News
Mathias provides readers with a peak into a world that’s rarely written about. It shows us firsthand the real work of antifascists.
“Pennsylvanians deserve a Congressman who will stand up to Trump and actually do something to lower prices – but Fitzpatrick is weak and caves to his own party when it matters most,” said DCCC spokesperson Eli Cousin.
It is “deeply disturbed” by the use of derogatory and dehumanizing language around migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
“One of the key ideas … [is] creating a walkable, mixed-use area that strengthens the downtown and supports local businesses,” said Penndel resident and project advocate Mark Moffa.
“We have seen a substantial increase in energy prices that are really squeezing Pennsylvanians across the board. Families are really hurting,” said Elizabeth Marx, the executive director at the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project.
Opinion
At a time when federal vaccine policy is in flux, our responsibility at the state level is to provide clarity, protect access, and ensure families have the tools they need to keep themselves and their children safe.
Silence is not a safety plan, writes Maureen Kratz.
The lesson, then and now, is not that empires cannot destroy. It’s that destruction and governance are entirely different enterprises. And confusing them is how empires exhaust themselves.
For the sake of Iranians, the Middle East, and working people in the United States, we’d better start building one as soon as possible.
The MAGA Right, already in disarray because of Trump’s handling of Epstein, has spent the week fighting amongst themselves over Trump’s new war.
Education
Silence is not a safety plan, writes Maureen Kratz.
Local author Rich Shifman speaks to Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book "We Were the Cuckoo Bees" and how the local community who defeated Moms for Liberty served as his muse.
The report’s heart is in the right place, but its ideas are not new and are unlikely to catch hold without someone, somewhere putting more thought into how, exactly, these ideas could be implemented, writes Peter Greene.
“My soul is overflowing with gratitude. My kid has struggled mightily the last two years, and this was the happiest I’ve seen him in ages," one parent wrote afterward.
Many Quakertown school district residents argued more could – and should – have been done to avoid Friday’s events, violence and subsequent arrests.
Elections
“Abortion is on the ballot in every election and for every office. State legislatures have become the front lines in the fight for reproductive freedom," said Adam Hosey, the PAC's political director.
“I’m concerned that all of the advances that we made for the last 61 years are going to be eradicated,” said Charles Mauldin, 78, one of the marchers beaten on Bloody Sunday.
"We’re about 100 years out from getting the right to vote and now we’re fighting this bill, which would make it harder for millions of women to vote,” said Gréta Bedekovics, director of democracy policy at the Center for American Progress.
Some of the state legislative proposals would place local election workers on the front lines of resisting federal interference.
MAGA-aligned activists are now openly discussing manufacturing or exaggerating a national emergency to justify Trump’s agents in the federal government to interfere in this November’s elections, The Washington Post reported.
Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security and accuracy concerns and controlled by the Trump administration.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 March 5, 2026Vote: Passed 221/209 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 March 5, 2026Vote: Failed 212/217 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.Con.Res. 38: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. March 5, 2026Vote: Failed 212/219 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.Res. 1099: Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. March 5, 2026Vote: Passed 372/53 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
