George Packer's Blog, page 52

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Ignoble Laureate

Gavin Jacobson on the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has remained silent about the military campaign against the Rohingya, a stateless ethnic minority in Myanmar.

What Did and Didn���t Happen in Miami Last Weekend

Rahawa Haile on Miami���s lucky escape from Hurricane Irma, and what it means for the city���s preparations for the next storm.

Your Questions About ���The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea,��� Answered

Evan Osnos answers readers��� questions about his report from North Korea, covering the risk of nuclear war, Kim Jong Un, and more.

A Reporter���s Takeaways from a Trip to North Korea

Evan Osnos discusses the risks he took on by travelling to North Korea to report on Kim Jong Un and the prospect of nuclear war.

The Fantasy of Trump���s Skills-Based Immigration Proposal

David Sax writes that the lofty rhetoric that surrounds Canada���s points-based immigration system contrasts with the reality on the ground.

Is Trump���s DACA Flip a Real Deal?

Jonathan Blitzer on Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer���s announcement that they had struck a deal with Donald Trump on DACA, and whether any real action will follow.

Postscript: Edith Windsor, 1929-2017

After Edith Windsor���s death at age eighty-eight, Ariel Levy remembers the glamorous and outspoken gay-rights activist.

A Medical Emergency, and the Growing Crisis at Immigration Detention Centers

Charles Bethea on the experience of Nelson Francisco Perdomo-Vaidez, an undocumented immigrant detained at the Stewart Detention Center, in Lumpkin, Georgia.

A DACA Recipient with an American Life Considers the Future

Kirk W. Johnson writes about a Dreamer in California and her three children, who face an uncertain future.

The Devastating Shutdown of the Cambodia Daily

Thomas Beller on The Cambodia Daily���s recent closure under government pressure, and what its shutdown means for the country���s press, democracy, and history.