George Packer's Blog, page 48
October 11, 2017
The Funeral Parlor Giving Families Peace After the Las Vegas Shooting
Amanda Fortini speaks to two owners of a funeral home in Las Vegas, who have been working with families from around the country.
How Trump Uses ���Religious Liberty��� to Attack L.G.B.T. Rights
Masha Gessen on why a strategy of homophobia and opposition to L.G.B.T. rights has proved irresistible to Donald Trump.
October 10, 2017
How Many Puerto Ricans Will Leave Home After Hurricane Maria?
Jon Lee Anderson on the quality of life in Utuado, Puerto Rico, a municipality that was ravaged by Hurricane Maria.
From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein���s Accusers Tell Their Stories
During Ronan Farrow���s investigation, thirteen women told him that, between the nineteen-nineties and 2015, Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them.
October 9, 2017
After Hurricane Maria���and Trump���s Visit���Neighbors Help Each Other in Puerto Rico
Jon Lee Anderson visits the neighborhood of Sabana Seca, near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and talks to residents about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
October 8, 2017
The Agonizing, Undaunted Efforts to Bring Supplies to Loved Ones in Puerto Rico
Andrew Boryga writes about how, in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, his family brought supplies themselves to help relatives in Puerto Rico.
October 6, 2017
The Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Anti-Bomb Idealists
Robin Wright writes about the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize going to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
October 5, 2017
As Trump Tries to Kill the Iran Deal, A Former Israeli Spy Lobbies to Save It
Robin Wright interviews Uzi Arad, a former national-security adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about what might happen if Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of its nuclear deal with Iran.
Stephen Paddock and the World of Video Poker
Charles Bethea interviews video-poker players in the Las Vegas area who knew Stephen Paddock, the gambler who killed fifty-nine people in a mass shooting in the area last weekend.
���I Realized I Was Probably Going to Die There���: Surviving the Las Vegas Shooting
Amanda Fortini speaks to several survivors of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas.
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