Opinion
We All Know How MAGA Will Attack Kamala Harris: Racism, Sexism, Conspiracies, and Disinformation
It’s on us to have her back and help her win.
Melissa Ryan
July 28, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
Pennsylvania State Budget Secures Bipartisan Environmental Victories
However, despite these gains, Harrisburg fell short in several critical areas, writes Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen.
Molly Parzen
July 26, 2024
Opinion
How Trump and Vance Betray America’s Workers
Donald Trump has a history of failing to protect workers’ safety, rights, and wages. His anti-worker record will only worsen if he’s granted another term in the White House.
Christopher D. Cook
July 25, 2024
Opinion
If You’re a Bucks County Parent Who Values Your Kids’ Public Schools, Project 2025 Should Terrify You
This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
July 24, 2024
Opinion
JD Vance-Peter Thiel-Curtis Yarvin 2024: The Neoreactionary Dream Team
From JD Vance to Project 2025, how Peter Thiel and a guy who wants the U.S. to be a monarchy (really!) are driving Trump’s MAGA agenda.
Melissa Ryan
July 22, 2024
Opinion
Biden’s Withdrawal from Race Revives Process Where Presidential Candidates Were Picked By Party Conventions, Last Used in 1968
This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 21, 2024
Opinion
From Biden’s Legacy to Harris’ Leadership: The Democratic Future Ahead
The Democratic Party and the entire country can rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat convicted felon Donald Trump in November, writes Doylestown Democrats Chair Connor OHanlon.
Connor OHanlon
July 21, 2024
Opinion
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien’s Speech Played into Republicans’ Phony Pro-Worker Rebrand
It’s delusional to think that Trump might swap out his anti-worker—really, anti-humanity—policies; they are at the core of his being. One more person kissing his ring won’t change that, writes Labor Notes Editor Alexandra Bradbury.
Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes
July 20, 2024
Opinion
Me the People: Trump’s 2024 Republican National Convention Speech
His garish display of self-worship took many forms, from giant portraits with blood on his face and fist raised in defiance, to his clarion call to “fight, fight, fight,” writes military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
July 19, 2024
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
Exclusive: Sheriff Fred Harran Enlists Bucks County in Trump’s Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
April 22, 2025
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
Photo Essay: Doylestown Action League’s ‘Day of Action’ Against the Trump Administration’s Assault on Democracy
April 20, 2025
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
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.
