Progressive news and more from Bucks County, PA.
(2)
5 Growing Threats to Academic Freedom in the United States | V-Dem Institute, a global research organization that monitors indicators of democracy around the world, determined that academic freedom has “substantially worsened” in the United States in recent years.
V-Dem Institute, a global research organization that monitors indicators of democracy around the world, determined that academic freedom has “substantially worsened” in the United States in recent years.
Wanted: Poll Workers. Must Love Democracy. | National Poll Worker Recruitment Day seeks to chip away at a shortage around the country, reports Stateline.
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day seeks to chip away at a shortage around the country.
We All Know How MAGA Will Attack Kamala Harris: Racism, Sexism, Conspiracies, and Disinformation | It’s on us to have her back and help her win.
It’s on us to have her back and help her win.
Dave McCormick Calls for Cooler Rhetoric but Has Stake in Site Hosting Hate Speech, Conspiracies | Rumble, a social media platform popular on the right, has been criticized for hosting antisemitism, amplifying conspiracy theories, and allowing videos with extremist rhetoric to remain available on the site, reports Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Rumble, a social media platform popular on the right, has been criticized for hosting antisemitism, amplifying conspiracy theories, and allowing videos with extremist rhetoric to remain available on the site.
Swing State Union Leaders Discuss How Trump and Project 2025 Would Be A Nightmare for Workers at DNC Press Conference | They also called for worker unity and a combined coordinated effort among various unions to push Vice President Kamala Harris over the finish line in November.
They also called for worker unity and a combined coordinated effort between various unions to push Vice President Kamala Harris over the finish line in November.
Trump’s Agenda 47, Like Project 2025, Wants to Dismantle Public Education | Indoctrination, privatization, and discrimination are just some of the educational goals of a second Trump term.
Indoctrination, privatization, and discrimination are just some of the educational goals of a second Trump term.
Pennsylvania State Budget Secures Bipartisan Environmental Victories | However, despite these gains, Harrisburg fell short in several critical areas, writes Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen.
However, despite these gains, Harrisburg fell short in several critical areas, writes Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen.
Legal Troubles Double for Stoltzfus and Kingdom Provisions Slaughterhouse in Pipersville | Bucks County government has filed a civil complaint following an injunction by Plumstead Township alleging violations of the property’s conservation easement.
Bucks County government has filed a civil complaint following an injunction by Plumstead Township alleging violations of the property’s conservation easement.
‘Roadspreading’ Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across the State | Spreading fracking wastewater is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway, reports Jake Bolster for Grist.org.
Spreading fracking wastewater is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
How Trump and Vance Betray America’s Workers | Donald Trump has a history of failing to protect workers' safety, rights, and wages. His anti-worker record will only worsen if he's granted another term in the White House.
Donald Trump has a history of failing to protect workers' safety, rights, and wages. His anti-worker record will only worsen if he's granted another term in the White House.
If You’re a Bucks County Parent Who Values Your Kids’ Public Schools, Project 2025 Should Terrify You | This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
The Theology Behind the Christian Nationalist View on Immigration
Christian nationalism thrives on fear, insecurity and hate. By casting illegal immigrants as criminals, child traffickers and drug dealers, Trump continues to fan the flames of fear in his followers.
‘Jewish Space Lasers’ Unpacks the Tragic History of Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories and One of Its Principal Targets | In the closing months of a presidential election, this book is a valuable tool for understanding what drives too much of our contemporary politics.
In the closing months of a presidential election, this book is a valuable tool for understanding what drives too much of our contemporary politics.
Senator Bob Casey Reminds Bucks County Voters That Women’s Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot in November | American voters have reached a fork in the road with November’s election, Senator Casey told dozens of his supporters in Bucks County on Saturday. One path leads to Republicans capturing the White House and Senate and a likely draconian nationwide abortion ban, while the other path, which he and other Democrats are pushing forward, includes passing the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), federal legislation which protects the right to provide and access abortion care.
