If the U.S. wants to help people in tsunami-hit countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia - not to mention other poor countries in Africa - there's one step that would cost us nothing and would save hundreds of thousands of lives. It would be to allow DDT in malaria-ravaged countries.
Nicholas D. KristofA few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.
Nicholas D. KristofThe equivalent of five jumbo jets' worth of women die in labor each day, but the issue is almost never covered.
Nicholas D. Kristof...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public.
Nicholas D. Kristof