Tim Wheeler
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tim Wheeler
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Culture
Seeing Guernica with clear eyes
April 26, 2017Picasso’s painting became a symbol of the struggle against fascism and imperialist war.
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U.S.
GOP lawmaker booed, jeered at town hall
April 6, 2017"Respect the people,” yelled one man in the crowd. Another shouted, “Answer our questions.”
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Environment
Clean water movement hails Maryland fracking ban
April 3, 2017Fracking contaminates water, soil, and air in vast regions where the technology is allowed.
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Labor
Baltimore mayor’s veto of $15 minimum wage stirs outrage
March 28, 2017“An act of treason against the poor!” That is how one civil rights leader reacted to Baltimore Mayor, Catherine Pugh’s, veto Mar. 24 of a bill that would have raised the minimum wage here to $15...
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Culture
A greeting to Maryland visitors: “Welcome to Harriet Tubman country”
March 27, 2017The visitor center opened three weeks ago and has become a magnet drawing people from Baltimore, Washington, DC., Philadelphia and even from abroad.
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Environment
No farms, no food: Washington’s Ward-Wheeler Farm preserved
March 8, 2017Activists and farmers in Washington state have scored a victory for farmland conservation. 40 acres have been saved from the onslaught of real estate developers.
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Culture
Woody Guthrie, songwriter and People’s World columnist, sings again
February 2, 2017An ensemble from Scotland brings Woody Guthrie’s radical, pro-worker songs and commentary to life.
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Politics
Washington state voters approve wage hike, send Jayapal to Congress
November 22, 2016Jayapal is a grassroots community activist in Seattle who spearheaded the defense of undocumented immigrants.
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