Opinion
Armed, Angry and Apocalyptic: Christian Nationalism and the U.S. Military
To date more than 200 Jan. 6 domestic terrorists with military backgrounds have been arrested.
Bruce Gourley, Church & State
January 6, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
OPINION: Just Because the Vote for the New Sixers Arena Passed Doesn’t Mean We Should Give Up Fighting It
If you live in the Philadelphia area, one thing you can do is join the Save Chinatown Coalition.
Aidan Tyksinski
January 2, 2025
Opinion
Young Men Who Embrace the Online ‘Manosphere’ and Backed Trump Are Part of a Long History of Anti-Feminist Hostility
Shifts in male voting as a result of anti-feminist backlash are not a new phenomenon in the United States, writes historian Colin Kohlhaas.
Colin Kohlhaas
December 31, 2024
Opinion
Jimmy Carter’s Idealism and Humility Left a Lasting Imprint on American Life
Carter in many ways came to exemplify what a post-presidential life could entail, from his own organization’s work championing human rights overseas to his commitment to building homes with Habitat for Humanity.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
December 30, 2024
Opinion
Book-Banning International: Argentine President Javier Milei’s Government Takes Lessons from Moms for Liberty
The push for censorship in Argentina builds on the same impoverished view of literature and education that the Right has embraced in the United States.
Frank Strong
December 29, 2024
Opinion
How We Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Plans
As we approach a second Trump Administration, we need to build solidarity within our communities and expand local-level efforts to defend immigrants.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
December 28, 2024
Opinion
Bob Casey’s Senate Career Was Defined by a Deep Compassion for Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable
Pennsylvania is losing a devoted fighter with deep experience in Congress.
Kim Lyons, Author at Penn-Capital Star
December 24, 2024
Opinion
Pennsylvanians Won Important Victories for Clean Energy and the Environment in 2024
But this momentum needs to power us into a 2025 that will likely be filled with many challenges.
Molly Parzen
December 23, 2024
Opinion
Republicans’ Budget Chaos Sets the Tone for Trump 2.0
The events of this past week are more than just a preview of the dysfunction to come — they are a stark reminder of what happens when chaos is mistaken for governance, writes Bucks County’s Colin Coyle.
Colin Coyle
December 22, 2024
As Pennsylvania Inches Toward Legalizing Recreational Cannabis, Lawmakers Propose Selling It in State-owned Dispensaries Similar to State Liquor Stores
February 25, 2025
“Pennsylvanians who want to buy cannabis are just driving across the border to one of our neighbors,” says Governor Josh Shapiro.
Election Officials Blast Trump’s ‘Retreat’ from Protecting Voting Against Foreign Threats
February 24, 2025
Pennsylvania’s Republican Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said states need federal help to safeguard elections from foreign and domestic bad actors.
The Seven Mountains Mandate Is the Biggest Political Story the Mainstream Media Is Missing
February 23, 2025
A coalition of spiritual advisors with nearly unimpeded access to the president aim to erase the separation of church and state, establish a specific brand of Christian dominion over every part of society, and fundamentally reconstruct life in the United States as we know it.
Interview: Author Elaine Weiss on the Four Little-Known Activists Who Were the ‘Beating Heart’ of the Civil Rights Movement
February 22, 2025
Weiss speaks about her new book “Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement,” which comes out March 4.
Bucks County Labor Leaders Praise Renewed AFL-CIO and SEIU Alliance as Essential
February 21, 2025
The solution to Trump and Musk’s trickle down chaos is organizing and solidarity.
