Opinion
Letters: There Must Be More Money…for the Rich?
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
March 1, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
Governor Josh Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania’s Working Families While Trump’s Clean Energy Funding Freeze Pushes Higher Energy Prices
Money from these programs is currently being held hostage by Trump to benefit the billionaire oil and gas CEOs who funded his campaign.
Molly Parzen
February 26, 2025
Opinion
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Votes for Trump-backed Budget That Eyes $1 Trillion in Health Care and Food Stamp Cuts
The Center for American Progress projects Fitzpatrick’s First Congressional District could see $1.31 billion in funding loss for Medicaid and CHIP over 9 years, while 25,000 of his constituents could have their coverage eliminated.
Cyril Mychalejko
February 26, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Meet Your New Trump-appointed Dentist
Welcome to an America where education, experience, and hard work don’t matter, warns Langhorne’s Dana Rollins.
Dana Rollins
February 25, 2025
Opinion
Raising My Children in Bucks County Between Two Identities and Cultures
Ensuring our children embraced both their American and Turkish heritage wasn’t always easy, but it was worth it, writes Olcay Ayata.
Olcay Ayata
February 24, 2025
Opinion
The Seven Mountains Mandate Is the Biggest Political Story the Mainstream Media Is Missing
A coalition of spiritual advisors with nearly unimpeded access to the president aim to erase the separation of church and state, establish a specific brand of Christian dominion over every part of society, and fundamentally reconstruct life in the United States as we know it.
Logan Davis, Colorado Times Recorder
February 23, 2025
Opinion
Letters: Doug Mastriano’s Attack on Transgender People, Governor Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania, DOGE Takes Out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and More
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 22, 2025
Opinion
Trump’s Executive Orders Seek to Erase Scientific Truth
By denying the realities of sex, gender, and race, the White House’s statements worsen inequity and cause harm.
Shoumita Dasgupta
February 20, 2025
Opinion
Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices
Why isn’t the corporate media reporting about this more, or in many cases at all?
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 19, 2025
Interview: Director Christian Swegal on His Debut Film on Far-right Extremism ‘Sovereign’
July 18, 2025
Swegal hopes his movie will be a conversation starter that challenges viewers to feel empathy.
Scant Details Available After ICE Arrest in Plumstead Township Park
July 17, 2025
It’s unclear if Bucks County Sheriff’s deputies were involved.
Urban League Declares a ‘State of Emergency’ for Civil Rights in the US Under the Trump Presidency
July 17, 2025
“For a long time, people saw white supremacist politics and white nationalism as on the fringe of American politics. It has now become the mainstream of the American right, whose central foundation is within the Republican Party,” said Marc Morial, president of the Urban League.
Trump’s DOJ Wants Voter Lists and Other Election Information from Pennsylvania, Other States
July 17, 2025
“The DOJ seems dead set on acquiring personal information on voters, including driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and dates of birth — records that are highly protected under federal law and under state law and which state election officials are sworn to protect,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research.
Democratic State Senators Propose Bill To Strengthen Reproductive Freedom in Pennsylvania
July 16, 2025
“In Pennsylvania, our current law puts regulations around abortion care in the criminal code, and that is absolutely unacceptable. Health care is not a crime,” said State Senator Amanda Cappelletti.
