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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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Susan McAninley collects stories from the descendants of immigrants who came through Pier 53 in South Philadelphia at the turn of the 20th century. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

A quest to conjure Philadelphia’s immigrant past at Pier 53

Pier 53, in South Philly, was the city’s own version of Ellis Island. One woman has made it her business to preserve the stories of immigrants who came through the pier.

8 years ago

Listen 8:58
As the World Cup tournament began in Russia on June 14, 2018, some Philadelphians took advantage of a glorious day to play a game in Penn Park. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

Philly: ‘Dark horse’ or shoo-in for World Cup 2026?

FIFA is expected to choose 16 host cities for 2026. A handful of them will be in Canada or Mexico. The rest will be in the U.S.

8 years ago

Listen 4:05
A gate is all the remains of the the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, N.J. The site has been redeveloped into a complex of shops, restaurants, and housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Sports betting venue could be in the cards for popular Cherry Hill strip mall

The law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week allows current and former casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting.

8 years ago

Listen 2:02
A document identifying Saja Iwensky from the Feldafing displaced person’s camp in Germany   (Courtesy of Judy Eidelson)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Did European immigrants come to the U.S. ‘the right way’?

How hard was it to immigrate when people coming to the U.S. were more likely to be from Italy than El Salvador?

8 years ago

Listen 8:43
Roxannie Vazquez watches over her son Jacob Ramiro at the neo-natal intensive care unit of a hospital in Macon, Georgia. He suffers from chronic lung disease. His mom says mold grew in his ventilator in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria damaged the pediatric hospital in San Juan. (Emily Cureton)
The Pulse
Health

Meet baby Jacob

Baby Jacob weighed less than a pound when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico ripping into the hospital roof over his head.

8 years ago

Listen 6:50
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, arrives to make the first wager with Monmouth Park Sports Book at Monmouth Park Racetrack. Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Oceanport, NJ. (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Money

Gov. Murphy places first wager as New Jersey begins taking legal sports bets

Gov. Phil Murphy placed $20 bets on Germany to win the World Cup, and the New Jersey Devils to win the Stanley Cup next season.

8 years ago

City Councilwoman Helen Gym
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia could become the next city to pass a scheduling law for retail and fast-food companies

Across the country, retail and fast-food employees have said that unpredictable work schedules, the kind churned out by computer programs, wreak havoc on their lives.

8 years ago

Rosita Canboh and community members in Barrio Las Vegas, Cayey, make mosquito nets for their neighborhood. Photo by Fernando Silva
The Pulse
Health

In Puerto Rico, residents band together to defend against mosquitos

In Puerto Rico's mountain towns, grassroots community groups are finding purpose and protection by making homemade mosquito nets.

8 years ago

Listen 5:01
Minerva Ortolaza holds a rechargeable bulb her sister, Santa, uses to light her house. The Ortolazas didn't have light for months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and they had to change their routines to make do. (Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Puerto Rico crawls toward full re-electrification

As the island’s utility struggles to turn the lights back on, there’s a larger conversation about rebuilding better.

8 years ago

Listen 16:43
N.J. Sen. Diane Allen (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Former N.J. state Senator Diane Allen starts PAC to help women get into politics

Just months after stepping aside after serving two decades as a state lawmaker, former Sen. Diane Allen is launching a political fundraising effort whose primary goal is to he

8 years ago

Seth Grossman is a Republican congressional candidate in South Jersey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

N.J. congressional candidate stands by ‘diversity is a bunch of crap’ comment

N.J. Republican congressional candidate Seth Grossman talks about his "diversity is a bunch of crap and un-American" comment, and more.

8 years ago

Listen 15.24
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
Drexel University researcher Felice Le-Scherban looked at the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), which are being found in the children of those who suffered traumatic events during childhood.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Parents’ scars from childhood trauma can affect their kids’ health, researchers find

The research showed that with each additional ACE that a parent experienced, a child had 17 percent higher odds of having been diagnosed with asthma.

8 years ago

Listen 2:57
Attorney Robert Levant (left) with his client Khanefah Boozer. “He has been injured in ways that most of us can’t ever fathom,
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Huge jury awards often pared before going to compensate victims of Philly police abuse

City officials are concerned because, nearly every year, Philadelphia taxpayers are on the hook for about $10 million total to settle claims of police abuse and misconduct.

8 years ago

Listen 5:13
(Photo courtesy of Chandra Lampreich)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

The allure and dangers of exploring Philly’s decaying beauty

Philadelphia reveals itself to residents and visitors who seek out all that makes the city unique. Photographer Chandra Lampreich is amo ...

8 years ago

Listen 4:23
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