Eyder Peralta appears in the following:
House committee member describes what has been uncovered a year after Jan. 6
Sunday, January 02, 2022
Eyder Peralta speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as the 1-year anniversary approaches.
How to plan for an unpredictable year
Sunday, January 02, 2022
We hear from a couple that just opened a restaurant, a groom planning a wedding, and a concert tour manager about how they are planning for an unpredictable year ahead.
C. Tangana embraces tradition on his groundbreaking album, 'El MadrileƱo'
Sunday, January 02, 2022
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Spanish rapper C. Tangana about his highly-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated album, "El MadrileƱo."
Colorado's governor is letting localities decide on COVID-19-related restrictions
Sunday, January 02, 2022
Eyder Peralta asks John Suthers, mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, about pandemic restrictions and fatigue.
Omicron is subsiding in South Africa
Sunday, January 02, 2022
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Dr. Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, about how omicron cases are going down in South Africa, and the lessons for the U.S.
Highly-contagious omicron could spread quickly through crowded ICE facilities
Sunday, January 02, 2022
Eyder Peralta speaks to Eunice Cho, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's National Prison Project, on the threat omicron poses to those being held in immigration detention facilities.
Cape Town local remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Sunday, December 26, 2021
In his hometown of Cape Town, South Africans mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Sudanese activists want the U.S. to support their push for democracy
Sunday, December 26, 2021
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, about the ongoing conflicts in that region.
What term do people of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. prefer?
Sunday, December 26, 2021
NPR's Eyder Peralta asks Isabel Araiza of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi about the terms Latinos use to identify themselves and their communities.
The novel 'Velorio' tells one story of rebuilding after Hurricane Maria's destruction
Sunday, December 26, 2021
NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Xavier Navarro Aquino about his debut novel, "Velorio," centered on the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
A revolutionary movement for democracy has taken hold in Sudan, led by young people
Sunday, December 26, 2021
A huge network of resistance committees has transformed public protest in Sudan, challenging the new junta.
NYC bans natural gas in new buildings in an effort to combat climate change
Sunday, December 26, 2021
NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to David Iaconangelo of E&E News about New York City's recent ban on natural gas in new buildings and its national implications.
NPR's East Africa correspondent asks interviewees the songs they carried through 2021
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Music was a buoy during the turbulent times of 2021. Here's a sampling of some meaningful tracks.
What to know about COVID-19 home tests
Sunday, December 26, 2021
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to epidemiologist Michael Mina about COVID-19 home tests, how to use them, and what they do and don't tell us.
The mysterious death of a human rights lawyer during political turmoil in Ethiopia
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos in the south.
Even as omicron cases rise, South African experts find good news
Saturday, December 11, 2021
South African scientists say the omicron variant is the most contagious to hit the country, but is causing fewer severe cases than other variants.
Omicron COVID-19 cases spreading at alarming rate in South Africa
Saturday, December 04, 2021
South Africa's major cities are seeing a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.
South Africa is seeing a 4th surge of COVID-19 that's being driven by omicron
Friday, December 03, 2021
South Africa's health ministry says the rate of infection is the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Protestors in Sudan took to the streets Thursday to push for civilian rule
Friday, November 26, 2021
Having forced the military to install the prime minister it had ousted, pro-democracy activists in Sudan are pressing to insure civilian control.
Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated, but the protests aren't over yet
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated after having been removed from power by the country's military a month ago. But protesters aren't satisfied with the deal that was made.