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.
With Philadelphia officials trying to close another billion-dollar budget gap, the city’s prison system is coming under scrutiny. WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
With Philadelphia officials trying to close another billion-dollar budget gap, the city’s prison system is coming under scrutiny. WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
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