George Packer's Blog, page 24

Trump���s Military Escalation in Somalia Is Spurring Hope and Fear

Jane Ferguson writes about the increasing stability in Somalia following ramped up military efforts by the United States and the African Union.

The Administration Is Rushing to Turn Trump���s Latest Immigration Tweets Into a Real Policy

Jonathan Blitzer on the Trump Administration���s efforts to turn President Trump���s reactionary tweets about immigration reform into coherent policy.

The Bureaucratic Nightmare of Fighting Deportation

Masha Gessen writes about a woman���s struggle against the threat of deportation to Russia.

The Digital-Age Horror of the YouTube Shooting

Nathan Heller writes that, in a shooting at the YouTube headquarters, gunfire targeted the very platform through which news of the incident spread.

Striking Oklahoma Teachers Win Historic School-Funding Increase and Keep On Marching

Andrea DenHoed reports from a teacher walkout in Oklahoma, where educators are pressuring legislators to increase education funding.

Donald Trump���s Bad-Faith Attacks on Amazon

Sheelah Kolhatkar writes about Donald Trump���s tweets against Amazon, which might be directed at its owner, Jeff Bezos, and negative coverage of Trump���s Administration.

The New Yorker Interview: Malcolm Gladwell Explains Where His Ideas Come From

David Remnick talks to the New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell about his writing process in a video interview.

The New Yorker Interview: David Remnick Talks to Malcolm Gladwell About Writing, Reporting, and Being Wrong

David Remnick talks to the New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell about his writing process in a video interview.

Robert Kennedy���s Plea���and Unmet Call to End America���s Violence���After the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jeff Shesol writes about Robert F. Kennedy���s call to end violence in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

When I Met Martin Luther King, Jr.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who, along with Hamilton Holmes, was one of the first African-American students to attend the University of Georgia, recalls meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Atlanta, in 1961.