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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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Philadelphia's First Deputy Managing Director Tumar Alexander. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘We’re losing too many talented, bright people’: Philly’s next managing director vows to combat violence

Philadelphia’s incoming managing director Tumar Alexander says preventing violence is his top priority and brings more diplomatic style than Brian Abernathy.

6 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

A new report says sexual misconduct is ‘everywhere’ and ‘everything’ in N.J. politics

The N.J. Coalition Against Sexual Assault report follows legislative hearings documenting high-profile cases of harassment and assault in New Jersey politics.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden leaves a campaign event last month in Wilmington, Del. If Biden wins the election, he may face political pressure over what to do about President Trump. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

One tough question for DOJ if Biden is elected: Whether to prosecute Trump

Experts said any decision about how a Biden Justice Department might handle a case against President Trump will pose huge legal and political challenges.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Biden introduces VP nominee Kamala Harris at Delaware high school

A few hundred people turned out at a high school near Wilmington, hoping to catch a glimpse of the newly minted Biden/Harris ticket.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 takeaways on the new Biden-Harris presidential ticket

Beyond making history, Biden showed his vision for the future, opened a window into his decision-making and picked someone who will likely stand up well in a debate.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. stand on the stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami.  (Alberto E. Tamargo/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images and Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democrats celebrate Kamala Harris as historic VP pick

Sen. Kamala Harris is the first Black woman, and the first woman of Asian descent, to be on a major party ticket.

6 years ago

(Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Public record or trade secret? Battle over number of liquor licenses could go to Pa. high court

The case comes as the PLCB navigates the relatively new landscape in Pennsylvania for buying and selling alcohol.

6 years ago

Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28. (Matt McClain/Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Democrats worry attorney general has an ‘October surprise’ in the making

This time around, Democrats said they're suspicious of Barr. They said he misrepresented findings of an earlier investigation, by Robert Mueller, to benefit Trump.

6 years ago

Icon for the smartphone app TikTok, which President Trump on Thursday took aim at through an executive order that prohibits transactions between U.S. citizens and TikTok's parent company in 45 days. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

TikTok to sue Trump administration over ban, as soon as Tuesday

Lawyers for video-sharing app TikTok are preparing a lawsuit that challenges President Trump's executive order banning the hugely popular service from the U.S.

6 years ago

Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children
Courts & Law

‘See you in court’: ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump

Since the day Trump took office, the ACLU has filed 237 lawsuits against the administration and about 160 other legal actions, including FOIA requests and ethics complaints.

6 years ago

Former Pennsylvania state Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Ex-state lawmaker Johnson-Harrell ordered to begin house-arrest sentence

Johnson-Harrell was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

6 years ago


The N.J. GOP sued to block a plan allowing the Murphy administration to borrow up to $9.9 billion in response to COVID-19-related revenue shortfalls. (Screenshot via Zoom)
Courts & Law

GOP lawsuit over N.J.’s $9.9B borrowing plan goes before state Supreme Court

The N.J. GOP sued to block a plan allowing the Murphy administration to borrow up to $9.9 billion in response to COVID-19-related revenue shortfalls.

6 years ago

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia, 1857
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The first census, a stubborn City Council and tossing the ‘horseshoe’: How Philly invented the common street address system

Ever wondered where those fractional house numbers come from?

6 years ago

Harrisburg
Health

Pa. pursuing huge cleaning plan for Capitol Complex after custodial worker tests positive for the coronavirus

Pa. will spend up to $5 million on a new contract to ramp up cleaning in the Capitol Complex after a state custodial worker in Harrisburg tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain holds up a muffin that has his catch-phrase 9-9-9 tax plan printed on it  before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Health

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19 at 74

Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks.

6 years ago

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