Every movement, to stay alive - a very difficult thing to do historically - has to find a way to harness that initial surge of emotion and turn it to the hard, steady, un-sexy work of recruiting new members, strategizing, negotiating with those in power, keeping itself going. George Packer alivedifficultemotion share on social
Certain murderous ideas are in the air worldwide, and they are finding individuals in scattered places in different ways, and every attack spreads them further, plants an idea in a new head. George Packer airattackfind Change image and share on social
Discerning the legal difference between what WikiLeaks did and what news organizations do is difficult and would set a terrible precedent. George Packer differencedifficultdiscern Change image and share on social
Today, we have our own concentrations of economic power. Instead of Standard Oil, U.S. Steel, the Union Pacific Railroad, and J. P. Morgan and Company, we have Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. George Packer amazonapplecompany share on social
How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs. George Packer candidategovernpresident Change image and share on social
Trump has seized the Republican nomination by finding scapegoats for the economic hardships and disintegrating lives of working-class whites while giving these voters a reassuring but false promise of their restoration to the center of American life. George Packer americancenterclass share on social
Together, Apple and Walmart represent the intense separation of American life into blue and red, rich and poor, overpriced and undersold, hyperconnected and left behind. George Packer americanappleblue Change image and share on social
If you've ever left a bag of clothes outside the Salvation Army or given to a local church drive, chances are that you've dressed an African. George Packer africanarmybag Change image and share on social
My readers know my views on politics and politicians because I make no secret of them in my comments for 'The New Yorker' and elsewhere. George Packer commentmakepolitic Change image and share on social
What I found in Silicon Valley is an industry that's sort of been kept a very far remove from Washington and had an attitude of 'Just let us do our thing and make the miracles that people love around the world and leave us alone.' George Packer attitudefindindustry share on social