As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
For families like mine, the election season is not just about politics. It is about whether we can live with dignity, whether our children feel they truly belong, and whether our neighbors see us as part of the community or as perpetual outsiders, writes Bucks County’s Olcay Ayata.
When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.
The authors of “The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader” join The Signal to talk about their book, the rich history of anti-fascism organizing in the U.S., and the Trump Administration’s “aspirational fascism.”
Democrats believe Bucks County’s Republican District Attorney Jennifer Schorn should recuse her office from the case.
Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, with the theme “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
The ban – which would even apply in states where abortion is legal – would prohibit women veterans from getting military-provided abortion health care, even if they were raped.
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.
Administration officials have signaled that making life uncomfortable for targets of the retribution — including through reputational harm, legal fees and lingering uncertainty — is a desired goal in its own right, separate and apart from the ability to secure a guilty verdict.
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.
“Honestly, what excites me most about Dara’s talents is how excited she is to be part of the team and grow the organization,” said Bucks County Beacon Owner and Publisher Emily Smith.
