Opinion
Federal Jobs Don’t Threaten the Economy, But Trump’s Tariffs Do
Trump’s crazy tariffs may trigger a recession. He wants you to blame federal workers instead.
Mitchell Zimmerman
March 13, 2025
Mitchell Zimmerman
Opinion
The Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Gives Trump King George III’s Power
The six right-wingers’ ruling turns the lessons of our history upside down. The Constitution includes no language granting the president immunity from criminal charges, and the Founding Fathers were dead set against an all-powerful executive akin to the King of England.
Mitchell Zimmerman
July 4, 2024
Opinion
MAGA Republicans Are the Republican Party
The GOP — with its love of guns and sympathy for violence, its contempt for free elections and hatred of a free press, and its embrace of white supremacy — is an extremist organization that threatens American constitutional democracy.
Mitchell Zimmerman
November 17, 2022
Opinion
Trump’s Republican Party Has Become the Party of Violence
The GOP’s gun-flaunting ads, apocalyptic messaging, and demonization of opponents are steering its followers toward bloodshed.
Mitchell Zimmerman
November 3, 2022
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.
