Opinion
Guilty as Hell
Proud Boys leader and other members were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Melissa Ryan
May 8, 2023
Melissa Ryan
Opinion
Stand in Solidarity with Trans Americans
Dehumanization and eliminationism of vulnerable communities have long been a staple of the MAGA Right – and Trans people are now in their crosshairs.
Melissa Ryan
April 16, 2023
Opinion
Trump Wants His MAGA Foot Soldiers to ‘Take Back Our Nation’
How is it that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are fine with someone who wants to overthrow the US government exploiting their platforms?
Melissa Ryan
March 19, 2023
Opinion
The Ugly GOP Road to 2024
Any Republican candidate who wants to win needs the full support of Trump’s MAGA base of voters, a constituency who are out for blood, don’t believe in democracy, and crave an authoritarian government that will punish their enemies.
Melissa Ryan
February 6, 2023
Opinion
Twitter Is Now Elon Musk’s Personal Harassment Engine
Musk is a known troll and chaos agent who understands the power of Twitter as a medium. Now we’re seeing the full extent of just how much damage he is willing and able to do.
Melissa Ryan
December 15, 2022
Opinion
Four Things you Need to Know to Combat the MAGA Election Strategy
Understand that Trump and MAGA don’t want to win elections. They want to seize power.
Melissa Ryan
November 7, 2022
Opinion
The GOP Incites Violence
Republican politicians have targeted Nancy Pelosi with misogynist, violent rhetoric for years. The fact that this inspired someone to attack her husband while looking for her shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Melissa Ryan
October 31, 2022
Opinion
A Tale of Two Senate Campaigns: John Fetterman and Herschel Walker
What the Fetterman and Walker campaigns say about modern masculinity in America.
Melissa Ryan
October 17, 2022
Whistleblower Demands Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network
January 2, 2025
A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA family’s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.
The Bucks County Beacon’s 2024 Year In Review
December 31, 2024
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look back at 10 of the top stories published in the Beacon this year. What were your favorite articles?
The Criminal Justice System Forced an Innocent Incarcerated Philadelphia Man to Lie in Exchange for His Release
December 30, 2024
After spending essentially his entire adult life in prison, Tyree Wallace is finally free. “I needed to be home.”
MAGA’s Political Food Fight on X Over Immigrant Workers and Foreign Visas Shows Rising Tensions in Trump’s Political Coalition
December 27, 2024
The rift lays bare the hostility between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — and MAGA’s hardline anti-immigration base.
Bob Casey’s Senate Career Was Defined by a Deep Compassion for Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable
December 24, 2024
Pennsylvania is losing a devoted fighter with deep experience in Congress.
