George Packer

staff writer at The Atlantic

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Staff writer at The Atlantic; author of Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade, The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, and The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America; editor of Facing Unpleasant Facts, a two-volume edition of George Orwell's essays.

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Protests and violence marred the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Could this year’s convention, also in Chicago, see similar alienation and division?

Lessons for Dems from 1968 violence as DNC gets underway

Protests and violence marred the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Could this year’s convention, also in Chicago, see similar alienation and division?

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Phoenix, Arizona is a microcosm of America’s rising challenges: hyper-partisanship, conspiracy theories, and culture wars exacerbated by drought and extreme heat.

How Phoenix reflects the US’ larger political state

Phoenix, Arizona is a microcosm of America’s rising challenges: hyper-partisanship, conspiracy theories, and culture wars exacerbated by drought and extreme heat.

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Donald Trump and the media have had a codependent relationship since the early days of his candidacy. How should journalists adjust the way they cover Trump?

Second Trump term may make journalism ‘irrelevant’: George Packer

Donald Trump and the media have had a codependent relationship since the early days of his candidacy. How should journalists adjust the way they cover Trump?

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