Jeffrey Pierre
Stories
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Paralympics star Oksana Masters shares her experience with this year's Games
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Paralympic athlete Oksana Masters about her experiences at this year's Games in Italy.
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Roger Bennett's world revolves around the World Cup – and it always has
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Roger Bennet about his new book, We Are the World (Cup), and what could be in store in this year's tournament as America hosts for the first time in 32 years.
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Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor, a pioneer in the world of modern highlife music, has died
This week the Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor died at 90 years old. While he was not well known in the U.S. he was a star in Africa, and a defining force in highlife music.
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A look at the Department of Justice under the watch of attorney general Pam Bondi
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Carol Leonnig about the Department of Justice under Pam Bondi's watch. Leonnig co-authored Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.
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The Trump administration's efforts to end TPS for Haitians was blocked — for now
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to revoke Temporary Protected Status for some 330,000 Haitian immigrants in the U.S., for now.
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A film sheds new light on the private life of the first U.S. woman to go to space
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, Sally, about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.
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The growing role of sports in President Trump's political brand
President Trump is increasingly embedding himself in sports culture. Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, weighs in on the depths of Trump's ties to sports and what that will look like in the coming year.
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Gangs use sexual violence to control communities in Haiti
Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald reports on how gangs in Haiti are using sexual violence as a tool of terror amid the country's deepening political and humanitarian crisis.
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In 'The Beast in Me', a new neighbor becomes the wrong kind of muse
Claire Danes talks about her new role stepping into the mind of a writer tempted by a dangerous mystery.
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As Congress fights over ACA subsidies, economist argues for expanding care
Craig Garthwaite, Director of the Program on Healthcare at Northwestern University and co-author of a new paper from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, talks about reforms that could make healthcare cheaper and more efficient.