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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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(Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. needs another 1,000 to 1,400 ventilators, governor says. Here’s how the state is trying to find them.

As of Thursday, 130 COVID-19 patients in Pennsylvania had required treatment with a ventilator, though that number is expected to rise as cases increase.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Coronavirus update: Biggest one-day jump in cases as Gov. Carney says ‘situation in Delaware is getting worse’

Thirteen Delawareans have died from COVID-19 and 63 are hospitalized as health officials await a greater spike in infections.

6 years ago

Cars line up at a drive-thru coronavirus test station in the parking lot at Citizens Bank Park.
Health

Coronavirus update: Gov. Tom Wolf asks Pennsylvanians to wear masks outdoors

The state of Pennsylvania is searching for 1,000 additional ventilators to up its capacity as more COVID-19 patients are in ICUs and intubated.

6 years ago

A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down the Shore
Community

Forecasters predict an active hurricane season

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will possibly feature "above-average" activity, according to a prediction by atmospheric scientists.

6 years ago

A crew cleans up Darby Creek in Chester County, Pa. (Kim Paynter)
Science

How some of Pa.’s public utility companies are adjusting during COVID-19

StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips talks to `Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn about COVID-19’s effect on power, water, and gas companies.

6 years ago

Listen 5:30
(Delaware County Emergency Services)
Health

Delco asks for volunteers to staff new overflow center, and hundreds respond

Last weekend, Delaware County made an urgent request for 700 medical volunteers at its new overflow medical center. Hundreds have responded.

6 years ago

Haverford College freshman, Rasaaq Shittu (right) and Bella Merchant (Bryn Mawr ‘21) at a 3D-prosthetics charity workshop at Haverford's Maker Space before coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Rasaaq Shittu)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Strapped for finances’: Pa. college students scramble for resources amid coronavirus closures

As colleges and universities across the country have been forced to pivot to a virtual, deep inequities of opportunity can leave students falling through the cracks.

6 years ago

Ron Fox brings some tomato plants to a customer at his farm stand in Pittsgrove, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

With underemployed goats and closed restaurants, farmers brace for coronavirus losses

N.J. and Pa. farmers are bracing themselves as business drops and commodity prices fall while the COVID-19 pandemic rages. They see little help on the way.

6 years ago

Listen 3:09
(Mariia Boiko/BigStock)
Health

Delaware researcher: Loneliness could weaken immune system

If you’re stuck at home and feeling lonely, it’s more than heartache you need to be worried about. Loneliness could contribute to a poor immune response.

6 years ago

Regional rail stations were nearly empty on March 17 in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA seeks 10,000 face masks as pandemic continues to take a toll on transit service

SEPTA is racing against the pandemic’s spread, continuing to adapt to heightened risks and a reduced workforce that is calling for more protections.

6 years ago

A person wearing protective masks due to coronavirus concerns walks in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

‘Essential’ and unsafe: Frontline workers of color face compounded risks

COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate when it infects. But some 'racialized patterns’ emerge as the pandemic widens.

6 years ago

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is reportedly considering erecting a medical hospital on Spruce Street between 34th and 36th Streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philadelphia could close a section of Spruce Street for tent hospital

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania may put a field hospital on a public street, the first commandeering of open land for medical use since 1918.

6 years ago

Health

Watch live: White House news briefing on U.S. coronavirus response

The White House Coronavirus Task Force gives an update on the nation’s current COVID-19 situation as the number of reported cases of the virus in the U.S. grows.

6 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson and his wife, Dawn Chavous, exiting federal court
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson corruption trial scheduled for 2021

Kenyatta Johnson, his wife Dawn Chavous, and two former Universal Companies executives will stand trial on federal corruption charges early next year.

6 years ago

The stage is reflected on a glass window on the suite level at Wells Fargo Arena as Timmy Kelly sings the national anthem before the start of the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, in 2016.  (John Locher/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Democrats delay nominating convention until week of Aug. 17

The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention after prospective nominee Joe Biden said it would be possible to hold it in July.

6 years ago

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