News
‘Roadspreading’ Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across the State
Spreading fracking wastewater is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
Jake Bolster, Grist
July 25, 2024
Top 5
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
News
Senator Bob Casey Reminds Bucks County Voters That Women’s Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot in November
Casey is running for reelection against anti-abortion Republican Dave McCormick, who was endorsed by Donald Trump and who has praised the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Aidan Tyksinski
July 23, 2024
News
AP-NORC Poll: About 60 Percent of Americans Want Trump to Withdraw from Presidential Race
In addition, only 21 percent of Americans think Trump is honest, 34 percent think he has the right vision for the country, and just 38 percent think he is capable of handling a crisis. How is this not a bigger media story?
Cyril Mychalejko
July 22, 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
News
Trump Rally Shooting in Pennsylvania Puts Election Officials on Even Higher Alert Over Political Violence
Attack prompts new conversations about how best to protect election workers and voters from threats.
Carrie Levine, Votebeat
July 21, 2024
Podcast
Interview: Anne Kim on How the Corporate Poverty Complex Profiteers Off of Poor Americans
Anne joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal to talk about her new book “Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor.”
Cyril Mychalejko
July 20, 2024
News
Shapiro Administration Tells Pennsylvania Court It Will Not Defend State Ban on Medicaid-Funded Abortions
“The Administration’s notice to the court is a welcome acknowledgment of what we’ve long known to be true, which is that the Pennsylvania Constitution protects reproductive autonomy rights,” said the Women’s Law Project’s Susan J. Frietsche.
Peter Hall, Author at Penn-Capital Star
July 17, 2024
News
US Appeals Court Rules Environmental Groups Can Continue Legal Challenge of Pipeline That Would Pass Through Bucks County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had joined a pipeline company’s efforts to prevent challenges of its permits by the state’s Environmental Hearing Board. Thankfully they were rebuffed.
Erin Flynn Jay
July 16, 2024
Bob Casey’s Senate Career Was Defined by a Deep Compassion for Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable
December 24, 2024
Pennsylvania is losing a devoted fighter with deep experience in Congress.
Pennsylvanians Won Important Victories for Clean Energy and the Environment in 2024
December 23, 2024
But this momentum needs to power us into a 2025 that will likely be filled with many challenges.
Republicans’ Budget Chaos Sets the Tone for Trump 2.0
December 22, 2024
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.
Interview: Former FBI Agent Who Once Infiltrated Neo-Nazi Groups and Militias Explains Why Law Enforcement Fails to Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
December 21, 2024
Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within,” which comes out Jan. 7.
Photo Essay: The March to Defend Immigrants’ Lives in Philadelphia
December 18, 2024
Immigrant solidarity protesters marched through the streets of downtown Philly, starting at Independence Hall. This is in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
