February 6, 2010
Africa
The World Capital Of Killing
“But so far the brutal war here in eastern Congo has not only lasted longer than the Holocaust but also appears to have claimed more lives.”
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Nicholas Kristof is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes.
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Under datelines from some of the world's most troubled states, Kristof focuses on human-rights and public-health issues. He visited Iraq before the invasion, which he opposed, and he has frequently visited Southeast Asia to write about sex trafficking. His reporting from the Tiananmen Square riots of 1989 earned him and his wife, reporter Sheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Price for international reporting.
The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin has praised Kristof’s "moral conscience" and called him "the Indiana Jones of our generation of journalists." Kristof’s determination to form his worldviews out in the field rather than behind a desk keeps him busy all over the globe, and has spawned an annual contest, "Win a Trip With Nick Kristof"; the winners have traveled to such countries as the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Under datelines from some of the world's most troubled states, Kristof focuses on human-rights and public-health issues. He visited Iraq before the invasion, which he opposed, and he has frequently visited Southeast Asia to write about sex trafficking. His reporting from the Tiananmen Square riots of 1989 earned him and his wife, reporter Sheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Price for international reporting.
The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin has praised Kristof’s "moral conscience" and called him "the Indiana Jones of our generation of journalists." Kristof’s determination to form his worldviews out in the field rather than behind a desk keeps him busy all over the globe, and has spawned an annual contest, "Win a Trip With Nick Kristof"; the winners have traveled to such countries as the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Nicholas Kristof on All Topics
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January 30, 2010
Africa
Orphaned, Raped and Ignored
“No humanitarian crisis generates so little attention per million corpses, or such a pathetic international response.”
January 27, 2010
Crime and Law Enforcement
Kids in Crisis (Behind Bars)
“If we want to rehabilitate young offenders and help them get their lives in order, a starting point is to end the criminal abuse of them.”
January 21, 2010
Haiti Earthquake
Some Frank Talk About Haiti
“Not everyone is so frank, but the subtext of much of the discussion of Haiti is despair about both Haiti and foreign aid.”
January 16, 2010
Biology
Food, Sex and Giving
“We are hard-wired to be altruistic. It’s difficult for humans to be truly selfless, for generosity feels so good.”
January 14, 2010
China
Google Takes a Stand
“In a conflict between the Communist Party and Google, the party will win in the short run. But in the long run, I’d put my money on Google.”
January 9, 2010
Religion
Religion and Women
“Today, when religious institutions exclude women from their hierarchies and rituals, the inevitable implication is that females are inferior.”
January 7, 2010
Society
The Happiest People
“Hmmm. You think it’s a coincidence? Costa Rica is one of the very few countries to have abolished its army, and it’s also arguably the happiest nation on earth.”
January 3, 2010
International Development
World’s Healthiest Food
“So what’s the most scrumptious, wholesome, exquisite, healthful, gratifying food in the world?”
December 17, 2009
International Development
His Gift Changes Lives
“Here’s a story for the holiday season. A 30-year-old former refugee is putting together a most extraordinary Christmas present — the first high school his community has ever had.”
December 6, 2009
Health
Cancer From the Kitchen?
“What if breast cancer in the United States has less to do with insurance or mammograms and more to do with contaminants in our water or air -- or in certain plastic containers in our kitchens?”
December 2, 2009
War in Afghanistan
Johnson, Gorbachev, Obama
“Many people working in Afghanistan at the grass roots are watching the Obama escalation with a sinking feeling.”
November 29, 2009
Health Care Reform
Are We Going to Let John Die?
“If Joe Lieberman or other senators came across John Brodniak writhing in pain on the sidewalk, they presumably would jump to help him and rush him to a hospital.”
November 19, 2009
Health Care Reform
The Wrong Side of History
“Indeed, these same arguments we hear today against health reform were used even earlier, to attack President Franklin Roosevelt’s call for Social Security.”
November 15, 2009
International Development
Triumph of a Dreamer
“Any time anyone tells you that a dream is impossible, any time you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, just mutter this mantra: Tererai Trent.”