Culture
Looking Backward to Move Forward: Feminism Is the Path Toward Liberation
A Review of Joanna Scutts’ “Hotbed: Bohemian Greenwich Village and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism.”
Emily French
June 28, 2022
Emily French
Culture
Let’s Bend the Long Arc Toward Justice: A Review of Ibram X. Kendi’s New Book ‘How to Raise an Anti-Racist’
Kendi has some great suggestions for how parents can be intentional in nurturing children to be culturally competent and free from myths of white supremacy.
Emily French
June 18, 2022
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Voices of Gay Liberation: The Impact of the Stonewall Riots
With attacks on LGBTQ communities launched from school boards to state legislatures, now is a good time to read “Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America.”
Emily French
June 15, 2022
Culture
Laboratories of Autocracy: From Harrisburg to Other Statehouses Across the Country
A new book is a clarion call to organize for local elections and issues as passionately as you do for national ones.
Emily French
June 6, 2022
Culture
In Flights for Women’s Rights
Nell McShane Wulfhart recounts what happened with labor and women’s rights in the airline industry, American Airlines, and the Transportation Workers Union in the 1960s.
Emily French
May 24, 2022
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.
OPINION: Why Some People Are Pretending About Charlie Kirk’s History and the Truth About This Dangerous Moment
September 11, 2025
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
