Opinion
A Tale of Two Pastors, and Two Versions of Christianity
Will Americans of faith choose progressive values of compassion over the gospel of prosperity and power?
Sonali Kolhatkar
January 29, 2024
Culture
News
‘A Raisin in The Sun’, Coming to Bristol Riverside Theater, Interrogates the Still Unequal Promise of the American Dream
BRT Producing Director Ken Kaissar believes that this play reminds us how relevant racial inequality continues to be.
Erin Flynn Jay
January 26, 2024
News
Lambertville Artist Practices Creative Resistance to Transform MAGA Vandalism at a Local Park
Gwenn Seemel’s “artistic interventions” remind us that activism and dissent can come in many different forms.
Cyril Mychalejko
January 21, 2024
Opinion
Reviving the American Dream – for Everyone
A review of David Leonhardt’s “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.”
Bill Firestone
January 18, 2024
News
Take a Dark Ride Into America’s Conspiracy Culture
A review of Sarah Kendzior’s “They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent.”
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
January 11, 2024
Opinion
New Date, Same Traditions: Ukraine’s Wartime Christmas Celebrations
From Vertep performances to koliadky workshops, Christmas celebrations illustrate the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
December 25, 2023
News
Q&A: Local Author Jen Burns Discusses Her Book ‘The Hidden History of Bucks County’
“I am honored to live in such a place where history isn’t necessarily confined to our textbooks but is instead woven into our community,” says Burns.
Connor OHanlon
December 18, 2023
Opinion
Book Review – Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Liz Cheney’s book is a call to arms for every citizen to fight for this nation and democracy, and it is a warning to her Republican colleagues who are still defending the indefensible.
Steve Nolan
December 15, 2023
Opinion
Conspiracy Theories Are As American As Apple Pie
Colin Dickey’s new book “Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy” reveals how throughout history conspiracies have allowed us to sidestep a reckoning with reality.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
December 11, 2023
Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania
October 9, 2025
PA FIRE’s goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”
With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed
October 9, 2025
“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.
Moms for Liberty CEO and Co-Founder Tina Descovich Verbally Attacks the Bucks County Beacon at Harrisburg-Area Event
October 8, 2025
Our crime? Journalism.
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims
October 6, 2025
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
We Must Continue to Defend the Freedom to Read in Central Bucks School District
October 6, 2025
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
