Opinion
OPINION: How Pennsylvania’s ‘Uniformity Clause’ and ‘Hold Harmless’ Policy Harm State Education Funding
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
Coleman Poses
April 21, 2025
Coleman Poses
Opinion
School Vouchers in Pennsylvania Are a Reverse Robin Hood Racket
With little to no oversight and accountability, programs like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit are a pipeline sucking taxpayer money out of underfunded public schools and into the pockets of the wealthy.
Coleman Poses
April 5, 2024
Opinion
Help Make MLK’s ‘Dream’ for the United States A Reality
There are numerous opportunities available to protect and strengthen our democratic institutions and improve the economic, environmental, and social conditions for everyone living in our communities.
Coleman Poses
August 27, 2023
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Photo Essay: Bearing Witness to America’s Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Immigrants
July 29, 2025
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds in Pennsylvania’s Bible Belt
July 27, 2025
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
July 26, 2025
Environmentalists say that allowing the industry to drill in Pennsylvania’s part of the watershed would risk contaminating drinking water for some 15 million people with toxic chemicals.
