News
Action Alert: Pennsylvania Public Schools Are Under Attack!
Ridge Network and Red Wine and Blue team up to petition legislators and officials to protect public education in Pennsylvania.
Jenny Stephens
July 24, 2023
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Opinion
Burn the Barbies, Pause the Pink
The highly anticipated live-action film starring Margot Robbie is an attempt to redeem the problematic toy. But it’s really just an expensive ad campaign for an outdated doll.
Sonali Kolhatkar
July 24, 2023
News
Event: Exploring the Dangers of Moms for Liberty and Their Mission to Destroy Public Education
Northern Bucks Democratic Committee and Red Wine and Blue team up to raise awareness about combating right-wing fanatics in Bucks County and the power of the ballot.
Jenny Stephens
July 23, 2023
News
New Hope’s Dharma Bums Bar Wants to Be a Community Space
Owners Steven and Fiona Trachtenberg said Jack Kerouac’s 1958 novel has been their guiding light in creating this new space for live music, community events and classes, and locally-sourced food.
Eden MacDougall
July 21, 2023
News
Lois Kaneshiki Is A Right-Wing Political Operative Who Wants Pennsylvania Conservatives to ‘Take Back Our Schools’
The former and short-lived Moms for Liberty PA state director is still an anti-woke culture warrior on a crusade against public education.
Peter Greene
July 21, 2023
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with Darren Laustsen
This Pennridge dad explains why he refuses to remain silent and sit idly by as the district’s reactionary school board majority upends and undermines public education.
Edie Weinstein
July 20, 2023
News
Pennsylvania Patriot Coalition’s Bucks County Picnic Short on People, But Not on Extremism
Those in attendance included the John Birch Society, Moms for Liberty, the Proud Boys, Constitutional Sheriffs, Doug Mastriano, and Toni Shupe.
Zach D. Roberts
July 19, 2023
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Pennsylvania Senate Democrats Introduce Abortion Protections Package
State Senators Amanda Cappelletti and Judith Schwank’s bills will offer safeguards for providers and for in-state and out-of-state patients looking to access reproductive care, including abortion, in PA.
Marley Parish, Author at Penn-Capital Star
July 18, 2023
Opinion
President Biden’s Advocacy for a ‘Rules-Based International Order’ Blows Up with Decision to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
What kind of rules-based order sees the country that claims to be the most powerful force for good in the world outside the international consensus on issues of humanitarian concern?
James Fine
July 18, 2023
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
