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
Often, foreign policy - which, by definition, is largely out of American control - is simply a matter of not doing the wrong thing, the unwise thing. George Packer americancontroldefinition Change image and share on social
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
No-one can say when the unwinding began, when the coil that held America together in its secure and sometime shifting grip first gave way. George Packer americabegincoil Change image and share on social
I've read a lot of war writing, even World War I writing, the British war poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves's memoir 'Goodbye to All That,' and a civilian memoir, 'Testament of Youth,' by Vera Brittain. George Packer britishbrittaincivilian share on social
Over the years, America had become more like Wal-Mart. It had gotten cheap. Prices were lower, and wages were lower. There were fewer union factory jobs and more part-time jobs as greeters. George Packer americacheapfactory Change image and share on social
All over Africa, people are wearing what Americans once wore and no longer want. Visit the continent, and you'll find faded remnants of secondhand clothing in the strangest of places. George Packer africaamericanclthe Change image and share on social
I am not a pure fiction writer, nor am I an academic writer. Somehow I ended up in this blended area of literary journalism. George Packer academicareablend 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
It seems preposterous now, but Amazon began as a bookstore. George Packer amazonbeginbookstore Change image and share on social
