Opinion
Protecting Our Democracy Protects Our Environment
If our elections and democratic institutions aren’t protected, the planet doesn’t stand a chance.
Molly Parzen
July 14, 2023
Opinion
Opinion
On the Anniversary of James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’
This classic work holds its relevance 60 years later.
David Shih
July 13, 2023
Opinion
Pennsylvania’s Prayer Warrior: Abby Abildness and Her Dominionist Crusade in the Commonwealth
The New Apostolic Reformation, a dominionist movement, wants to claim the “Seven Mountains” of society for God. It’s Abby’s job to conquer Pennsylvania’s government mountain.
Jennifer Cohn
July 11, 2023
Opinion
How to Solve Homelessness in the United States
Our economic priorities have created a serious housing crisis and fueled homelessness. Solving the problem simply requires us to change our priorities from profits to people.
Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute
July 10, 2023
Opinion
What It Was Like Being a Media Member at the Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia
“They managed our presence in a way I’d never experienced before. Frankly, it felt a bit like I was a journalist being followed by the CCP,” noted photojournalist Zach Roberts.
Pat LaMarche
July 7, 2023
Opinion
Why Workers Demand Julie Su’s Confirmation as Labor Secretary
Joe Biden nominated Su for the Cabinet post on February 28, but the Senate has yet to vote.
Tom Conway, Independent Media Institute
July 7, 2023
Opinion
Bucks County Residents Participate in ‘Never Vanguard’ Launch
We believe strongly that Vanguard is on a reckless course, and we refuse to be complicit.
Hans Peters
July 5, 2023
Opinion
What Is the Difference Between Nationalism and Patriotism?
The words nationalism and patriotism are sometimes used as synonyms, such as when Trump and his supporters describe his America First agenda. But many political scientists, including me, don’t typically see those two terms as equivalent – or even compatible.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 4, 2023
Opinion
This Fourth of July, Fight Back Against Attacks on Our Freedom
Extreme, pro-censorship authoritarians like Moms for Liberty are ringing in July 4 by calling for book bans. That’s un-American and wrong.
Svante Myrick
June 30, 2023
OPINION: Pennsylvania Democrats Don’t Need National Direction. Look Local.
March 11, 2025
Stop looking to the Potomac and Senator Schumer and look, instead, to the Susquehanna and Governor Shapiro, or the Delaware River and Bucks County Democrats.
5 Reasons Veterans Are Especially Hard-hit by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Federal Cuts
March 10, 2025
The Trump administration has abandoned the U.S. government’s long-standing commitment to protect and serve its veterans — a promise that dates back to the country’s founding.
GOP Lawmakers Push to Charge Women with Homicide for Seeking Abortions
March 9, 2025
‘Fetal personhood’ bills would grant fetuses, embryos the same rights as newborns.
Bucks County Republican Jim Greenwood Joins Former Members of Congress Calling on Lawmakers to Rein in Trump and Musk’s Abuse of Power
March 7, 2025
The open letter organized by Issue One warns that “America is suddenly at a perilous crossroad” and urges Congress to start acting like a check and balance to the executive branch as the Constitution mandates.
Nearly 1 in 3 Families with Children in Bucks County Are Struggling Economically, Says New Report
March 7, 2025
This is why State Rep. Jim Prokopiak keeps his focus in Harrisburg squarely on “increased education funding, and [the need to] make sure that we have access to affordable healthcare and good paying jobs.”
