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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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Economy

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Courts & Law

‘Deprivatization is feasible,’ says economic study of returning Delco prison to county control

CGL Cos.’ financial feasibility assessment concludes deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility could reduce costs to Delaware County taxpayers.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New trolleys, safer streets, e-buses: Philly could benefit from Biden’s infrastructure plan

Here is what Biden’s new plan could mean for Philadelphia’s future, according to four local transportation experts.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pa. utility shutoffs resume on April 1. Here’s what you can do if you owe

On April 1, utility companies in Pennsylvania can resume terminations of non-paying customers, as the annual winter shutoff moratorium lifts.

5 years ago

A satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal
NPR
Community

‘She’s free!’: Giant container ship blocking Suez Canal underway after days

The massive cargo ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal — bringing traffic to a standstill in one of the world's most important waterways — is finally free, authorities say.

5 years ago

High-resolution satellite imagery shows the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt. ScapeWare3d/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images
NPR
Money

Here’s how a long shutdown of the Suez Canal might roil the global economy

One of the world's largest container ships is solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day.

5 years ago

The 52nd Street commercial corridor in West Philadelphia
Keystone Crossroads
Money

COVID pushed Black unemployment higher in Pa. than anywhere in the nation, report says

Nearly one in five Black Pennsylvanians was unemployed as 2020 ended, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning D.C. think tank.

5 years ago

A record low number of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers to afford homeownership. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
NPR
Money

Out of whack: Lack of homes for sale sends prices surging, frustrates buyers

That lack of supply is also driving up prices as bidding wars break out with multiple offers on many homes.

5 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Politics & Policy

No tax hike in Wilmington budget, but mayor warns of ‘fiscal cliff’

The budget fills a $5.6 million deficit via the city’s tax stabilization reserves, but layoffs or tax increases could come if City Council adds lots of new spending.

5 years ago

Edith Blackwell is the owner of Edie’s Boutique in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Biden highlights Black-owned businesses during first official trip to Philly area as president

After passage of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, President Biden headed to one of the places that helped get him into office: southeastern Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

From left: Chief Labor Department economist Janelle Jones, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers nominee Cecilia Rouse and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
(Department of Labor and Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

The women powering Biden’s economy are rewriting the course of American history

President Biden has found several highly accomplished economists who are not just women but are also Black, and has placed them in top posts in his administration.

5 years ago

Phyllis Jones-Carter outside A Part of Me Boutique
Keystone Crossroads
Community

More Black-owned businesses survived Philly’s lockdown than researchers expected

Forty-five of the 594 Black-owned Philly businesses listed in a local directory in 2020 have since closed, either temporarily or permanently — a decline of about 8%.

5 years ago

Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Black farmers have long faced discrimination. New aid aims to right past wrongs

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

5 years ago

President Biden, with Vice President Harris behind him, speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

The COVID-19 relief bill passed. What’s Biden’s next big move?

Democrats passed the $1.9T bill on a party-line vote, and Republicans don't appear ready to compromise on infrastructure, voting rights, minimum wage, immigration, and more.

5 years ago

In the March 10, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

N.J. officials praise signing of federal stimulus plan ‘that our families needed’

The package includes $1,400 checks for individuals making up to $75,000 per year, or $2,800 for couples making up to $150,000 annually.

5 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a press conference in Lancaster on March 10, 2021. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Wolf pessimistic about his stimulus spending hopes for Pa.

Gov. Tom Wolf is already resigned to the GOP-controlled legislature blocking his plan for $7 billion in federal stimulus money.

5 years ago

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