Interviews

Search and rescue team members and soldiers work near a mudslide site and a damaged building near Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday.

As Rain Keeps Falling, Sierra Leone Scrambles To Find Mudslide Survivors

1:57pm August 17, 2017

by Tom Murphy

Idalia Amaya, an emergency response coordinator for Catholic Relief Services, says the top priority is rescuing people trapped in their homes under the mud.

Christian Picciolini, founder of the group Life After Hate, poses for a photograph outside his Chicago home. Picciolini, a former skinhead, is an activist combatting what many see as a surge in white nationalism across the United States.

National

A Reformed White Nationalist Speaks Out On Charlottesville

9:38am August 14, 2017

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Former white nationalist Christian Picciolini says he was "lost" and "lonely" when he was recruited into a white supremacist group as a teenager but he now runs a nonprofit that advocates for peace.

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Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer Talks About How Protests Were Handled

12:29am August 14, 2017

Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer defends local police, calls protests "terrorism," and blames President Trump for mainstreaming hate.

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NAFTA: What Does This New Round Of Negotiation Mean?

12:29am August 14, 2017

President Trump has threatened to walk away from NAFTA if he can't secure a better deal for the U.S. But former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez says it would be hard for the U.S. to walk away.

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Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy Reacts To White Nationalist Rally

12:29am August 14, 2017

Charlottesville, Va. Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy talks about the white supremacist rally in the city Saturday and the reaction of the black community there.

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Christopher LaMothe in Mineville, N.Y., says he hates Nazis and white supremacists, but he thinks Black Lives Matter is just as bad.

Trump Supporter: 'He Called For Unity, I Never Saw Obama Call For Unity'

11:08pm August 13, 2017

by Brian Mann

The White House tweaked its reaction to the events in Charlottesville, Va., saying the president condemns white supremacists, KKK, neo-nazi and all extremist groups. Trump supporters are reacting.

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National

A Look Into The Life Of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer

5:17pm August 13, 2017

by Mallory Noe-Payne

Heather Heyer, 32, was a paralegal who was killed when an alleged white supremacist crashed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va.

'Words You'll Hear': Trump Administration To Talk NAFTA Renegotiation

5:17pm August 13, 2017

Later this week, White House officials begin the process of renegotiating changes and updates to NAFTA, which President Donald Trump has called "the worst deal ever made."

Tom Perrotta is the author of several novels, including Election and The Leftovers.

Fresh Air Weekend: Tom Perrotta; 'Lost In America'; The 'Battling' Kellogg Brothers

11:34am August 12, 2017

Novelist Tom Perrotta explores the empty nest in Mrs. Fletcher. Albert Brooks' Lost in America proves a comedy for the ages. Howard Markel chronicles the family drama behind Kellogg's cereal.

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Former Vice President Al Gore shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on climate change.

Fresh Air Weekend: Al Gore; Randy Newman's 'Dark Mattter'; Ariel Levy On Loss

11:03am August 07, 2017

Gore warns that Trump is a "distraction" from the issue of climate change. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Randy Newman's album Dark Matter. Levy reflects on the guilt and grief of miscarriage.

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