Opinion
GOP’s California Wildfires Response Is a National Shame
Are we a nation of Mike Johnsons and Tommy Tubervilles, who exploit tragedy and hold disaster aid hostage for political gain?
Colin Coyle
January 19, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
Mass Deportations Don’t Keep Out ‘Bad Genes’: It’s Scientific Racism That’s Used to Justify Xenophobic Immigration Policies
Politicians and hate groups have often weaponized genetics, leading to violent events carried out in the name of white supremacy.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 17, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: ‘Out of the Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope’ — Preparing for Trump’s Second Term
A Bucks County progressive reflects on January 20th and how we must approach these next four years.
Steve Cickay
January 17, 2025
Opinion
Lower Makefield Township Bids Farewell to Beloved Retiring Police Chief Ken Coluzzi
Chief Coluzzi served Lower Makefield Township with honor and distinction for 24 years of his 48-year career as a police officer.
Colin Coyle
January 16, 2025
Opinion
What Shakespeare Revealed About the Chaotic Reign of Richard III – and Why the Play Still Resonates in the Age of Donald Trump
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?
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 10, 2025
Opinion
What Will Be the Impact of Social Media Plunging Us Further into a Post-Truth Crisis?
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s changes at Meta signal a darker future for Democracy.
Thom Hartmann
January 8, 2025
Opinion
On January 6th We Mark the Day the United States Became a Lie
Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan explains why he believes this day is one of the darkest days in U.S. history.
Steve Nolan
January 6, 2025
Opinion
Armed, Angry and Apocalyptic: Christian Nationalism and the U.S. Military
To date more than 200 Jan. 6 domestic terrorists with military backgrounds have been arrested.
Bruce Gourley, Church & State
January 6, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Just Because the Vote for the New Sixers Arena Passed Doesn’t Mean We Should Give Up Fighting It
If you live in the Philadelphia area, one thing you can do is join the Save Chinatown Coalition.
Aidan Tyksinski
January 2, 2025
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
Core Democratic Groups Like ActBlue and Indivisible Are Preparing to Be Targeted by the Trump Administration
April 16, 2025
Elon Musk has called on the FBI to investigate ActBlue and recently called Indivisible criminals.
Proposed SEPTA Cuts Are Devastating for Bucks County Workers and College Students
April 16, 2025
“That’s my only means to commute,” said Antonio Deleon, a 38-year-old disabled Levittown resident who lives on a fixed income. He uses it to get to class and for volunteer work in Philadelphia.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Will Eliminate Free School Lunches for Hungry Students in Pennsylvania
April 16, 2025
About $1.6 billion in federal funding is at risk for Pennsylvania, with SNAP and Title I school free lunches among the hardest hit programs.
The Trump Administration’s Shuttering of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Leaves Pennsylvania Libraries in Limbo
April 14, 2025
“For all intents and purposes, the funding for the rest of this fiscal year is unavailable,” said Maryam Phillips, executive director of Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting (HSLC).
