth Congressional District, and what it means for the legacy of the Bernie Sanders movement.

The Border Crisis, DACA, and Temporary Protected Status: We Must Not Forget Detained Migrant Children

Edwidge Danticat writes about the different perils that migrant children face when, separated from their parents, they are left to either a state foster-care system or the immigration-detention system.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement Is Completely Unprepared for the Thousands of Immigrant Children Now in Its Care

Alexandra Schwartz writes on how the current immigration crisis at the southern border pits the Office of Refugee Resettlement at odds with both Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Trump���s Executive Order Creates a New Border Crisis

Sarah Stillman writes about the challenges that migrants, and especially migrant children, will face following Donald Trump���s executive order on immigration.

Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out About the ���Disgracefully Inhumane and Un-American��� Scenes at the Border

David Remnick writes about Bruce Springsteen���s heartfelt statement, in the middle of a performance of his Broadway show, about the scenes at the Texas-Mexico border.

How Four U.S. Presidents, including Obama and Trump, Helped Protect Israel���s Nuclear Arsenal

Adam Entous writes about the secret letters signed by four U.S. Presidents, including Donald Trump and Barack Obama, agreeing not to pressure Israel to give up its nuclear weapons.

The Government Has No Plan for Reuniting the Immigrant Families It Is Tearing Apart

Jonathan Blitzer writes about the federal agencies that are failing to reunite children and parents who have been separated by the Trump Administration���s immigration policies.