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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Dr. Jeanie Tse opens a door to leave a residence
Health

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: For clients’ mental health, and their own, therapists managed intense new demands

Battling compassion fatigue became critical for mental health professionals amid busier schedules, clients’ increased trauma, and their own stresses.

5 years ago

Listen 4:49
Registered Nurse Rita Alba points out to Beltran Orlando the return date on his vaccination card
Health

Guard your COVID vaccine card. Looks like you’re going to need it

Certain travel destinations and cruise lines already require proof you’ve gotten your full COVID-19 vaccine dose. Some suggest laminating the cards to keep them safe.

5 years ago

Listen 1:02
Harrisburg
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Senate GOP leaders tap well-connected Pa. political operative to lead campaign arm

The move further solidifies the influence of lobbyist Ray Zaborney, who runs a trio of companies that help elect public officials, then lobby them once in office.

5 years ago

Delaware State House
Politics & Policy

Delaware Senate approves gun permit requirements and high-capacity magazine ban

Two measures regulating the sale and use of guns in Delaware were approved by the State Senate Thursday afternoon.

5 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing the two Philly police officers who killed him

The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the two officers of using unreasonable and unauthorized force when they fatally shot Wallace last fall.

5 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

What landlords and tenants need to know about Philly’s new eviction rules

The unprecedented court order, which came after months of hard-fought negotiations between tenant advocates and landlords, went into effect Thursday.

5 years ago

Phillies fans arrive for opening day at Citizens Bank Park on April 1, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Welcome back, everybody’: Phillies fans return for that rite of spring, Opening Day

Phillies fans in facemasks, albeit fewer of them than usual, streamed into Citizens Bank Park for the first time in a year Thursday for Opening Day.

5 years ago

Tyneka Cephas (center) spoke out for the first time about the sexual assault she endured from a uniformed Wilmington police officer. She's suing the city over the incident. (Zoom screengrab)
Courts & Law

‘It was a horrid thing’: Woman sexually assaulted by Wilmington police officer speaks out

The victim is now suing the former police officer, as well as the city’s police chief and mayor.

5 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. to offer $25 million in grants to ‘microbusinesses’ with up to 5 employees

New Jersey’s smallest businesses are the target of the state’s latest economic relief effort related to the coronavirus.

5 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Courts & Law

‘Deprivatization is feasible,’ says economic study of returning Delco prison to county control

CGL Cos.’ financial feasibility assessment concludes deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility could reduce costs to Delaware County taxpayers.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Philly residents in Phase 1C eligible for vaccine starting April 5

The city plans to prioritize four specific groups within 1C for vaccines: sanitation workers, maintenance and janitorial staff, utility workers, and postal workers.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Sen. Sharif Street speaks at the Olney Transportation Center
Politics & Policy

Sen. Sharif Street is running for U.S. Senate, and he’s doing it ‘old-school’

Street, 46, is planning to formally launch his exploratory committee next Friday, April 9.

5 years ago

A notice informs the public of the closure of the Somerset Street El stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA says it will reopen Somerset Station earlier than anticipated

The Market-Frankford Line station will reopen Sunday to local residents. It opens officially at 5 a.m. Monday.

5 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philly police officer, former detective arrested for allegedly beating man with autism

Philly DA Larry Krasner says brothers James and Patrick Smith lied to investigators about the assault and identified themselves to the victim as “town watch.”

5 years ago

Dr. Jeanie Tse opens a door to leave a residence
Community Conversations
Community

Teens and trauma: Managing mental health during COVID-19

WHYY hosted a town hall where young voices were amplified in a conversation about trauma, positive thinking, and surviving the stress of the pandemic.

5 years ago

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