George Packer's Blog, page 45

���We Are Witnesses���: A Portrait of Crime and Punishment in America Today

How the criminal-justice system works up close, in eighteen videos.

On Christopher Robin, War, and P.T.S.D.

Robin Wright reviews the film ���Goodbye Christopher Robin,��� starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie, about the author of ���Winnie-the-Pooh,��� A. A. Milne.

ISIS Jihadis Have Returned Home By the Thousands

Robin Wright on ���Beyond the Caliphate,��� a report tracking the movements of former ISIS fighters who have returned to their home countries.

A Photographer���s View of the American Opioid Crisis

Margaret Talbot on the photographer Philip Montgomery���s experience documenting families, first responders, and users in an Ohio county gripped by heroin.

A Fire-Devastated Northern California Takes Care of Its Own

People often expect disasters to be populated by distinct groups of victims and rescuers, but in reality they���re often the same people, Rebecca Solnit writes.

The Iran Business Ties Trump Didn���t Disclose

Adam Davidson on Trump���s decision not to sanction Azarpassillo, an Iranian firm with ties to a Trump Organization business partner.

John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup

Masha Gessen on how John Kelly���s White House press briefing served as a preview of what a military coup in the U.S. would look like.

Journalism���s Broken Business Model Won���t Be Solved by Billionaires

William D. Cohan on the fate of the Alaska Dispatch News, which was bought by Alice Rogoff, and what it portends about the future of financing for journalism and local newspapers.

Are the Emoluments Lawsuits Filed Against President Trump Dead?

Sheelah Kolhatkar reports on the emoluments lawsuit filed against Donald Trump by the organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

Harvey Weinstein���s Former Employees Reckon With What They Knew and What They Didn���t

Dana Goodyear reports on the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment allegations, as his employees reckon with what they knew and what they didn't.