I talk to this Bucks County author and poet about his book “American Carnage” and why he feels compelled as a retired military officer and mental health professional to speak out about the threat former President Donald Trump poses to U.S. democracy.
These students from Bucks County will be focusing on PA politics and want the podcast to serve as a call to action for all young people to get involved in the civic process and demand change.
Central Bucks is under fire for allegedly creating a toxic environment for LGBTQ+ students, vindictively targeting a teacher, and spending more than $1 million for reputation laundering.
Barbara Simmons was executive director of The Peace Center for 30 years. She was founding director of PeaceTalks radio, producing documentaries from across the globe. And she continues to be a force for peace and justice in Bucks County.
Frederick Clarkson unpacks this GOP-linked far-right theocratic movement that wants to build a “kingdom revolution” led by an “army of believers” to usher in Christian dominion over what they call the “Seven Mountains”: religion, family, education, government, media, entertainment and business.
On the first half of the show Olivia talks about her undercover reporting at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia, then Diana joins to explain why she and so many others in Bucks County refuse to co-parent with these extremists.
Brett talks about being a dad to his daughter Lily and what it’s like in this Transphobic moment we find ourselves in nationally, and in Bucks County (specifically in Central Bucks School District).
Victoria speaks about her new book “Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father’s Quest for Justice,” which she wrote, in part, “to help readers understand the violence and corruption that drives migration.”
What does successful student- and teacher-led community resistance to book banning look like? These two #FReadom fighters share their story – and strategy and tactics.
The ideology and worldview of conservative activist parents is creating and contributing to the ongoing school board wars.
The co-author of “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School” and author of the forthcoming “The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual” speaks to the Bucks County Beacon about the the backlash politics driving the so-called parental rights’ movement looking to capture, transform, and potentially dismantle public education.
“Do I think there could be violence? There is violence. There are casualties all over the country,” said Sharlet, the author of “The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War.”
A radical history lesson for Women’s History Month that offers feminists lessons for today.
On this episode, I welcome Liza Featherstone to the show. Liza Featherstone (@lfeatherz) is an author, journalist, essayist and critic. She is a columnist
In this episode we unmask the right-wing extremist figures, their tactics, and the funding behind today’s attack on public education in Bucks County and beyond.
The Bucks County Beacon kicks off its new podcast by interviewing a local immigrant rights solidarity activist about her recent trip to the Texas-Mexico border.
Emails retrieved from RTK requests reveal the extent and scope of board members’ attempts to push more right-wing indoctrination into classrooms.
AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg says voucher programs are “harmful,” “anti-public education,” and they “leave kids behind.”
History can teach us lessons to better understand today’s rising antisemitism and white supremacist ideology in the United States.
I talk to this Bucks County author and poet about his book “American Carnage” and why he feels compelled as a retired military officer and mental health professional to speak out about the threat former President Donald Trump poses to U.S. democracy.
Voters have an opportunity to steer the community away from the ugly divisiveness introduced by Moms for Liberty, Paul Martino, and outside groups.
If the Bucks County Beacon is going to be here for the long haul, and save the area from becoming a news desert where extremism and authoritarianism flourishes, we need the community to invest in our independent media project.
