Elections
Pennsylvania Needs an Independent Redistricting Commission to Ensure Fair Representation
Partisan gerrymandering is an anathema to our democracy.
Colin Kohlhaas
August 25, 2025
Colin Kohlhaas
News
Here’s Why Pennsylvanians Are Seeing Their Electricity Bills Soar
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania and PennFuture explain the price hike that hit many Pennsylvania consumers at the beginning of June.
Colin Kohlhaas
August 13, 2025
News
Looking for Clean Energy Projects in Pennsylvania? Check Out This New Map by PennEnvironment and Evergreen Action
The map tracks renewable energy projects across the state that utilize federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. “Pennsylvanians deserve an affordable, clean energy future, and these funds are making that future a reality,” said Evergreen Action’s Julia Kortrey.
Colin Kohlhaas
May 31, 2025
News
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
Colin Kohlhaas
April 18, 2025
News
Democrat-Sponsored Bill in Harrisburg Seeks Transparency at PJM to Ensure Clean Energy Projects Get Fair Shake
Providing public oversight of the regional electric grid operator and utility companies’ decision-making will help ensure lower energy rates for consumers and that Pennsylvania is meeting its clean energy needs.
Colin Kohlhaas
March 25, 2025
News
While Over Half of Republicans Embrace Christian Nationalism, New Survey Shows Most Americans Reject the Ideology
The Public Religion Research Institute released its 2024 American Values Atlas this week and outside of the GOP it’s not all bad news.
Colin Kohlhaas
February 6, 2025
News
State Lawmakers Want to Strengthen Election Integrity in Pennsylvania by Ending Gerrymandering and Ensuring Fair Redistricting
“In a strong and healthy democracy, voters choose our representatives, but today we see too many power hungry politicians draw gerrymandered maps to silence voters,” said Common Cause Pennsylvania’s Philip Hensley-Robin.
Colin Kohlhaas
January 31, 2025
Opinion
Young Men Who Embrace the Online ‘Manosphere’ and Backed Trump Are Part of a Long History of Anti-Feminist Hostility
Shifts in male voting as a result of anti-feminist backlash are not a new phenomenon in the United States, writes historian Colin Kohlhaas.
Colin Kohlhaas
December 31, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read This Book. That’s Just One Reason Why You Must.
September 17, 2025
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” very successfully flays the many layers of scar tissue that have accumulated around Facebook/Meta scandals over the past decade.
OPINION: Judicial Elections Key to Protecting Pennsylvania’s Democracy and Our Environment
September 17, 2025
In this critical moment in our nation’s history, state courts play an essential role in protecting our rights to vote, to express ourselves and to have access to clean air and pure water.
Interview: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
September 15, 2025
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
