Opinion
It’s Time to Talk About Educational Reparations
A review of “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal,” by Dr. Bettina L. Love.
Ben Hodge
September 6, 2023
Culture
Top 5
In ‘The Age of Insurrection,’ the Politics of Menace and Intimidation Have Become Normalized
David Neiwert’s new book is a sweeping and detailed exploration of the threat the American far right poses nationally and locally.
Jake Whitney
September 1, 2023
Opinion
Book Review – The Gun Dilemma: How History Is Against Expanded Gun Rights
This is a working handbook for thoughtful and concerned citizens and voters to use in our country’s ongoing and relentless battle for sane, meaningful, and effective gun safety policies.
Joe Sundeen
August 28, 2023
Opinion
American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
A conversation with Andrew Whitehead about his forthcoming book, which helps us understand the MAGA movement, the insurrection on January 6, and their disturbing religious underpinnings.
Robert P. Jones
August 7, 2023
Opinion
How The Right Is Grooming Kids to Become Republican Voters
A review of Kyle Spencer’s “Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America’s Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for Power.”
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
July 25, 2023
Opinion
Burn the Barbies, Pause the Pink
The highly anticipated live-action film starring Margot Robbie is an attempt to redeem the problematic toy. But it’s really just an expensive ad campaign for an outdated doll.
Sonali Kolhatkar
July 24, 2023
News
New Hope’s Dharma Bums Bar Wants to Be a Community Space
Owners Steven and Fiona Trachtenberg said Jack Kerouac’s 1958 novel has been their guiding light in creating this new space for live music, community events and classes, and locally-sourced food.
Eden MacDougall
July 21, 2023
News
Resisting Christian Nationalism’s Ominous Next Stage
Three new books look deeply at the growth of the so-called Christian nationalist movement, and offer resources on how to engage and counter its spread.
John Backe
July 14, 2023
Opinion
On the Anniversary of James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’
This classic work holds its relevance 60 years later.
David Shih
July 13, 2023
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.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
