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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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Man walks past closed business amid coronavirus pandemic.
Money

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

Nearly all the job growth achieved during the 11-year recovery from the Great Recession has now been lost in one month.

5 years ago

Thousands of seedlings sprout in a hothouse on Ron Fox's farm in Pittsgrove, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Yes, we’re buying gifts for Mother’s Day. But not from them, small businesses worry

Philly area businesses, usually busy for the holiday celebrating moms, expect 2020 to be a wash, despite expectations Americans will spend more this year.

5 years ago

Ocean Resort Casino
Community

Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by N.J.

New Jersey gambling regulators are happy with the financial turnaround a once-troubled casino has made.

5 years ago

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky during an event in 2018. On Tuesday, the company announced it is laying off 1,900 employees, or about a quarter its workforce, as the coronavirus rattles the travel industry. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
NPR
Money

Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, 25% of its workforce, as pandemic freezes travel

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky described the global pandemic as the "most harrowing crisis of our lifetime" and said the coronavirus has cut the company's anticipated revenue.

5 years ago

FILE - In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. U.S. businesses cut an unprecedented 20.2 million jobs in April, an epic collapse with coronavirus outbreak closing the offices, factories, schools, construction sites and stores that propel the U.S. economy. The Wednesday, May 6,  report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world’s largest economy unscathed.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Community

ADP: More than 20 million jobs vanished in April

The Wednesday report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world's largest economy unscathed.

5 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Why some small businesses didn’t stand a chance at getting relief from Pa.’s $61 million loan program

The assistance didn’t prioritize businesses in the hardest hit parts of the state and relied on a patchwork of local economic development organizations.

5 years ago

Atlantic City casino
Health

N.J. workers want virus protections before casinos reopen

“The casino industry, built on rewards and tiers, must understand that we are all equal," said one worker. “COVID doesn't care how much you gamble or what tier you are."

5 years ago

King of Prussia Mall
Lifestyle
Philadelphia Business Journal

King of Prussia Mall will eventually reopen, but the shopping mecca may never be the same

Bankruptcies for retailers such as J. Crew will take a toll on King of Prussia Mall when it eventually reopens.

5 years ago

An employee directs people into the store at the Whole Foods grocery in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Philly Whole Foods criticized for lack of transparency after worker got COVID-19

For companies, there’s a balancing act between communicating accurate, vetted information and keeping workers in the loop about the evolving health risks of the job.

5 years ago

Businesses on Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Money

Reopening Pennsylvania

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the economy, government officials and business leaders consider how to reopen economic activity while keeping citizens safe.

Air Date: May 5, 2020 10:00 am

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(Cortesía de Tameka Bost)
Community
Kensington Voice

¿Necesita dinero para mantener su pequeño negocio a flote? Aquí está una guía de cómo hacerlo.

Aquí hay algunos consejos de expertos financieros locales y de algunos dueños de negocios.

5 years ago

A man wearing a mask walks by a window display at a J Crew store in Rockefeller Center, Saturday, May 2, 2020, in New York. On April 30, the company announced it would apply for bankruptcy protection amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Community

J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The owner of J.Crew is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, two months after the first person in New York tested positive for COVID-19.

5 years ago

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day speaks at a meeting with President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force on March 2. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

Gilead lobbying rose as interest in COVID-19 treatment climbed

The FDA authorized Friday the emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences' lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.

5 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle

The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball would need thousands of virus tests every week if those leagues can resume playing games.

5 years ago

Business closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Why were N.J.’s small businesses shortchanged by federal program to offset COVID-19 losses?

New Jersey is one of the states hardest hit by COVID-19, but less than 20% of small firms here got an award from the Paycheck Protection Program.

5 years ago

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