News
What Can Unions Do Now to Defend Abortion Rights?
There are specific interventions the labor movement can make, beyond turning out voters and joining rallies.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
August 3, 2022
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
Opinion
What the US can learn from apartheid-era book bans in South Africa
Despite the decades and distance, the rise in attempts to ban and censor books in America in 2022 looks an awful lot like what South African censors did during apartheid.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
August 2, 2022
Elections
Democrats: Mastriano’s pursuit of extremist voters makes him unfit to serve as governor
“You cannot do business with these people and claim to represent all Pennsylvanians. If you embrace antisemites and racists and homophobes and xenophobes, then you are one of them,” said state Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
August 1, 2022
Education
In Court, A Clash Of Views On What Education System PA’s Constitution Requires
Pennsylvania has a system that is “inadequate, it’s inequitable, it’s illogical.”
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 29, 2022
News
Days before his gay son’s wedding, a Pa. Republican cast a vote against same-sex marriage
‘We love it when they find their one true love,’ U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson said in a reception speech.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 28, 2022
Opinion
More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues
Now that states are deciding on their own abortion laws, young voters’ ballots in gubernatorial and other state and local races may be especially critical in such places as Pennsylvania and Georgia, where new abortion restrictions are a possibility depending on election results.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 18, 2022
Opinion
Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war
Though GOP leaders deny claims of white supremacy and extremism within their party, their actions tell another story.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 14, 2022
Opinion
Images of Gun Violence Could Prod the Public
Perhaps we need to witness the dead once again.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 7, 2022
Elections
Fetterman Calls for Assault Weapons Ban After July 4th Parade Massacre
The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of “gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes.”
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 5, 2022
Young Democrats Aren’t Waiting for the Party’s Old Guard to Pass the Torch. They’re Ready to Take It
July 12, 2025
Younger Democratic candidates have grown tired of lawmakers holding office past their prime and say fresh faces can reach more voters.
The Surprise IRS Move to Support Pastors’ Political Endorsements Leaves Faith Leaders and Legal Experts Divided
July 10, 2025
Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, warned that a repeal of the Johnson Amendment could help tether some congregations to certain parties or candidates.
A Bayard Rustin Archive Aims to Preserve His Legacy as a Queer Civil Rights Activist
July 9, 2025
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Visits Bucks County Manufacturing Business Suffering Under Trump’s Tariff Wars
July 7, 2025
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
