Nicholas D. Kristof's Blog, page 13
July 24, 2015
A Startup for Geeks in Gaza
Gaza Sky Geeks has sparked an unlikely startup movement in Gaza, which has an unemployment rate of 43 percent.
June 27, 2015
How to Help Dr. Tom Catena
My Sunday column is about an amazing American physician trying to save lives in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Here's how you can support him.
June 26, 2015
Podcast: Empathy and Opportunity in Baltimore
Dontay Burrell, 21, is a former drug dealer who is trying to earn his high school diploma.
June 5, 2015
My First Time in a Strip Club
The first time most guys go into a strip club, it’s party time. My first time was a little different.
June 3, 2015
Help for the Signing-Impaired
In hearing-world contexts in which verbal communication fails, I long to say to my hearing companion: “Do you realize that, when your capability to hear fails you, you are essentially disabled?”
May 22, 2015
FGM: A Modern-Day Scourge in the United States
Getting a more accurate estimate of women who have undergone female genital mutilation in the United States is a key step in stopping the practice.
April 25, 2015
That Pesky Problem of Two Doors
Do you know which door to go through?
April 22, 2015
Helping Women and Girls. Period. Part Two.
Earlier this year, On the Ground posted my article on how low-income women and girls can struggle to afford feminine hygiene products. Here's what has happened since then.
April 10, 2015
Open Letter from Nabeel Rajab to President Obama
I have spent 28 of the last 36 months in a Bahraini prison for actions that can only be counted as crimes in a nation that stifles free expression and criminalizes open assembly.
March 31, 2015
What’s the First Thing You Should Do When You Get into College?
Before you start buying decorations for your dorm room walls, consider for a moment following a road less traveled in America: Take a gap year.
