Opinion
Lawmakers Should Spend a Night in a Homeless Shelter
Maybe then they’d drop their opposition to even modest tax credits for low-income people like the ones I work with.
Tiffany Tagbo
April 25, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
New EPA Rules Will Protect Pennsylvania Residents from Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’
The new federal standards demonstrate that the Biden administration takes clean water seriously and will continue to take necessary action to stop chemical manufacturers from endangering our most vulnerable residents.
Molly Parzen
April 24, 2024
Opinion
Marginalized Communities Need Big Environmental Wins
We need to fight for environmental justice until all marginalized communities have access to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment. It’s a matter of life or death.
Russell Armstrong
April 21, 2024
Opinion
Other States Could Resurrect ‘Zombie Laws,’ Like Arizona Did With Its 1864 Abortion Ban
If the Supreme Court continues to overturn legal precedents on women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 18, 2024
Opinion
Letters: Why I Support Eugene DePasquale for Pennsylvania Attorney General; What Happened to the Republican Party?
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 17, 2024
Opinion
We Need Housing, Not Handcuffs for People Experiencing Homelessness
Too many communities are responding to rising homelessness by criminalizing the unhoused. It’s more humane and effective to house people.
Farrah Hassen
April 17, 2024
Opinion
Central Bucks Teachers Need to Be Equipped and Supported to Facilitate Discussions about Israel and Palestine
Students want to learn and express themselves about what’s happening in the Middle East. We need to embrace that, not run away from it.
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
April 15, 2024
Opinion
Billionaires Are Bad for Democracy. Taxing Them Is Good For It
Extreme wealth inequality leads to extreme political inequality. Progressive taxation would be better for our economy and democracy alike.
Omar Ocampo, Inequality.org
April 11, 2024
Opinion
The History of the Fight for Freedom Over Fascism Within the United States Repeats Itself Today
Book reviews of “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” and “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How To Save Democracy By Beating Republicans At Their Own Game.”
Joe Sundeen
April 9, 2024
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.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
