Bucks County Beacon

12/12/2024

The COP 29 Climate Agreement: How Fossil Fuel and Plastic Industries Skirt Responsibility for Putting the Planet and People in Peril | The fossil fuel and plastic industries have long wielded enormous political influence, funding lobbyists and leveraging campaign donations to protect their bottom line, writes Alisa Shargorodsky.

The fossil fuel and plastic industries have long wielded enormous political influence, funding lobbyists and leveraging campaign donations to protect their bottom line.

12/12/2024

The Public Anger at America’s Corporate Health Care System Has Never Been Higher | We need to help channel this anger about health care that so many Americans feel today toward ending the system that has so failed America’s health.

We need to help channel this anger about health care that so many Americans feel today toward ending the system that has so failed America’s health.

11/12/2024

White Fragility Leads Pennsylvania to Backtrack on Mandating Culturally Relevant Teacher Guidelines | The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.

The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.

11/12/2024

Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship: What Is It and Could He Do It? | Critics argue that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country.

Critics argue that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country.

10/12/2024

The Central Bucks Code Blue Shelter Operates for Little More Than One Median Household Income in Bucks County | The Coalition to Shelter & Support the Homeless provides the county’s unhoused individuals with more than 1,000 bed nights each year, reports Pat LaMarche.

The Coalition to Shelter & Support the Homeless provides the county’s unhoused individuals with more than 1,000 bed nights each year.

10/12/2024

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs New Law to Limit Book Bans and Protect Librarians | The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public schools and libraries and shields librarians from lawsuits and criminal charges filed by folks who find library materials obscene or otherwise objectionable, reports New Jersey Monitor.

The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public schools and libraries and shields librarians from lawsuits and criminal charges filed by folks who find library materials obscene or otherwise objectionable.

10/12/2024

Every Community Must Embrace Human Rights Day Every Day | Human rights are a pathway to building a better world – and it starts locally.

Human rights are a pathway to building a better world – and it starts locally.

09/12/2024

Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Doesn’t Want His Constituents to See the Matt Gaetz Ethics Committee Report | Fitzpatrick is proving once again to be a reliable MAGA-Republican vote by thwarting the release of this potentially damning report on a major Trump ally.

Fitzpatrick is proving once again to be a reliable MAGA-Republican vote by thwarting the release of this potentially damning report on a major Trump ally.

09/12/2024

Reviving Far-Right Traditions: Trump's Influence
The Signal

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09/12/2024

US Department of Education Asks States, Schools to Set Policies on Cellphone Use | Across the country, schools and districts continue to grapple with how to deal with kids’ cellphone use, reports SStateline

Across the country, schools and districts continue to grapple with how to deal with kids’ cellphone use.

09/12/2024

Rise of Vigilantism in America: The Signal

https://buckscountybeacon.podbean.com/e/the-signal-how-donald-trump-will-deploy-vigilantes-to-enforce-his-maga-agenda-on-america-with-rutgers-university-s-david-noll/

09/12/2024

How Trump’s Second Term Could Impact Pennsylvania School Districts | From ending the Department of Education to bringing the culture war to your kid's curriculum, Peter Greene breaks down how public education could drastically change in the commonwealth over the next four years.

From ending the Department of Education to bringing the culture war to your kid's curriculum, Peter Greene breaks down how public education could drastically change in the commonwealth over the next four years.

08/12/2024

The Real Threat to Food Security | Our lawmakers need to take farmland access seriously. The next farm bill should work more for the health of our farm system, and less for Wall Street.

Our lawmakers need to take farmland access seriously. The next farm bill should work more for the health of our farm system, and less for Wall Street.

08/12/2024

Montgomery County Judge Gail A. Weilheimer Confirmed for Federal Bench | “I love the courtroom and I have a fierce belief in our system of justice,” said Weilheimer.

“I love the courtroom and I have a fierce belief in our system of justice,” said Weilheimer.

07/12/2024

DNC Chair Candidates Discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Winning Latino Voters | Only New York State Senator James Skoufis said he thought President Joe Biden should have dropped out of the race sooner.

Only New York State Senator James Skoufis said he though President Joe Biden should have dropped out of the race sooner.

06/12/2024

New Film ‘The Order’ Shows the Destructive Allure of White Supremacy | While the white supremacist group The Order is history, the toxic combination of racism and religion that fueled its rise remains potent today, say groups that track extremism and antisemitism.

While the white supremacist group The Order is history, the toxic combination of racism and religion that fueled its rise remains potent today, say groups that track extremism and antisemitism.

06/12/2024

Immigrant Rights Action Educates Bucks County on How to Support Neighbors Targeted by Trump’s Expected Immigrant Roundup and Mass Deportation Programs | Bucks County has been targeted by ICE raids in the past.

Bucks County has been targeted by ICE raids in the past.

05/12/2024

Is Inequality a Natural Phenomenon? Thomas Piketty Argues It Isn’t – and Proposes a Way Forward | In his new book, Piketty distils some of his key insights about the development of income and wealth inequality across history, and presents what he views as the key to a more just and sustainable world.

In his new book, Piketty distils some of his key insights about the development of income and wealth inequality across history, and presents what he views as the key to a more just and sustainable world.