Events
Weekend Picks: Fall Festivals Galore
FRIDAY Happy Decorative Gourd Season! Bucks is home to all kinds of festivals this weekend as we enter fall, lots of them featuring
Joey Sweeney
September 24, 2021
Joey Sweeney
Education
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: How Palisades SD Wound Up Going All Virtual For School Board Meetings
“I mean, this is just aggressive to a level that’s insane.”
Joey Sweeney
September 21, 2021
Elections
Watch: Bucks United Launches Aggressive Ad Campaign To Turn County All The Way Blue
As election season in Bucks begins to warm up, we have what looks like our first “everybody on the same team” TV spot.
Joey Sweeney
September 20, 2021
News
Fitz Roundup: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
When we last checked with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, before the weekend, the legislator from Bucks was very busy not saying anything at all
Joey Sweeney
September 20, 2021
Elections
PA GOP Legislators Vote To Subpoena Records For Ill-Conceived “Fraudit,” Santarsiero & Other Push Back
On Wednesday, PA GOP Legislators attempted to push forward with their plan, at this late date, to proceed with an audit of the
Joey Sweeney
September 17, 2021
News
Listen: Kierstyn Zolfo of Bucks Co. Indivisible on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Paths To Activism In Bucks, & More
If you’re looking for a quick and handy primer on the state of progressive politics in Bucks — or frankly, even the state
Joey Sweeney
September 17, 2021
Events
To-Do This Weekend: Yardley Harvest Day & Lots More
Friday Two o’clock in the afternoon, if you can somehow manage it, is one of the better hours of the day on Friday
Joey Sweeney
September 15, 2021
News
Fitzpatrick Notably, Eerily Silent On Alleged Insurrection Ties
In the wake of yesterday’s big story aligning Bucks’ own GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick with the Stop The Steal movement that incited the
Joey Sweeney
September 14, 2021
News
Has Fitzpatrick Worn Out One, Or Both Sides, Of His Mouth?
History tells us that normalization is the key way, over a variety of eras, that fascism spreads. If you’re not a part of
Joey Sweeney
September 13, 2021
Interview: Kadida Kenner on Defending Democracy and Voting Rights in Pennsylvania
March 3, 2025
Editor Cyril Mychalejko’s conversation with the head of the New Pennsylvania Project also touches on Civil Rights history, the importance of this year’s statewide judicial elections, and anti-democratic legislation like the SAVE Act.
Eyeing a Friendly Supreme Court, Republicans Push for the Ten Commandments in Schools
March 2, 2025
It’s just one of the ways lawmakers are trying to insert Judeo-Christian doctrine into public education.
The Sanctuary Movement and Immigrant Solidarity from Reagan to Trump
February 28, 2025
Under attack by Trump, the Sanctuary Movement is rising up with other human rights activists against the greatest threat to immigrants since Reagan’s dirty wars created the first flood of people fleeing for their lives out of Central America.
Council Rock School District’s Historic Chancellor Center Faces an Uncertain Future
February 28, 2025
The 154-year-old district administration building has a long history in Newtown – and advocates want to protect it.
Governor Josh Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania’s Working Families While Trump’s Clean Energy Funding Freeze Pushes Higher Energy Prices
February 26, 2025
Money from these programs is currently being held hostage by Trump to benefit the billionaire oil and gas CEOs who funded his campaign.
