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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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Changing Communities

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

As Drexel transforms University City, communities nearby prepare for gentrification

When Schuylkill Yards was first announced – Brandywine Realty Trust’s proposal to turn 14 acres of largely empty, Drexel University-o ...

8 years ago

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Juanita Cox, 67,  of North Philadelphia took over the care of her four grandchildren six years ago. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Lifestyle

Casey measure aims to help grandparents stepping in to take care of kids

Casey was spurred to act by the opioid epidemic. More than 100,000 children in Pennsylvania are being raised by grandparents and other relatives.

8 years ago

A rendering of the Peace Park Pavilion to be built at North Philly Peace Park in Sharswood (Malcolm Burnley/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Afrofuturism and the new era for Sharswood’s North Philly Peace Park

After sprouting from vacant land in Sharswood in 2012, North Philly Peace Park was displaced by a $500 million redevelopment plan by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

8 years ago

Sascha Meinrath, a professor of telecommunications at Pennsylvania State University.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Researchers aim to more accurately gauge broadband availability in Pa.

Some experts say the FCC underestimates how many Pennsylvanians lack access to broadband internet. A statewide research aims to set the records straight.

8 years ago

Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church in Southwest Philadelphia has been selected as a prototype for Infill Philadelphia's Sacred Places/Civic Spaces design challenge.
Community

From sacred to civic, new life for old Philly churches

Philadelphia has seen its share of old church buildings neglected and even torn down, but a new collaboration seeks to transform them into community assets.

8 years ago

Listen 5:59
Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates at a victory party last week. America's lawmakers skew older, and they skew male — but this year's elections may reverse that trend. (Scott Heins/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Life as a young woman candidate: Fending off ‘older men’ and being an outsider

America's lawmakers skew older, and they skew male. Right now, only 1 in 5 members of Congress are women.

8 years ago

In this file photo, a welder fabricates anchor bolts for roads and bridges at the custom manufacturer in Pennsylvania.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania among key Trump states more skeptical of free trade, study finds

A study by Bucknell University’s Institute For Public Policy counts Pennsylvania as one of the states where residents are most skeptical of free trade agreements.

8 years ago

Map of the state of Pennsylvania showing county boundaries and names, county seats and rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pennsylvania’s population quickly becoming older, slowly more diverse

Following national trends, Pennsylvania’s population is getting older and slowly becoming more diverse ...

8 years ago

ICE officials
Keystone Crossroads
Community

A year after ICE arrests at Chesco mushroom farm, how many were actually deported?

Attorneys say arrests at or near workplaces are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, as the U.S. ramps enforcement of immigration laws.

8 years ago

Sandra Thompson (left) and Carolyn Dow said they felt they were targeted because of their race and gender while playing a round at the Grandview Golf Club in York County, Pennsylvania.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Golfers alleging racial discrimination at York County club hopeful ahead of state hearing

Hearings begin Thursday in what’s described as a fact-finding mission to ensure equity on all sides.

8 years ago

Listen 4:33
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Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Bill advancing in Statehouse would provide relief for Pa. ambulance providers

A Pennsylvania Senate bill advancing in the state legislature would require insurance companies to reimburse EMS for calls that don't end in a hospital trip.

8 years ago

East Parkside neighbors gather in one of Parkside Edge's new
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Centennial Commons carves out space for East Parkside neighbors to connect

Ashley Hahn heads to Parkside Edge to see how this project aims to find new ways of connecting neighbors to W. Fairmount Park and strengthening the civic infrastructure.

8 years ago

Listen 4:39
Representatives Jordan Harris and Carol Hill-Evans stand with the Grandview Five — the name the women involved in the golf course incident have given themselves. Jordan said he is
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. golf course incident prompts lawmakers to call for stronger anti-discrimination laws

The moves come in the wake of an allegedly racially-motivated incident at a York County Golf Course in late April.

8 years ago

Will Mega (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Philadelphia man’s racial profiling charge prompts Lowe’s to suspend receipt-checking practice

The home improvement chain Lowe’s has suspended its practice of checking customers’ receipts at t ...

8 years ago

Stairs up to the Rail Park from the 1100 block of Callowhill, May 2018
PlanPhilly
Community

Rail Park opens, carrying the freight of a changing neighborhood

Ashley Hahn takes a deep dive into the Rail Park’s growing pains and lessons learned. The Rail Park's first section will open June 14.

8 years ago

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