Opinion
Building A Greater Society Starts Locally
2025 represents a huge opportunity for a new generation of leadership to rise up and fill important roles throughout Bucks County.
Connor OHanlon
November 15, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
History Shows One Election Victory Does Not Make a New Era in American Politics
Despite the lessons of history, a new round of doomsayers are ready to write the Democrats’ obituary in 2024.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
November 14, 2024
Opinion
When Given a Choice, Voters Fought Back Against Economic Inequality
In red states as well as blue, voters passed ballot initiatives to tax the rich, fund long term care, and provide paid leave.
Sarah Anderson
November 13, 2024
Opinion
Poem: Donald Trump, America’s Hypnotist
Bucks County poet Steve Nolan wrote this prose reaction to last week’s election.
Steve Nolan
November 13, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: Bucks County Must Be More Inclusive with Its Muslim Community
By creating more opportunities for intercultural and interfaith events, we can strengthen our community and foster greater understanding.
Olcay Ayata
November 12, 2024
Opinion
Hold the Line: Organizing Resistance in Your Blue State or City
Our elected officials need to know what their constituents expect, and that we’ll have their backs when shit hits the fan.
Melissa Ryan
November 11, 2024
Opinion
Why Democrats Lost in Rural America. Again.
A message from rural America to Democratic Party elites.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
November 8, 2024
Opinion
The Democratic Party’s National Leadership Forgot, ‘It’s The Economy, Stupid’
Trump’s win is a definitive rebuke of the direction of the Democratic Party at a national level.
Colin Coyle
November 7, 2024
Opinion
Global Fears for the Future as Fascist Donald Trump Wins Second Term
“The world is a more dangerous place this morning.”
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
November 6, 2024
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
