News
International Booker Prize 2024: Six Expert Reviews of the Shortlisted Books
Take your summer reading list beyond the borders of the United States.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 14, 2024
Culture
News
Danny DeGennaro Memorial Creative Inspiration Concert Showcases the Bands of Past and Present Scholarship Winners
The Bucks County Beacon spoke with the DeGennaro scholarship winners
from the last two years – Natalie Buechel and Dan Kovitz, both from the local band Sour Station who will be playing Saturday.
Edie Weinstein
April 18, 2024
News
Cultural Diversity Blossoms at the 35th International Spring Festival with Entertainment, Activities and Cuisine from Around The World
“At the heart of our foundation lies the commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for cultures from around the world,” said International Festival Foundation President Manish Ingle.
Jenny Stephens
April 16, 2024
News
Theater Review: In a Christian Nationalist Surveillance State, the Few Remaining Jews Struggle to Survive
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ envisions a dystopian future for America. It is now running at Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre Company.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 14, 2024
Opinion
The History of the Fight for Freedom Over Fascism Within the United States Repeats Itself Today
Book reviews of “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” and “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How To Save Democracy By Beating Republicans At Their Own Game.”
Joe Sundeen
April 9, 2024
News
Interview: Robert P. Jones Exposes the Disturbing Links Between Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy
Church & State Editor Rob Boston talks with Jones about his new book “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Shared Path to an American Future.”
Rob Boston
April 4, 2024
News
U.S. Christian Right Has Taken Aim at LGBTIQ+ Rights, Sex Education, and Abortion in Africa
A Q&A with Haley McEwen about her new book “The US Christian Right and Pro-Family Politics in 21st Century Africa.”
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
March 10, 2024
News
The Radical History of International Women’s Day
As the holiday has become mainstream, University of Pennsylvania Professor Kristen R. Ghodsee says #IWD has grown further away from its “socialist roots” and has “lost any association with its radical past.”
Catherine Caruso
March 8, 2024
News
Heather Cox Richardson’s ‘Democracy Awakening’ Shows the Importance of Holding Right-Wing Criminals and Frauds Accountable
Richardson’s work is as much about the contradictions of our shared past as it is an urgent call to action around the current authoritarian crisis threatening American democracy.
William Horne
March 7, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Push to Charge Women with Homicide for Seeking Abortions
March 9, 2025
‘Fetal personhood’ bills would grant fetuses, embryos the same rights as newborns.
OPINION: International Women’s Day Must Be a Welcome Space for Trans Women
March 8, 2025
Bucks County Beacon reporter Pat LaMarche shares her thoughts on what solidarity and inclusiveness ought to look like on this important day – and year-round.
Bucks County Republican Jim Greenwood Joins Former Members of Congress Calling on Lawmakers to Rein in Trump and Musk’s Abuse of Power
March 7, 2025
The open letter organized by Issue One warns that “America is suddenly at a perilous crossroad” and urges Congress to start acting like a check and balance to the executive branch as the Constitution mandates.
Nearly 1 in 3 Families with Children in Bucks County Are Struggling Economically, Says New Report
March 7, 2025
This is why State Rep. Jim Prokopiak keeps his focus in Harrisburg squarely on “increased education funding, and [the need to] make sure that we have access to affordable healthcare and good paying jobs.”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are the Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
March 6, 2025
Pennsylvania has one of the highest percentages of residents over 65 in the country. Now the entire social security system and the benefits and services they depend on are at risk.
