Out d’Coup for Friday, April 10, 2020
Out d’Coup | Bernie’s Out; Left Way Forward; COVID-19 Impacts; Religious Right is a Death Cult; Mensch Not a Mensch; K-12 Stays Closed; PA Budget Crisis; Netflix’s Space Force; Free Will, Sean’s Toys Bernie […]
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Out d’Coup for July 19, 2019
Out d’Coup | Trump and Racists Stoke Fascism; Ilhan Omar Pulls No Punches; Democratic Party Leadership Withers; Second Dem Debate; Netroots Nation; Apollo 11 Moon Landing; More Mashes at Free Will The 2020 campaign now […]
PA GOP Officially Hitches Wagon to Alt-Right Senate Candidate
Earlier today the Pennsylvania Republican party officially threw its support behind Representative, Lou Barletta, to run against Bob Casey for U.S. Senate in this year’s election. Barletta gained a certain degree of national attention for […]
Better Media Can Make Us All Less Racist
Our brains are really good at finding patterns. This makes us great at performing simple tasks quickly and efficiently. It also makes us racist as hell. Let me tell you about a time I participated […]
“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 […]
After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized?
It’s an all too familiar scene in America. A natural disaster devastates a major metropolitan city. And then the forces of profit and privatization use the chaos and uncertainty as cover to steal public services and turn […]
Pity the Corporate School Reformers
It’s gotta’ be tough to be a corporate school reformer these days. Betsy DeVos is Education Secretary. Donald Trump is President. Their entire Koch Brothers-funded, ALEC-written agenda is national policy. But their stripes are showing – big time. […]
“Dear Becky”
Dear Becky: I’ll wait while you put down your yoga mat. You voted for Trump. After these past few weeks, I really have to ask, “What the hell were you thinking?” Seriously, Trump? The shouting […]
Trump Says Our Schools are “Flush with Cash!?” They’re Falling Apart!
Donald Trump lies. If you haven’t learned that yet, America, you’ve got four more cringe-inducing years to do so. Even in his inaugural address, he couldn’t help but let loose a whooper about US public […]
The Racists Roots and Racist Indoctrination of School Choice
“Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all taxpayers of all races contribute, not be spent in any fashion which encourages, subsidizes, or results in racial discrimination.” – President John F. Kennedy […]