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Madeleine Brand speaks with a former Enron employee Rudy Sutherland about his reaction to the verdict in the trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who were convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.

Naheed Phiroze Patel's debut novel Mirror Made of Rain is out in the U.S. this week.

The one million U.S. deaths from COVID-19 happened out of sight for most Americans. It was often nurses who were caring for these patients and bearing witness to their deaths.

A court hearing will be held Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y., for the white man accused of going on a deadly, racist rampage at a supermarket in a mostly Black neighborhood.

Farai Chideya talks to Rose Brewer, co-author of the book The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide. The book examines how government policies have affected wealth building in minority communities. Brewer is a professor of women's studies at the University of Minnesota.

Shirin Ebadi, author of Iran Awakening and winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, discusses the standoff over Iran's nuclear program and the rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She also explains why she decided not to leave her homeland.

Bringing vitality -- and economic viability -- back to troubled urban areas relies on close collaboration across public and private sectors, says Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Fed chief was speaking at an economic summit on the rebuilding of Washington, D.C.'s Anacostia waterfront.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist after his meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, about his country's decision on joining NATO.

Nawar Sahili is a member of Hezbollah who also sits on the Lebanese Parliament. He shares his views on the U.N. resolution that calls for disarmament of his organization in the south of the country, the potential source of funds for rebuilding after the war, and Israel's right to exist.

On her current tour, Madonna sings "Live to Tell" while hanging from a mirrored cross and wearing a crown of thorns. Prosecutors in Germany, where she performs this weekend, say the pose might break laws that prevent insulting religious beliefs. Donna Freitas, a professor of religion at St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vt., wonders if she is the only Christian on the planet who admires Madonna's pose.