George Packer's Blog, page 62

What Russian Journalists Think of How American Reporters Cover Putin and Trump

Joshua Yaffa talks to a number of Russian reporters about their opinion of the American media���s coverage of the Trump-Putin connection.

Trump Is Taking Advantage of Europe���s Divides, Not Causing Them

Masha Lipman writes about Donald Trump���s speech in Warsaw, Poland, and how his rhetoric on Eastern Europe plays up the region���s divisions.

The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two

Andrew Marantz writes about the dispute between the alt-right movement and its less white-supremacist counterpart, sometimes called the alt-light, or New Right.

Jasmin Moghbeli, Badass Astronaut

Robin Wright interviews Jasmin Moghbeli, the Iranian-American Marine Corps alumna who is one of NASA���s newest astronauts.

Sam Zell Explains Donald Trump

William D. Cohan interviews the investor Sam Zell, who wrote a new book, ���Am I Being Too Subtle?,��� about his Holocaust-survivor parents and his failed acquisition of Tribune media.

The Case for a Fourth of July Seder

As Alan Burdick and Eliza Byard write, the Passover narrative has long been entwined in American history, so a Fourth of July Seder seems fitting.

Canada���s Polite and Diffident Independence Celebration

Molly Worthen on how the ���Canada 150��� observances are not a full reflection of the complex debate about Canadian identity.

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough���s Extortion Claim Against Donald Trump and the National Enquirer

Jeffrey Toobin writes about Donald Trump���s feud with Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, of ���Morning Joe,��� and about the National Enquirer.

Twenty Years After the Handover to China, Hong Kong Remains a City on the Edge

Nick Frisch writes about Hong Kongers��� view of Chinese rule on the city in advance of celebrations to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the British handover.

Is Lebanon���s New Electoral System a Path Out of Sectarianism?

Elias Muhanna on Lebanon���s new electoral laws, which supporters hope will provide the country a path out of sectarianism.