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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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Piles of trash in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Addiction
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

Philadelphia organizes second major Kensington street cleaning of 2018

City workers and volunteers in Philadelphia are teaming up for the second time in as many months to beautify dozens of trash and needle-s ...

7 years ago

(From left) Hank Heim, William Bonelli, Richard Schimmel and Isaac George salute at a ceremony commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
History
Military

Remaining Pa. survivors honor Pearl Harbor’s 77th anniversary

Pennsylvania's commemoration ceremony is just one of many held annually around the country.

7 years ago

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Technology
Transportation
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Drexel grads pitch Amtrak on new sign: Vintage-style romance with efficiency of new technology

Amtrak appears intent on following through on its plan to install digital screens and send its Solari board to a museum.

7 years ago

A visitor to Philadelphia City Archives uses his phone to interact with Talia Greene's vast mural,
History
Philadelphia

At Philly archive’s new home, redlining mural charts dismal chapter of city history

The Philadelphia records archive has moved to a new building with a virtual reality redlining mural.

7 years ago

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(Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg)
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Community Events
December 6 - 13, 2018

A Dickensian Christmas, a phoenix rises and satisfying soul

This week, we've got plenty of events for those who are feeling festive ... or not.

7 years ago

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Rev. Adan Mairena left a church in Bryn Mawr to minister to people in poverty in Kensington (Erin Blewett/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Broke In Philly

Tireless minister who once worked in Bryn Mawr now battles poverty in Kensington

Ten years ago, the Rev. Adan Mairena decided to leave the Main Line majesty of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church to minister to people living in poverty in Kensington.

7 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebook's developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
International
Technology

Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon

The committee released more than 200 pages of documents on the tech giant's internal discussions about the value of users' personal information.

7 years ago

In this photo from May 2018, pipeline workers probe the ground on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township where sinkholes have developed as a result of the Mariner East 2 construction. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delco study: Pipeline blast could be devastating, but risk is low

A flammable vapor cloud could spread as far as 1.3 miles downwind of a rupture, a consultant says.

7 years ago

A woman smokes a cigarette at JFK Plaza (David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Broke In Philly

Black and Hispanic Americans have a harder time quitting cigarettes. Will this Penn study find a way to help?

Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely to smoke cigarettes than white Americans. Yet once they’ve started, they’re more likely to stay hooked.

7 years ago

Kensington Avenue and F streets is rated a “4” on Philadelphia’s Litter Index.
Radio Times
Environment
Philadelphia

Philly’s litter problem

Guests: Ryan Briggs, Nic Esposito, Mike Newall, Leonard Stewart Philadelphia has a litter problem. Neighborhoods ...

Air Date: December 5, 2018 10:00 am

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The first snowfall of 2015 in Ocean Beach 2 on January 6. (Photo: JSHN contributor Shane Skwarek‎)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Light snow on tap for a portion of the Shore

A quick hitting system will deliver light snow to a portion of the Jersey Shore on Wednesday, forecasters say. The National Weathe ...

7 years ago

A screenshot of the Penn State study's live result map shows that only a fraction of the state meets the F.C.C.'s standard for high-speed broadband internet. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Infrastructure
Technology

Penn State study says most of Pa. lacks access to high-speed broadband

Statewide research from Pennsylvania State University finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Sherita Mouzon (photo provided)
Income Inequality
Race & Ethnicity
Broke in Philly

Report: Hunger and discrimination go hand in hand

As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.

7 years ago

An emergency evacuation pamphlet shows the 10-mile radius around Oyster Creek Generating Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Energy
New Jersey

Closed Oyster Creek nuclear plant to hold emergency siren test

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River will conduct a semi-annual, full volume test of its emergency warning sirens Tuesday. 

7 years ago

Special Olympics International chairman Tim Shriver sits with Beau Biden Foundation chair Hallie Biden at a press conference announcing a partnership to better protect athletes with intellectual disabilities from abuse. (Beau Biden Foundation/Youtube)
Delaware

Beau Biden Foundation teams with Special Olympics to combat abuse

In light of high-profile cases of abuse Special Olympics International is moving to reduce the risk of abuse for their athletes with intellectual disabilities.

7 years ago

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