Opinion
Tariffs Can Be Useful — But Not How Trump Is Using Them
When done right, protectionism can benefit workers and the environment. That’s not what’s happening here.
Sonali Kolhatkar
April 2, 2025
Sonali Kolhatkar
Opinion
What Is Our Collective Solution to Health Care Injustice?
The fight over health care in the U.S. is about competing narratives: profit-making versus collective well-being. We need to articulate a publicly funded solution now—before corporate spin silences us.
Sonali Kolhatkar
December 17, 2024
Opinion
Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All of Us — Except Elites
Hedge fund managers, not immigrants, are outbidding Americans for housing. Corporate employers keep wages low and privatization has ruined healthcare, not immigrants.
Sonali Kolhatkar
October 16, 2024
Opinion
Hold GOP Officials Accountable for Illegal Voter Intimidation
Republican officials continue to falsely accuse, harass, intimidate, and even prosecute voters of color. This is quintessential voter intimidation.
Sonali Kolhatkar
September 19, 2024
Opinion
Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid
Conservatives are planning to slash the health care plans that millions of low-income and senior Americans rely on.
Sonali Kolhatkar
July 17, 2024
Opinion
‘Tough-on-Crime’ Doesn’t Apply to People Like Donald Trump
Trump’s conviction is not proof that the criminal justice system works. The joy and disbelief we may be feeling is because it was never intended to ensnare people like him.
Sonali Kolhatkar
May 31, 2024
Opinion
Corporate Profiteering Destroyed the Baltimore Bridge
The price of corporate compromising on safety is usually paid with taxpayer dollars and immigrant worker lives.
Sonali Kolhatkar
March 29, 2024
Opinion
Cash Bail Is Unfair and Violates Due Process
Reversing progress on bail reform is a new flashpoint in the GOP’s culture wars.
Sonali Kolhatkar
March 18, 2024
Opinion
The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Is Still So High
It’s not inflation, it’s actually corporate greed keeping food prices high. It’s now time to turn the tables on our food system by centering justice over profits.
Sonali Kolhatkar
February 4, 2024
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.
OPINION: Why Some People Are Pretending About Charlie Kirk’s History and the Truth About This Dangerous Moment
September 11, 2025
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
