I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I never received that invite to my first camping trip. I remember it well… After being dropped off by my mom—with a knapsack of clothes—my aunt and uncle packed up me and my rambunctious cousins into their trademark red van. We headed north to…
On October 10, a community in Montgomery County, PA came home to find Nazi propaganda in their mailboxes. Renters, homeowners, and businesses alike received mailings that show a person with a knife to a man’s neck, inferring that “Multicultural USA” is responsible for the attack on the white businessperson. The double-sided document also contains an…
The “Alt-Right” Movement Is About to Get a Lawyer in Evan McLaren
The “Alt-Right” Movement Is About to Get a Lawyer in Evan McLaren The white-nationalist “alt-right” movement is about to get it’s very own lawyer in Evan McLaren, who is the Executive Director of Richard Spencer’s National Policy Institute. Last week, Evan McLaren tweeted “I passed the Pennsylvania bar exam. Hail victory!” and responded to a tweet…
Identity Evropa Targets Lancaster Refugees in Latest Organizing Push
Identity Evropa Targets Lancaster Refugees in Latest Organizing Push Cross burnings have become a thing of the past for the modern white nationalist movements. Now, groups like Identity Evropa and other neo-fascist organizations are using their social media platforms to recruit new members and terrorize marginalized communities. Over the weekend, Identity Evropa member, National Policy Institute…
Out d’Coup Podcast | September 29, 2017
Out d’Coup Podcast | September 29, 2017 On today’s show, Shock Doctrine warriors take aim at Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricane Maria. Roy Moore defeats Trump endorsed Luther Strange in the Alabama Senate primary. Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage were very happy. A preview of the Pennsylvania Senate primary perhaps? Far-right German AfD Party…
Midstate “Unite the Right” Arrestee Identified as Identity Evropa Member
Midstate “Unite the Right” Arrestee Identified as Identity Evropa Member Last month, 29-year-old Ian Hoffman was after the tiki torch march on the University of Virginia Campus the day before the Unite the Right Rally went down. Now, a photo has emerged placing Hoffman with Identity Evropa members from Central Pennsylvania and Berks County at Donald Trump’s 100th-day…
Precarity or Solidarity: When Lives Are on the Line, Which World Do You Want?
Precarity or Solidarity: When Lives Are on the Line, Which World Do You Want? Last week, Kutztown University faculty were greeting with the disturbing news that their administration had fired an adjunct faculty member just ahead of live-saving surgery because that faculty member did not have enough sick leave to cover their projected absence. Efforts by…
Help Puerto Rican Teachers and Their Communities Survive Hurricane Devastation
Help Puerto Rican Teachers and Their Communities Survive Hurricane Devastation Mercedes Martinez is looking for water. The President of the Federacion de Maestros of Puerto Rico, an island teachers union, has taken to the soggy streets to find bottled water for friends and family. After Hurricane Maria, thousands of people including many local public school teachers have…
“Schools of the Future” and Other Scams to Monetize Your Child
“Schools of the Future” and Other Scams to Monetize Your Child Do you feel it? The future is coming. There it is hovering just over the horizon. You squint your eyes trying to get a quick peak before it arrives. But that rarely works. By the time it’s here, it’s never quite in the shape you…
PA Senator Doesn’t Want Black and Brown People Speaking Out Against Police Brutality
PA Senator Doesn’t Want Black and Brown People Speaking Out Against Police Brutality The dumbfuckery in Pennsylvania continues. Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Ragan announced on Twitter, which is fitting because that’s where the mouth breathing, knuckle dragging, MAGA MAGA MAGA bros go for news these days, announced that he will be introducing a resolution “condemning the NFL…