Nicholas Kristof
Oregon farmboy turned NY Times columnist, author with my wife, @WuDunn, of "Tightrope" bit.ly/2qUsgvr
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Coronavirus: US says Russia behind disinformation campaign
Thousands of fake social media accounts promote conspiracies and seize on international health concerns, say US officials
'We have nothing left': displaced Syrians wait out war in Idlib | Syria | The Guardian
With the closed Turkish border behind them and Russian-backed forces at the horizon, Syrians have nowhere left to run
After Words with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn report on the issues facing the working-class in rural America. They're interviewed by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR).
China has another crisis it wants to hide from the world...
1 million Uyghurs have been brutally detained and brainwashed by Chinese authorities. We need to free them. Here's how! ...
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Strengthening His Primary Lead
His triumph will provide a burst of momentum that may make it difficult for the still-fractured moderate wing of the Democratic Party to slow his march to the nomination.
China’s Health Failures Distract Us From Our Own
America’s health system has long been a mess, and Trump is making it worse.
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Trump inherited a dysfunctional health care system that he is making worse. Some 400,000 children have lost health insurance under Trump. My column about what should be an American scandal: nyti.ms/2SToded pic.twitter.com/e3ZOcQXWx7
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Why does the battle for Idlib matter?
Almost a million civilians have fled their homes since a government offensive began in December.
Statement from Mike Bloomberg on Non-Disclosure Agreements | Mike Bloomberg for President
I’ve had the company go back over its record and they’ve identified 3 NDAs that we signed over the past 30-plus years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made. If any of them want to be released from their NDA so that...
How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further His Immigration Obsession
Donald Trump’s senior adviser has been the true driving force behind this Administration’s racist agenda. How far will he go?
The Liberal Economists Behind the Wealth Tax Debate
Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez have crashed the Democratic primary with their idea — and angered some economists.
Angelina Jolie: The Cost of Inaction in Syria is Too High
Jolie on her visit to the Jordanian border in 2011
Uniting Trumpers, Never Trumpers and Democrats With a New Deputy at the State Dept.
Can Stephen E. Biegun calm a simmering revolt at the department?
Forensic Architecture Founder Says United States Denied Him a Visa
Eyal Weizman, the director of the investigative group, said an embassy official in London told him an algorithm had identified a security threat that was related to him.
The National Bail Industry Is Funding Misleading Facebook Ads To Fight Bail Reform Movement, Advocates Say
While many of the New York-focused ads note that they are paid for by a man named “Christoph Blaylock,” most do not disclose their ties to the bail industry.
Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns
Images relating to the Hong Kong protests have been taken down from the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards website because of their “sensitive nature.” While the finalists are still in the running for a prize, the move has raised concerns over...
Hundreds Turn Out to Remember Sonny Mehta
Approximately 500 people filled the Celeste Bartos Forum at the New York Public Library on February 19 to celebrate the life of Sonny Mehta, the legendary editor-in-chief of Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, who died on...
Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support
A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.
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Remarkable story: The US intelligence agencies conclude that Russia is backing Pres Trump’s re-election effort with secret interference, and brief Congress about this. Trump then is furious, and this is the context for new intel appointments.
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Pull Yourself Up by Bootstraps? Go Ahead, Try It
It’s impossible, and yet the bootstraps narrative drives out good policy.
Nicholas Kristof
.@seanhannity and others criticized @AOC for saying that it's impossible to lift oneself up by the bootstraps. So my column today takes a look at bootstrapping in America today -- and a bonus is the great cartoon by @mluckovichajc !
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Nicholas Kristof
We all want upward mobility. But I'm afraid a bootstraps mythology impedes sound policy. It becomes a substitute for programs that actually help kids. It's fine to talk about personal responsibility, but let's also talk about what we can do collectively.
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Nicholas Kristof
We're tortured with bootstraps! The up-by-bootstraps narrative actually impairs upward mobility by substituting sanctimony for assistance. Fox News and others savaged @aoc for saying that bootstrapping is a fallacy, but she was right. My new column
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‘What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?’
My family’s refugee story shows that we can have an immigration policy that is both sane and humane.
Nicholas Kristof
"I decided, staring at that pool of blood, to become a journalist." --Sonia Nazario
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