Lessons Learned From Flint

The infrastructure bill moving through Congress includes billions to replace lead pipes. In Flint, Mich., NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with residents on how governments can tackle a water crisis equitably.

BONUS: The Lost Summer

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer, a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you’ve heard of her? — headed to Durban, South Africa. Her mission: to report on the meeting of thousands of organizers and ambassadors at the United Nations Conference Against Racism.