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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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Danny Bauder holds a sign criticizing ICE agents for wearing masks
Immigration
Philadelphia
Policing
Protests

Demasking ICE: Immigration advocates rally with elected officials to support legislation

Planned Pennsylvania legislation would force law enforcement officers to take off face masks when performing their duties.

8 months ago

Listen 1:11
Offshore turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm
Delaware
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Controversial Delaware offshore wind project in jeopardy as Trump administration pulls back on clean energy plans

Democratic state lawmakers recently passed a controversial bill to move the Delmarva Peninsula project forward, overriding the denial of a local land use permit.

8 months ago

Listen 0:59
an offshore turbine
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

New Jersey energy regulators delay offshore wind infrastructure, cancel approval for Atlantic Shores project

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s move to block plans for offshore wind development.

8 months ago

Listen 1:14
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Crime
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Policing

As Trump threatens to send federal troops to U.S. cities, Philly District Attorney Krasner, religious leaders push back

While the president lacks the authority to take federal control of local police departments, he may be able to send troops, depending on a federal case in California.

8 months ago

Listen 1:23
A woman speaks at a podium during the meeting, with other people lining up behind her for their turn.
Government
Immigration
New Jersey

Princeton town council adopts resolution supporting state passage of Immigrant Trust Act

About two dozen members of the New Jersey immigrant rights group Resistencia en Acción cheered and called for greater immigrant protections.

8 months ago

Listen 1:11
President Donald Trump looks on
Government
National
Policing

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

“We’re going to take our capital back,” President Donald Trump declared, adding he would also be “getting rid of the slums.”

8 months ago

People at a rally holding up signs
Government Accountability
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

After ICE raids, Norristown and Princeton communities are stepping up to help families impacted by detention

Advocates say recent immigration enforcement has left families struggling to cope both financially and mentally. Grassroots efforts seek to offer humanitarian relief.

8 months ago

Listen 1:54
A woman speaks at a rally on behalf of her husband, who is being detained by federal immigration officials
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Philadelphia
Protests

Hundreds rally in Germantown in support of Anovsack ‘Anou’ Vongbandith, a cafe owner being held in ICE detention center

Deportations like the cafe owner’s have “been going on for multiple administrations and not just Republican ones,” state Rep. Rabb said in his speech during the rally.

8 months ago

an aerial view of water being sprayed over the burned SEPTA buses
Environment
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Trump administration bashes green technology while investigating SEPTA electric bus fires

Federal Transit Administration describes buses as a “green deal initiative” that “backfired.”

8 months ago

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer is opposing the effort by Delaware U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray
Delaware
Immigration
Law

ICE investigating 15 Delaware businesses suspected of employing undocumented immigrants

Gov. Matt Meyer said his administration plans to fight what he called “government intrusion” by the Trump administration.

8 months ago

Listen 1:05
Exterior of Moshannon
Government Accountability
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pennsylvania advocates call for shutdown of Moshannon after ICE detainee’s death

Chaofeng Ge, 32, is the 11th person to die in ICE custody since the start of the Trump administration.

8 months ago

Listen 1:29
Protesters storm Capitol
NPR
Crime
Government Accountability
Policing

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to ‘kill’ cops

The DOJ hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

8 months ago

Protesters outside of City Hall
Government Accountability
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Some Philly-area scientists get previously terminated research funding back, but say lasting damage remains

Researchers say that months of instability have already damaged the future pipeline of U.S. scientists and discoveries.

8 months ago

Listen 3:44
The headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NPR
Addiction
National
Politics
Public Health

CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say

Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers.

8 months ago

A visitor at Independence National Historical Park stands in front of an exhibit reading The Dirty Business of Slavery
History
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Tour guides bristle as Philly national park exhibits face Trump administration scrutiny

An executive order has prompted a review of Independence National Historical Park exhibits. Local tour guides say it threatens a truthful accounting of American history.

9 months ago

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