“The more stores that organize, the more momentum the Philadelphia store will have. But for now, these workers in Philly are going to have their work cut out for them,” says Penn State Labor and Employment Relations Professor Paul Clark.
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
If Trump gets rid of FEMA, he’ll be turning back the clock 50 years. It is illogical to call for a return to a time with a weak and disorganized system of disaster management.
These recently discovered pictures constitute the most comprehensive series illuminating the crime of mass deportations from a victim’s perspective in Nazi Germany. Their unearthing is testimony to the recently rediscovered widespread individual resistance by ordinary Jews who fought Nazi persecution.
The Secretary of Defense nominee is not only a proponent of Christian Nationalism … but an advocate for a revolutionary theocratic vision for the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States.
His administration will likely run into legal trouble as it implements policies on federal identity documents and housing in federal prisons.
Trump is turning people like former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes into martyrs and heroes.
Politicians and hate groups have often weaponized genetics, leading to violent events carried out in the name of white supremacy.
Richard lied compulsively to everyone, used empty rhetoric to persuade people, and was a sexist and misogynist who verbally and physically disrespected women, among other things. Sound familiar?
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.
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
“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.
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
