Opinion
OPINION: Trump Is Destroying America, the Brand
The United States’ standing in the world and its global influence are waning, argues Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
October 12, 2025
foreign policy
News
Bucks County Man Who Died on Frontlines Defending Ukraine From Russia Will Be Honored at Local Ukrainian Folk Festival
The 34th Annual Ukrainian folk festival on August 24, landing on Ukrainian Independence Day, will be honoring Bobby Pietrangelo of Hilltown and Corey Nawrocki of Lansdale, who both recently lost their lives fighting as soldiers for Ukraine.
Naomi Weiss
August 13, 2025
News
Join Doylestown Friends on Saturday to Commemorate the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The vigil will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. rain or shine at the corners of State and Main Streets.
Caroline Craig
August 7, 2025
News
Hiroshima Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing as Aging Survivors Worry About Growing Nuke Threat
The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people and a second bomb on Nagasaki killed 70,000 more.
AP
August 6, 2025
Opinion
80 Years After the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
Nuclear war is a real and present danger that we must acknowledge and confront, writes Ira Helfand.
Ira Helfand
August 5, 2025
News
Iran Strikes Back at Trump, Launches Missile Attacks on US Bases in Qatar and Iraq
The retaliation came a day after the U.S. launched a surprise attack Sunday morning on three of Iran’s nuclear sites, opening a new chapter of war.
AP
June 23, 2025
News
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Calls Trump’s Military Attack on Iran ‘Peace Through Strength’
Other members of Congress have called the military strikes “unconstitutional.”
Cyril Mychalejko
June 22, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: National Security Under the ‘Mad King’ Donald Trump
Congress has repeatedly allowed themselves to be gaslighted throughout Trump’s presidency and his repeated “dereliction of duty,” writes Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
April 10, 2025
Opinion
Why We Need a Progressive Shadow Cabinet to Counter Trump
A shadow cabinet would show us what it would mean to have a government of public servants who put the well being of American families ahead of the further enrichment of billionaires.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
March 16, 2025
Photo Essay: Thousands of Democracy Defenders Protest Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Throughout Bucks County
October 19, 2025
Doylestown, Morrisville, Perkasie and New Hope were among the locations where local residents protested Saturday because they love their country.
Photo Essay: Millions of Americans Join ‘No Kings’ Demonstrations Across the County to Protest Trump
October 18, 2025
“Big rallies like this give confidence to people who have been sitting on the sidelines but are ready to speak up,” Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said in an interview with The Associated Press.
INTERVIEW: Democrat Joe Khan Hopes to Bring Change to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
October 17, 2025
“If you want to run a prosecutor’s office that’s really going to keep people safe, you need to be proactive and you need to be out there in the community,” said Khan.
‘Saving Plumstead’: A Rural Bucks County Township Stands Together to Preserve Their Piece of Paradise
October 17, 2025
Partisan politics takes a back seat as a community unites to protect its home from a solid waste recycling center.
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It
October 15, 2025
Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
