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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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Some of the smallest streams would lose federal clean water protection under Trump's plan. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections

Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.

7 years ago

The Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers consider placing a $100 million bet on the horse racing industry

Many horse racing tracks in New Jersey are taking sports betting, but it's not enough to keep their main business afloat. They're asking for $20 million subsidy for 5 years.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly

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

Visitors pass a Huawei marquee in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress last year. The daughter of the Chinese telecommunications giant's founder was arrested Saturday in Canada on U.S. request, in a move that threatens to inflame U.S.-China trade tensions. (Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Huawei finance chief’s arrest threatens to inflame U.S.-China tensions

The focus of the friction is on Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

7 years ago

In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, construction goes on at the site of a new Amazon building, where space will be provided for a Mary's Place Family Shelter, in downtown Seattle. Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos' plan to fund preschools in poor communities puts him in the company of America's richest people who have dedicated some of their wealth to education, a legacy that has long challenged the role of poverty and capitalism in philanthropy. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Education

Bezos’ preschools come as rich get richer, more generous

From Jeff Bezos' free preschools to Andrew Carnegie's public libraries, education stands out as a favorite cause among America's wealthiest people.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump signed the USMCA trade deal on Friday, alongside Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
NPR
Politics & Policy

USMCA: Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada to replace NAFTA

The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had created a free trade zone between the three countries back in 1994.

7 years ago

Developer Rahil Raza and Vivian VanStory consult with attorney Paul J. Toner during a Philadelphia zoning board meeting. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

What happens when your real estate gets remapped

Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philadelphia doesn’t need Amazon. The opportunities are already here and they’re homegrown.

Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.

7 years ago

The stacks of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa., are shown in this 2014 file photo. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system

Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.

7 years ago

Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket in Homestead, Pa., in this Nov. 2006 file photo. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
The Why
Money

Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s

Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?

Air Date: November 28, 2018

Listen 13:40
Crystal Kalahiki pays out a bet in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The U.S. Supreme Court gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. will see multiple sports betting sites before year-end

Pennsylvania is in the midst of launching its sports betting industry — becoming part of the first wave of states to do so. Aft ...

7 years ago

FILE - This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to allow an antitrust lawsuit to go forward that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps.

7 years ago

Shoppers gaze into the window of City Blue in Center City Philadelphia (Darryl C. Murphy/WHYY).
Money

Brick-and-mortar stores still viable with Philly shoppers

That phenomenon of watching customers check items out in person, only to order them online is a serious challenge for retailers, and it has fed some shake-ups in the industry.

7 years ago

Doug Kiker (left) and Dan Schmalen are founders of Retrofit Careers, a job portal for those in successful drug and alcohol recovery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Bucks pair makes it easier for those in recovery to make a living

Based in Bucks County, the site is designed to function like Zip Recruiter or Monster.com – employers pay to post jobs and those seeking work apply for them.

7 years ago

Listen 2:18
Casey Grogan walks through some recently cut noble fir Christmas trees at his farm near Silverton, Ore. This year he plans to harvest 60,000 trees off his property. (Anna King/Northwest News Network)
NPR
Money

Real and fake Christmas tree sellers fight for American hearts and minds

This Christmas shopping season, a marketing war for families' hearts is escalating between the real and artificial tree industries.

7 years ago

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