George Packer's Blog, page 60

A Conversation with the New York Times Reporter Maggie Haberman, Trump���s Favorite Foe

David Remnick speaks to Maggie Haberman, the New York Times White House correspondent, about Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, attacks on the media, and more.

The True Nature of John McCain���s Heroism

James Carroll on how the Arizona senator John McCain, recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, transformed the experience of imprisonment into a rare political openness.

Avi Gabbay, the Israeli Labor Party���s Surging Threat to Benjamin Netanyahu

Bernard Avishai on the threat to Benjamin Netanyahu posed by Avi Gabbay, the new leader of Israel���s beleaguered Labor Party.

Is the Nuclear Deal with Iran Slipping Away?

Robin Wright writes about the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers established by President Obama, which the Trump Administration is trying to undermine.

Tele-Town Halls Help Members of Congress Screen Their Constituents

Charles Bethea on how Republican members of Congress, after facing hostile crowds at town halls, are choosing to hold them by telephone instead.

The Trump Administration���s Fraught Attempt to Address Campus Sexual Assault

Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Trump Administration���s efforts to reshape the guidance concerning how colleges and universities should handle allegations of sexual assault under Title IX.

Republican States Are Demanding That the White House Stop Protecting Dreamers

Jonathan Blitzer on a threatened lawsuit that would seek to push President Trump to dismantle the immigration program.

The Unbroken Liu Xiaobo

Evan Osnos writes about the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who died of late-stage liver cancer on Thursday while serving an eleven-year prison sentence.

Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva���s Conviction in Brazil

Alex Cuadros writes about the former Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva���s criminal conviction for corruption and money laundering.

Can Mosul Be Put Back Together After ISIS?

Robin Wright profiles several families who fled the violence during the ISIS occupation of Mosul and who are reluctant to return.