Opinion
Why We Must Reject the False Dichotomy of Being Either Pro-Israel or Pro-Palestine
We can be both and build unity if we recognize our common enemy is extremism.
Lela Casey
May 21, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
Letters: Trump’s Sweet Deal for Big Oil, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Impeachment, and Pathetic Pandering
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 20, 2024
Opinion
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules and Book Bans Might Have Felt Familiar in Medieval Europe, But Queer Themes in Literature Survived Nonetheless
I’ve been struck by the resonances between modern and medieval censorship of queer texts. Both have been shaped by a sort of “Don’t Say Gay” mindset: an assumption that even seeing or talking about LGBTQ+ themes poses a threat to children and society, regardless of how it’s done.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 19, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: The MAGA Movement Betrays the United States Military
Steve Nolan, a 30-year military veteran and author of “American Carnage: An Officer’s Duty to Warn,” explains why Trump is unfit to hold even the lowest rank within the military, let alone lead our country as Commander in Chief.
Steve Nolan
May 18, 2024
Opinion
What We Leave Out When We Teach About Brown v. Board of Education
Lessons about the landmark school desegregation case must include Freedom Schools.
Abigail Henry, Chalkbeat Philadelphia
May 17, 2024
Opinion
Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Paved the Way for Inflation
The former president made it more profitable for companies to gouge us. When those cuts expire next year, we’ll have an opportunity to get our money back.
Lindsay Owens
May 16, 2024
Opinion
GOP Grilling NPR Is a Tired Ritual That Needs to Be Rejected
It’s been happening nearly from the moment the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established in 1967 to provide federal funding for public radio and television.
Julie Hollar, FAIR
May 15, 2024
Opinion
I Run a Food Pantry But It’s Not Enough. We Need Funding for SNAP
I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
Carla Ventura
May 14, 2024
Opinion
Letters: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Talks to Eagle Scouts, But Not His Voters; Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson Fails the Honesty Test; Trump Is a Modern Svengali and More
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 13, 2024
ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment
October 14, 2025
The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture, and when used by local law enforcement has even resulted in deaths.
Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran’s Lawyer Calls ACLU and Fellow Plaintiffs in ICE Lawsuit Part of ‘Violent and Radical Left’
October 11, 2025
What’s next? Labelling them Antifa. Local voters must deport this MAGA sheriff from his office on Nov. 4 to end his ICE 287(g) agreement once and for all, writes Editor Cyril Mychalejko.
‘Ban This! How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won’ Authors Set to Speak in Newtown and Doylestown
October 11, 2025
“We are all looking for some kind of hope; for someone who has been successful in taking on the far right,” said Barbara Simmons, executive director of The Peace Center in Langhorne.
Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania
October 9, 2025
PA FIRE’s goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”
With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed
October 9, 2025
“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.
