Philip Glover, national vice president of AFGE District 3, addresses protesters outside of Rep. Scott Perry’s office in Harrisburg on Feb. 20. Capital-Star photo by Ian Karbal. While he was preparing ...

Chuck Schumer had one job: to stand between Donald Trump and the complete dismantling of American democracy. Instead, he caved — again — handing Trump the power he craved without a fight, without a ...

A conservative law firm has once again sued to make Pennsylvania a more repressive state, targeting LGBTQ protections in public schools. Thomas More Society attorneys filed suit earlier this month to ...

The Bucks County Beacon is an independent media outlet that offers news, analysis, and opinion from a progressive perspective. We also report the stories that other local media outlets can’t or don’t ...

Shoumita Dasgupta is the daughter of Bengali immigrants, a woman of color in STEM, and a scientist, educator, and geneticist. She is Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion ...

Unions are a critical working-class institution. They are one of the most effective organizations in the struggle against poverty, inequality, and economic insecurity. They’re also deeply popular with ...

The once-powerful group’s internal turmoil and diminishing size and status may be signs that the school privatization movement is now a fully right-wing enterprise. Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders ...

The event, sponsored by The Braver Angels of Southeast Pennsylvania and League of Women Voters of Bucks County, is to promote dialogue and strengthen community relationships. Most Bucks County public ...

You know those workers at the polling place who help you cast your ballot each election? There are elections for them, too. This year, voters across Pennsylvania will have a chance to choose the ...

Before we talk about your book, I wanted to ask you about your career as a journalist and author. How did you fall in love with writing and reporting as well as American history? And where has this ...

Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been axing the federal workforce based on the claim that the government is “bloated.” Now he’s blaming federal workers for a recession his own policies may be creating.

There’s was only one Republican who had the courage to vote against a budget that by nearly all honest accounts will punish poor and working class families. That Republican was not Congressman Brian ...