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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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Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Employment
Energy
Transportation

As gas prices rise, Philadelphia area residents rethink how they work

Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.

4 years ago

Gioia Maynor sits with her child
Income Inequality
Kids
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Waning signups for Pa. child care program could forecast weak economic recovery

Experts and advocates fear the decline in enrollment is a sign the pandemic has forced families with low incomes to prioritize home care over earning a paycheck.

4 years ago

Journalists report from Kyiv
NPR
International
Media
Race & Ethnicity

Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia’s invasion — and that has consequences

Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.

4 years ago

A factory and a store are burning after being bombarded in Irpin
International
Military
Public Safety

Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics

A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.

4 years ago

Springfield Township Public Library
Books
Pennsylvania

Delaware County Libraries unveils new plan — and plans to debut a first-ever app

The agency, in charge of 26 member libraries across Delco, has put forth a strategic five-year plan to guide its vision through 2026.

4 years ago

Locked gates are shown at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Atlanta. With owners and players unable to agree on a labor contract to replace the collective bargaining agreement that expired Dec. 1, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred followed through with his threat on Tuesday and canceled the first two series for each of the 30 major league teams. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Employment
Sports

MLB reacts angrily to locked-out players, season still off

The sides remain far apart on luxury tax, minimum salaries and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players.

4 years ago

Police officers detain a man during a protest in Moscow Thursday against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Protests

Thousands have been detained in anti-war protests across Russia

Russians in dozens of cities across the country have staged anti-war demonstrations, following a call by advisers close to jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

4 years ago

Ukrainian Americans rallied in support of Ukraine on March 6, 2022 at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport, Pa. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
International
Race & Ethnicity
Religion

Ukrainian American parishioners in Montco rally against Russian invasion

Hundreds of parishioners in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania gathered at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian American Catholic Church for a rally in solidarity with Ukraine on Sunday.

4 years ago

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine plays a backhand return to Madison Brengle of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Simon Baker)
International
Sports

Ukrainian refugee Yastremska falls just short in Lyon final

The 21-year-old Yastremska only fled her home in war-torn Odessa, Ukraine, last week following the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

A driver sits in the cab of a combine harvester during the summer harvest in a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Ukraine accounts for more than 10% of the global wheat market. Russia's war threatens to disrupt the spring planting season. (Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Food & Drink
Income Inequality
International
Military

Russia’s war on Ukraine is dire for world hunger. But there are solutions

Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't only jeopardizing the lives of Ukraine's citizens. The war is also on track to cause a surge in severe malnutrition and even starvation.

4 years ago

A factory and a store burn after being bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
International
Military
Public Safety

Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians

A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.

4 years ago

April Walker, from Southwest Philadelphia, is the General Manager of the United States Microsoft Technology Centers
Gender
Philadelphia
Technology

For Women’s History Month, tech trailblazer April Walker offers wisdom based on experience

Microsoft executive Walker, who grew up in Philly, has advice for young Black women entering the workforce, and the companies that want to retain them.

4 years ago

An aerial view of the Delaware County site where residents say construction continues. Energy Transfer says the work is remediation or restoration
Energy
Environment
Outdoors

Residents near Mariner East say ‘restoration’ work looks like more construction to them

Pipeline builder Energy Transfer announced in February that the project was done. This week, a section of pipe was switched out in Delco.

4 years ago

The Philly skyline
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly to host listening tour for anti-violence prevention efforts

Residents and community partners can attend in person or virtually to provide feedback on the city’s anti-violence strategy.

4 years ago

The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Instagram/@leslie.sllvn)
Community Events
International
Military
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How to support Ukrainian people this weekend in Philly

Eat brunch, buy pastries, attend a rally, or make a donation.

4 years ago

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