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
Upper Bucks United Is Movement Building in Upper Bucks County
July 21, 2025
“It’s honest, pure, grassroots, bottom-up work representing the needs of Upper Bucks [communities] and people,” said Kim Barbaro.
Volunteers Flock to Immigration Courts to Support Migrants Stalked and Arrested by Masked ICE Agents
July 20, 2025
A diverse group — faith leaders, college students, grandmothers, retired lawyers and professors — has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by ICE officials.
Fighting to Finally Raise the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania: A Conversation With State Rep. Roni Green
July 19, 2025
Rep. Roni Green’s life has been about helping people climb out of poverty and fighting for working class families. Before becoming a lawmaker, she was a community and labor organizer for more than 30 years.
Scant Details Available After ICE Arrest in Plumstead Township Park
July 17, 2025
It’s unclear if Bucks County Sheriff’s deputies were involved.
Trump’s DOJ Wants Voter Lists and Other Election Information from Pennsylvania, Other States
July 17, 2025
“The DOJ seems dead set on acquiring personal information on voters, including driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and dates of birth — records that are highly protected under federal law and under state law and which state election officials are sworn to protect,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research.
