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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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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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Trump’s plan to end student loan forgiveness puts government, non-profit workers on edge

In the fall of 2007, President Bush signed an expansive bill into law devoting billions in new aid for student loan borrowers and establi ...

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The small-business case for the Philly beverage tax

The soda industry has worked hard to create the perception that the ...

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U.S. households owe record amount, topping pre-recession peak

U.S. household debt reached a record high in the first three months of this year, topping the previous peak reached in 2008. Ameri ...

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 Residents at Penn Wynn House in West Philadelphia recently received an eviction notice from the new owner. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)

West Philly gentrification means upheaval for these longtime residents

Leon Tyer has lived at Penn Wynn House in the Wynnefield neighborhood of West Philadelphia for six years with the help of a federal vouch ...

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Obama: Private sector is key to tackling climate change

Former U.S. President Barack Obama says he’s “confident that the United States will continue to move in the right direction ...

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Comcast, Charter step into wireless together

The nation’s two largest cable providers are teaming up to offer consumers cellphone plans. Analysts see the move as an atte ...

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Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, waffles, French toast recalled

A New Jersey-based food company is recalling Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, waffles and French toast because they might be contaminated wit ...

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I-95 overhaul includes green infrastructure to reduce river pollution

Researchers from Villanova and Temple universities are working with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to decrease the amount ...

9 years ago

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On ‘Radio Times:’ Dangerous working conditions at major poultry plants are well known. How do they stay open?

On Radio Times Friday, host Marty Moss-Coane spoke with ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell about his recent story about the hazards at t ...

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Immigration politics, policies and history

Guests: Adam Cohen, Laura Meckler, Michael Grabell In his first months in office, President Trump has prioritized ...

Air Date: May 5, 2017

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Pennsylvania sees exodus of educated millennials

More young residents are leaving Pennsylvania than moving in. That’s according to a recent report from the Independent Fisca ...

9 years ago

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$50 million raised for endowment to benefit Philadelphia’s major daily newspapers

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, an experimental nonprofit based in Philadelphia, is now halfway to establishing a $100 million endo ...

9 years ago

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The Philadelphia Experiment: Does a soda tax change consumer behavior?

These days, Southwest Philadelphia resident Nigeea Mohammed said she rarely does her grocery shopping in the city. That is, ever since a ...

9 years ago

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On ‘Radio Times:’ The decline, and future, of retail in America

Macy’s isn’t holding clearance sales for nothing.  The department store along with JC Penney and Sears has been shuttering store ...

9 years ago

 Markita Morris-Louis, senior vice president of community affairs and general counsel at Clarifi, a nonprofit credit counseling agency, testifies against PECO's proposal to pilot a prepaid energy plan during a public hearing in Philadelphia. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Consumer advocates say PECO’s pre-pay electric plan has drawbacks

PECO is asking Pennsylvania regulators for permission to start a pilot program giving customers the option to prepay their energy bills, ...

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