Casey is running for reelection against anti-abortion Republican Dave McCormick, who was endorsed by Donald Trump and who has praised the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President | Harris “unquestionably has the skills and the experience to save our nation from the threat that a second Donald Trump presidency presents,” said DJOP Chair Jill Zipin.
Harris “unquestionably has the skills and the experience to save our nation from the threat that a second Donald Trump presidency presents,” said DJOP Chair Jill Zipin.
JD Vance-Peter Thiel-Curtis Yarvin 2024: The Neoreactionary Dream Team | From JD Vance to Project 2025, how Peter Thiel and a guy who wants the U.S. to be a monarchy (really!) are driving Trump’s MAGA agenda.
From JD Vance to Project 2025, how Peter Thiel and a guy who wants the U.S. to be a monarchy (really!) are driving Trump’s MAGA agenda.
An AP-NORC poll released Wednesday shows most Americans want Trump to drop out of the race. Most Americans believe Trump is dishonest. Most Americans reject his MAGA vision for the country. And most Americans don’t trust him to handle a crisis. Why isn't this a bigger story in the media, asks Editor Cyril Mychalejko?
In addition, only 21 percent of Americans think Trump is honest, 34 percent think he has the right vision for the country, and just 38 percent think he is capable of handling a crisis. How is this not a bigger media story?
Biden’s Withdrawal from Race Revives Process Where Presidential Candidates Were Picked By Party Conventions, Last Used in 1968 | This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses.
This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses.
From Biden’s Legacy to Harris’ Leadership: The Democratic Future Ahead | The Democratic Party and the entire country can rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat convicted felon Donald Trump in November, writes Doylestown Democrats Chair Connor Thomas OHanlon.
The Democratic Party and the entire country can rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat convicted felon Donald Trump in November, writes Doylestown Democrats Chair Connor OHanlon.
Trump Rally Shooting in Pennsylvania Puts Election Officials on Even Higher Alert Over Political Violence | Attack prompts new conversations about how best to protect election workers and voters from threats, writes Votebeat's Carrie Levine.
Attack prompts new conversations about how best to protect election workers and voters from threats.
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien’s Speech Played into Republicans’ Phony Pro-Worker Rebrand | It’s delusional to think that Trump might swap out his anti-worker—really, anti-humanity—policies; they are at the core of his being. One more person kissing his ring won’t change that, writes Labor Notes Editor Alexandra Bradbury.
It’s delusional to think that Trump might swap out his anti-worker—really, anti-humanity—policies; they are at the core of his being. One more person kissing his ring won’t change that, writes Labor Notes Editor Alexandra Bradbury.
NATCON with Doug Wilson and Albert Mohler: Competing Visions for Their Christian Nation | The Bucks County Beacon sent Zach D. Roberts to report from the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C.
The Bucks County Beacon sent Zach D. Roberts to report from the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C.
Me the People: Trump’s 2024 Republican National Convention Speech | His garish display of self-worship took many forms, from giant portraits with blood on his face and fist raised in defiance, to his clarion call to "fight, fight, fight," writes military veteran Steve Nolan.
His garish display of self-worship took many forms, from giant portraits with blood on his face and fist raised in defiance, to his clarion call to "fight, fight, fight," writes military veteran Steve Nolan.
Letters: George Washington’s Legacy Forgotten, Should Biden Stay or Leave the Race, Media Must Continue Reporting the Truth, and More | Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Pennsylvania Continues Tradition as ‘Keystone State’ in Presidential Elections | Since the nation’s earliest days, Pennsylvania has in many ways been at the center of the action.
Since the nation’s earliest days, Pennsylvania has in many ways been at the center of the action.
Make It a Habit: Use Reusable Bags While Shopping in Newtown Borough | The Borough’s new ordinance reducing the use of single-use plastic bags, utensils and straws goes into effect September 17.
The Borough's new ordinance reducing the use of single-use plastic bags, utensils and straws goes into effect September 17.
Democratic Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb to Introduce Landmark Legislation That Takes Aim at Greenwashing | “This first-in-the-nation bill would help prevent corporate polluters from deceiving the public about harmful products and hold them accountable when they do,” said the for Climate Integrity’s Ilya Shornstein.
