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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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Economic Development

People and vendors tents set upon beach sand on Broad Street with City Hall in the background
Money

Arts and culture, Philly’s $4 billion engine

Audiences and organizations devoted to the arts contributed $4.1 billion to the economy of greater Philadelphia last year.

9 years ago

People wait in line for gas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Does Trump know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens?

Wouldn't it be swell if our "leaders" of all-Republican rule devoted some of their precious time to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico?

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Gallery redevelopers paint rosy picture for future of Fashion District Philadelphia and East Market

9 years ago

solar panel installation
Money

Solar industry gets boost from PECO donation, proposed legislation

Renewable energy got a boost on Thursday when PECO donated $100,000 for a solar-job training program in Philadelphia, and a state lawmake ...

9 years ago

Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is shown speaking with city and housing officials at a shelter in Columbus, Ohio, in April. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, file)
Speak Easy
Community

As Carson visits Philly, let’s call for a stronger, fairer HUD

With so many crises since Donald Trump’s inauguration day in January, it’s hard to know where to place one’s atte ...

9 years ago

Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Urban Planning

U.S. coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms

Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated ...

9 years ago

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki's $162 million budget for fiscal year 2019 doesn't include a property tax increase, but would increase water and sewer fees by 4 percent.(File/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Wilmington creates commitee to guide growth and development planning

The city of Wilmington is taking a new approach to city growth and development by creating a committee that will reach out to the communi ...

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Four reasons why Philadelphia is gentrifying

9 years ago

 Census data show that poverty in Camden (foreground)is ebbing, while across the river in Philadelphia, the poverty rate remains flat. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Money

Tale of two cities: Poverty in Camden ebbs, Philly rate stays flat

Census data released Thursday show that the city of Camden — one of South Jersey’s poorest communities — may be on the rise. ...

9 years ago

Money

Philadelphia launching ad campaign to attract African-American visitors

A new effort in Philadelphia is seeking to attract more African-American tourists to the city by tapping new and conventional media.&nbsp ...

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Holtec International in Camden. The plant for manufacturing nuclear waste storage containers and small nuclear reactors was lured to the Camden waterfront by $260 million in tax breaks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Holtec opens new facility on Camden waterfront

A more than 300-million dollar high tech manufacturing facility is up and officially open in Camden. It’s one of the more hi ...

9 years ago

Protesters armed with signs fill the bleachers at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, where the New Jersey Pinelands Commission held a public hearing on the Southern Reliability pipeline through Burlington and Ocean counties. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Urban Planning

Proposed natural gas pipeline in South Jersey receives key approval

A proposed natural gas pipeline denounced by environmentalists is one step closer to becoming a reality in South Jersey. On Tuesda ...

9 years ago

An American Airlines flight nears Philadelphia International Airport.
Money

Union, two Philly airport contractors reach deal to negotiate labor pact

A new agreement aims to prevent future labor strife at Philadelphia International Airport. It’s also designed to bring about a firs ...

9 years ago

Community

Urban garden brings life to Wilmington’s East Side

Revitalization projects on Wilmington’s East Side are helping to nourish, raise hope and rebuild a community plagued with poverty, ...

9 years ago

 The last several decades have seen Pennsylvania's economy shift away from the manufacturing jobs that once sustained it. But the state has struggled to adapt. (AP Photo)
Money

As economy changes, state rep wants to make sure Pa. jobs keep up

Retail and manufacturing jobs are on the decline — both in Pennsylvania, and around the country. So a state lawmaker is looking for way ...

9 years ago

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