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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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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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The posting board at the East Baton Rouge Parish library advertises the various events they offer.  (Ann Marie Awad/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Modern libraries are lending more than just books

As libraries struggle to reinvent themselves, they expand their lending collection beyond books and DVDs to technology, art and even anim ...

10 years ago

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Jarrett Drake watches the scroll as digital files download to his computer. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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How young librarians are figuring out the field’s future

This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our s ...

10 years ago

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Mayor Jim Kenney speaks at a police press conference
NewsWorks Tonight

A look back at Jim Kenney’s first week in office

The shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett unfortunately capped Jim Kenney’s first week as mayor of Philadelphia.&n ...

10 years ago

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Brandon L. Garrett
NewsWorks Tonight

Not ‘too big to jail?’ — criminal charges issued against Wilmington Trust

Lehman Brothers.  Goldman Sachs.  JP Morgan Chase.  Wilmington Trust. You might not think of that last one as a ban ...

10 years ago

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President Barack Obama wipes away tears from his eyes as he recalled the 20 first-graders killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School
NewsWorks Tonight

It’s a crying shaming

If you happened to be watching President Barack Obama’s announcement on gun control earlier this week, you might have noticed that, ...

10 years ago

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Self-care is part of diabetes management. “It may sound funny
The Pulse

How one family is advancing diabetes innovation

More than 29 million people in the country have diabetes. With a market that big, why aren’t more people focusing on medical innova ...

10 years ago

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Jacob Winterstein (Photo/Daryl Cobb Jr.)
NewsWorks Tonight

Retracing the route of his grandfather’s refugee story

As the debate heats up over where to send refugees from Syria and other conflicts, it recalls earlier waves of immigrants who flocked to ...

10 years ago

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Artist Dylan Mortimer stands next to one of his artworks in the exhibition ‘Cure’ at Leedy-Voulkos Artr Center in Kansas City
The Pulse

Artist explores his cystic fibrosis in exhibit, ‘Cure’

Dylan Mortimer grew up as the son of a Missouri preacher. For more than a decade, he’s explored faith and spirituality in his artwo ...

10 years ago

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Outgoing Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (AP file photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

In his waning days in office, Mayor Nutter reflects

As Jim Kenney prepares for his inauguration as Philadelphia’s mayor Monday, his predecessor is winding down his administration. ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight producer Kimberly Haas interviews outgoing Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Recap: Mayor Nutter’s last work week on the job

Over the course of a job, most people accumulate stuff. And most of us don’t think ahead to if — and when — we might le ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Analyzing genetics, race from a scientific perspective

How much of who we are is determined by our DNA? Is our DNA a predictor of behavior? How do our genes evolve over time?  Whil ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

‘Supermaterial’ graphene could change medicine

Graphene, a thin layer of tighly packed pure cabon atoms, is often talked about as a “supermaterial” that is poised to change ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

In New Jersey, little consensus on expanding universal pre-K

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller talks with Meir Rinde about his ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

How robots could revolutionize rehabilitation

Now more than ever, it seems, robots and automation are taking a more prominent role in places where humans are either unwilling or unabl ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Life hack for microbrewers: how to avoid bitter beer

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the rise of the microbrew began, but one thing is for sure: across the country, from Portla ...

10 years ago

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