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What Britney Spears’ Case Tells Us About Conservatorship Laws
You’d expect fans of famous pop stars to spend much of their time online posting about songs they love to music or speculating about when a new album might drop. But some fans of pop superstar Britney...
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Lowering The Bar: Criticisms Of The President’s Lawyers Mount
President Donald Trump isn’t the only person still pushing the lie that he won the election. He’s helped by the lawyers around him, including Trump senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani....
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Anthony Fantano: The Internet’s Busiest Music Nerd
Like many other industries, the music business has struggled in 2020. Live venues are struggling. The magazine scene is all but gone. Artists are finding ways to keep projects alive amidst lockdowns....
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When The Count Is Over But The Census Hasn’t Concluded
Like most tasks this year, completing the 2020 census was complicated.First, the Trump administration attempted to add a question concerning citizenship to the survey, a move that critics claimed would...
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The Pandemic Is The Worst. What Can We Do To Keep Coping? (Rebroadcast)
People. We know it’s bad out here during the coronavirus pandemic. And at 1A, we’re lucky enough to be able to largely work from home and keep doing our jobs bringing the news to you. But almost...
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America Has Two COVID-19 Vaccines. Now What?
After months of research, news coverage and anticipation, health officials are injecting people in the United States with two approved COVID-19 vaccines, made by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and...
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The Future And Feasibility Of Ranked-Choice Voting
By now, many Americans are used to the idea that they can vote for one candidate for a seat and when all is said and done, the candidate with the most votes the first time around wins. There is another...
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How The Future Of The United States Is Thinking About The United States’ Future
In the wake of the insurrection at the U.S Capitol, multipleguides about how to talk to kids about the violence emerged. Teachers of every age group spoke about it with their students. And of course,...
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The Life And Work Of Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was a pioneering Black journalist. While she’s been remembered as a dedicated reporter and fierce advocate for change in the United States, a new generation of activists and journalists...
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COVID-19: New Vaccination Efforts And New Variants
In December, President Biden wanted to vaccinate 100 million people COVID-19 in his first 100 days in office. He’s recently increased that goal to 150 million vaccinations in his first 100 days.But as...
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The Future Of The Senate Filibuster
With the loss of both seats in the Georgia Senate runoff elections, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell went from Senate majority leader to Senate minority leader.Now, he’s pushing to protect the Senate...
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How To Fight The Opioid Crisis In The Middle Of A Pandemic
Some 81,000 people died of a drug overdose between May 2019 and May 2020. It’s the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period — and the main culprit was synthetic opioids.But...
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What We’re Losing If More LGBTQ Nightlife Spaces Close
Many bars, clubs and restaurants have had a difficult time staying afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. And this can be a problem for LGBTQ people that rally around these spaces as ways to bring people...
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The Writers’ Room: The State Of Literary Estates
Much has been made recently of the literary estate of Dr. Seuss choosing to discontinue printing several of his books due to racist imagery and stereotyping in several titles.Some right-wing news...
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Hidden Helpers: Unpaid Caregivers And The Pandemic
Over 50 million Americans currently serve as unpaid caregivers for adult family members or friends, according to a 2020 estimate from AARP.And as baby boomers continue to age, that number is only going...
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Can Nextdoor Solve Its Racism Problem?
Nextdoor is one of the world’s best-known local community apps. It’s a resource where people can connect with others who live close by, advertise events and discuss local ordinances. Its timeline is...
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Bassnectar, Problematic Artists And Narrative Control
Is it possible to separate art from its problematic artist? It’s a debate that’s been at the heart of the #MeToo movement since it took off in 2017. It’s a question that was asked in the wake of...
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Evaluating President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days
President Joe Biden asked for America to calm down, to lower the political temperature, on day one of his administration. In fact, he spent much of his time on the 2020 campaign trail asking us to do...
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1A Reflects On The Last And Next 50 Years Of NPR
Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. In the last half century, NPR and Member stations have been essential, trusted sources for local events and...
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A Conversation With U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been busy during the pandemic.She recently released her first spoken word album in over a decade entitled “I Pray For My Enemies.” She edited a new anthology called...
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