Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
Former NPR Correspondent Remembers Working For Mandela
NPR's former South Africa correspondent John Matisonn worked for Nelson Mandela, helping the leader improve his media savvy after he was released from prison on Robben Island. Matisonn remembers Mandela's keen intelligence and resilience. Matisonn tells Robert Siegel the Nobel Peace Prize recipient emphasized that he was an ordinary man, and insisted he was no saint.
Pipeline On Wheels: Trains Are Winning Big Off U.S. Oil
Railroads are increasingly becoming the preferred means of shipping the masses of oil being produced in North Dakota and surrounding states. The railroad industry is eager to fill in for the lack of pipeline capacity. But some say the train growth needs to slow down.
Nothing Says Christmas Like 700 Screaming Faces
Every year, as a gift to the American people, the Norwegian Embassy decorates the Christmas tree at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. This year's tree is decorated with 700 reflective ornaments featuring the man from the painting The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. This month marks the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth.
USAID Contractor, Four Years In Cuban Jail, Asks Obama For Help
Robert Siegel talks with Peter Wallsten of The Washington Post about the story of Alan Gross, a USAID contractor held in a Cuban prison for the last four years. Gross had been working on a covert project installing internet in a Jewish community in Cuba.
