An old Chinese proverb says "Women hold up half the sky." Then why do the women of Africa and Asia persistently suffer human rights abuses? Continuing their focus on humanitarian issues, journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn take us to Africa and Asia, where many women live in profoundly dire circumstances.

Nicholas Kristof, editorial columnist for The New York Times in this archival edition of Fresh Air. He discusses the North Korea crisis. He has covered North and South Korea off and on since 1986. He's served as the Times bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.

Editorial columnist for The New York Times, Nicholas Kirstof. In his recent columns he's been writing about the intelligence officers who disclosed to him that the Bush administration before the war exaggerated the claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Kristof recently returned from Iraq. He was also in Africa. (Broadcast Date: June 25, 2003)

Nicholas Kristof, editorial columnist for The New York Times. He discusses the North Korea crisis. He has covered North and South Korea off and on since 1986. He's served as the Times bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. He was co-recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of the Chinese crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square. In a column which appeared in the Times on February 4, 2003, he wrote, "The North Korean nuclear crisis is far more perilous than many people realize." (Broadcast Date: February 13, 2003)

AIDS researcher Timothy Wright, his brother, criminologist Richard Wright, and reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn on this edition of Fresh Air. In 1995, Timothy Wright was in Bolivia conducting AIDS-related research. During Mardi Gras festivities, Wright was assaulted and robbed, and suffered a severe brain injury. In the years since, his brother Richard helped Timothy in his recovery. We talk to both brothers about Timothy's injury and dramatic recovery. The story of Timothy's recuperation is chronicled in a book written by Helene Wright, Timothy and Richard's mother, called Someone Stole Yesterday. Also, Timothy and Richard Wright ...

New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof and satirist Harry Shearer on this edition of Fresh Air. Kristof, a national correspondent, has written a series of biographical articles on George W. Bush, focusing on his early years. Kristof is former Tokyo Bureau Chief for the Times, and was co-recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of Tianamen Square. Shearer is the host of Le Show, and the voice behind several characters on The Simpsons. He is also the author of It's the Stupidity, Stupid: Why (Some) People Hate Clinton and Why the Rest of Us Have to Watch. This week he is in Philadelphia as part of the "Shad ...

A conversation with Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Nissan and Renault SA and a conversation with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

A conversation with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, and a conversation with Stephen Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia.