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President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan in March, declaring it “a once-in-a-generation investment in America.” We take a look at how lessons from those once-in-a-generation projects inform policymakers today.

Critical race theory is the idea that to understand American history you must consider the role of race and racism. Today on All Sides: how school districts and teachers are dealing with the sudden backlash over critical race theory.

West Virginia’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he would vote against his own party and its sweeping voting rights bill called the For the People Act. We discuss what that means for Democrat’s ambitious legislative agenda and more with political journalist Ken Rudin.

The Supreme Court last week decided to leave the Affordable Care Act intact. We look at that decision and health care program 12 years including its origins, the controversy and how it’s working today.

While working on an oral history project, author Kaitlyn Greenidge learned about the first Black woman to become a doctor in New York. We talk with Greenidge about how that became the inspiration for her new novel Libertie.

Even before the pandemic, demand for teachers exceeded supply in the nation’s public schools by more than 100,000. We look at what’s keeping would-be teachers out of the classroom and causing current educators to consider leaving the profession.

Eunice Hunton Carter, a Black attorney, established the critical link that secured a conviction against mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1936.. We talk with the co-author of a new book that chronicles Carter’s life and legal career.

In the 1980s and 90s, Benetton emphasized the ethnic diversity of the models in their ads to sell their clothing. Those ads would not be unique today. We take a look at what’s behind the growth in multi-ethnicity in marketing and advertising.

Marching bands have come a long way since the days of John Phillip Sousa, the March King. We look at the history of marching bands, their culture and how they’ve kept pace with changing musical styles.

The United States has a new holiday every June 19 to mark the end of slavery in 1865. We talk about the origins of Juneteenth in Texas with Texas-native and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed.