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
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.