“This first-in-the-nation bill would help prevent corporate polluters from deceiving the public about harmful products and hold them accountable when they do,” said the Center for Climate Integrity’s Ilya Shornstein.
Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It | The Bradley Foundation, DeVos Family Foundation, and Koch Foundation are some of the biggest right-wing funders orchestrating this coordinated attack on our public education system from all fronts.
The Bradley Foundation, DeVos Family Foundation, and Koch Foundation are some of the biggest right-wing funders orchestrating this coordinated attack on our public education system from all fronts.
Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid | Conservatives are planning to slash the health care plans that millions of low-income and senior Americans rely on.
Conservatives are planning to slash the health care plans that millions of low-income and senior Americans rely on.
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Bucks County Beacon posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Send a message to Bucks County Beacon:
MSNBCs The ReidOut with Joy Reid cites Bucks County Beacon and uses a clip of audio leaked to us of Vermilion Education Head Jordan Adams speaking to the Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia for a segment about his far-right education consultancy company that had infiltrated PPennridge School District PLEASE SUPPORT #buckscounty progressive media that breaks & makes news (not just locally, but across the country). BECOME A SUSTAINER: https://tinyurl.com/5y8spxyd
"What unites this [Christian nationalist] movement is opposition to what they see as a modern secular republic. And the movement has been becoming more and more explicitly anti-democratic as time goes on," says journalist Katherine Stewart. Listen to our interview with the author of THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. Full Episode: https://tinyurl.com/2vpsf7cy
"The leadership of the Christian Right has for decades now been telling us that they want to demolish the public school system and replace it with Christian schools funded by taxpayer dollars through vouchers and other privatization schemes. That sort of hostility to public education goes very, very deep. I think it has to do with sort of contempt for pluralism, a contempt for pluralism, the commitment to human rights. It has to do with their hostility to social progress and all the things that sort of represent the best of the American promise," says journalist Katherine Stewart, author of "The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children" and "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism." Check out the Full Episode: https://tinyurl.com/4b85av5j
Julie C. Suk, Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, on her new book After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It: "It's really a look at the developments of feminist constitutionalism and ... efforts by feminists to dismantle patriarchy in law in all of its various forms in the United States and in many other places around the world historically into the present moment..." FULL EPISODE: https://tinyurl.com/mucn9npv
"Very serious allegations have been raised against the district in terms of how it treats its LGBTQ+ students & even staff." Listen to Editor Cyril Mychalejko's interview with ACLU of Pennsylvania Legal Director Witold Walczak on how Central Bucks School District vindictively targeted a beloved teacher (Andrew Burgess) who helped a bullied trans student: https://tinyurl.com/4sv2zrsv
On the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: "This has been an important commemoration, but again, the narrative that's been created is that we had no choice but to drop these bombs, that it's what ended the war, that it's what saved American lives. And I question that narrative and every time I question that narrative, it is controversial because people's parents fought in that war or if I have anyone who, you know, still in their nineties still may be around or their spouses, they're, they just have a hard time hearing that, that it was not necessary to do." Listen to the full episode of The Signal with Bucks County peace activist Barbara Simmons: https://tinyurl.com/2h5fhebd
Keith Olbermann names #buckscounty Pennridge School District runner up for Worst Person in the World for their shadow banning of books, citing Darren Laustsen's recent Bucks County Beacon column 'Why I’m Taking Pennridge School District To Court.' READ IT HERE: https://tinyurl.com/3u3jfzbv
Thanks to all of our Bucks County Beacon readers, writers, and supporters. Here is a video we made looking back at 2022, with an accompanying article listing Editor Cyril Mychalejko Top 10 Stories for the year. Did you have a favorite story? Leave it in the comments. Read Cyril's piece here: https://tinyurl.com/3n5hxad8
Support the Beacon | bit.ly/support-the-beacon Your source for progressive news in Bucks County.
Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company?
