Amazon's identity and goals are never clear and always fluid, which makes the company destabilizing and intimidating. George Packer amazonclearcompany Change image and share on social
The difference between a reporter, a newspaper columnist, a paid speaker, a television personality, a radio talk show host, a blogger, a movie producer, a publicist, and a political strategist, is growing less - and not more - distinct. George Packer bloggercolumnistdifference share on social
What the Web has never figured out is how to pay for reporting, which, with the collapse of print newspapers, is in desperately short supply, and without which even the most prolific commenters will someday run out of things to say. George Packer collapsecommentersdesperately share on social
Abstract sympathy with the working class as an economic entity is easy, but the feeling can vanish on contact with actual members of the group, who often arrive with disturbing beliefs and powerful resentments - who might not sound or look like people urban progressives want to know. George Packer abstractactualarrive share on social
Lawyers, judges, doctors, shrinks, accountants, investigators and, not least, journalists could not do the most basic tasks without a veil of secrecy. Why shouldn't the same be true of those professionals who happen to be government officials? George Packer accountantbasicdoctor share on social
The invisibility of work and workers in the digital age is as consequential as the rise of the assembly line and, later, the service economy. George Packer ageassemblyconsequential Change image and share on social
Politics demands certain skills honed by experience, just as journalism does, just as acting does. George Packer actdemandexperience Change image and share on social
Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education, housing, and health care. George Packer americanbuycare 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
The phrase 'change the world' is tossed around Silicon Valley conversations and business plans as freely as talk of 'early-stage investing' and 'beta tests.' George Packer betabusinesschange Change image and share on social
