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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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HarperCollins employees on a one-day strike earlier this summer. Workers have been in negotiations with the company since December 2021. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Employment

Workers at HarperCollins Publishers begin strike

Union members at HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the country, started an indefinite strike today.

4 years ago

A woman holds up an I Voted sticker while also holding her child.
Elections
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

For newly naturalized citizens, voting in Pa. turns fear into political power

No part of the citizenship process focuses directly on voter education, leaving many new citizens to wade through a political system that doesn’t resemble the one back home.

4 years ago

Urban forester Tayrn Davidson demonstrates the proper tree planting technique as Delaware Gov. John Carney and other state leaders look on at at Lt. Joseph L. Szczerba Memorial Park near New Castle
Delaware
Environment
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Delaware adds 120,000 trees as part of ‘Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative’

Experts call for greater involvement in the effort to combat climate change by planting a tree for every Delaware resident.

4 years ago

Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist

Trailer: Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist

Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist explores this controversial policing method and solutions to Philadelphia’s gun violence cri ...

Air Date: November 9, 2022

Listen 1:37
Brittney Griner stares through the bars of a cell.
International
Law
National
Sports

Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence

American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession.

4 years ago

Election signs are seen outside Rydal West Elementary School
Elections
Environment
Pennsylvania

Ready to toss your yard signs post-election? Montco will recycle them for you

Rather than send campaign signs to the landfill, Montgomery County wants residents to consider recycling them at one of its 15 drop-off sites.

4 years ago

Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters
NPR
Business
Employment

Facebook parent company Meta sheds 11,000 jobs in latest sign of tech slowdown

The layoffs represent the first large-scale workforce reduction in the company's 18-year history.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

Man shot multiple times, killed on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line in Philadelphia

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.

4 years ago

Lionel Dotson stands at Ivy Hill Cemetery
History
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Brother of MOVE victims sues Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania for mishandled remains

Lionell Dotson, the brother of two children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

A rabbi addresses a group of people in a synagogue.
NPR
National
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity
Religion

How antisemitic rhetoric is impacting Jewish communities, and what to do about it

Recent antisemitic incidents have put American Jews on edge. Community leaders hope this moment will finally make clear the importance of education and allyship.

4 years ago

Veterans waved at parade goers and connected with old friends on floats during the 2022 Philadelphia Veterans Parade on Nov. 6. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community Events
Military
Philadelphia

Thousands of veterans march in Philadelphia Veterans Parade

More than 7,000 people participated in the parade, despite Sunday’s sporadic rain showers.

4 years ago

Listen 1:22
(6abc)
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
6abc

Philadelphia police searching for gunmen who shot 9 people in Kensington

Police say the gunmen exited a black-colored vehicle that was parked in the middle of the block and fired about 40 shots.

4 years ago

Vincent Quiles is the lead organizer for Home Depot Workers United. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Employment
National
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote against unionizing, as organizers file union-busting complaint

The failed vote would have made it the first Home Depot in the nation with a union. Organizers have filed a union-busting complaint with the NLRB.

4 years ago

Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez celebrates his three-run home run during the sixth inning in Game sixth of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Philadelphia
Sports

Astros win World Series in Game 6 against the Phillies

The Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6.

4 years ago

Old photos show grease pole climbers.
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sports
Billy Penn

Keep the faith: Grease pole climbing advice from a former champion

Frankie Longo, who’s won the Italian Market Festival competition multiple times, has some tips on what not to do when grease pole climbing.

4 years ago

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