On tonight’s program, I am thrilled to welcome Cyril Mychalejko to the show. Cyril is a new progressive columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times & The Intelligencer. His column brings a sorely needed left/progressive voice to the pages of the papers that serve one of the most hotly contested Congressional districts in the state: PA-1.
To give you a window into Cyril’s background, let me simply paraphrase from his introductory column for the Courier Times. Cyril is a son of Bucks County. He grew up in Holland, went to St. Bede Elementary School, graduated from Council Rock High School, and went to Bucks County Community College where he edited the student newspaper. He finished college on the West Coast and just kept going after that. His writing, activism, and teaching has taken him all over the country — and the world. He’s organized anti-Iraq war protests in upstate New York, knocked on doors in Bucks County for former Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy, and campaigned against free trade deals like the FTAA and CAFTA in Florida. He’s also worked as a human rights observer and accompanier in Ecuador monitoring a violent mining conflict, participated in human rights and solidarity delegations in Central America, and taught at an international school in the Kurdish region of Iraq. His writing has also appeared in progressive publications such as Truthout, Upside Down World, The Indypendent, Toward Freedom and Common Dreams.
Cyril certainly wasted no time jumping into the political fray. On March 24, Cyril turned his lens to an on-going issue in the Pennridge School district - something you have heard me talk about in the past. His article, “Turning Point USA a Trojan horse of right-wing extremism for Pennridge students?,” focuses on a growing concern by local parents and students about the far-right group - Turning Point USA - gaining access to the halls of the high school. Turning Point USA has been flagged by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center for their documented cases of racism, bigotry, and white nationalism. He also raises questions about the behavior of some members of the Pennridge School Board who have fanned the flames of extremism. I am hoping this is the first of many occasions to have Cyril join us here on Out d’ Coup.
A special shout out to Jonathan Mann who wrote our intro song, “There Are No People in the Future.” Check out all is great stuff on his YouTube page and follow him on Twitter @songadaymann
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