Tim Wheeler

Tim Wheeler has written over 10,000 news reports, exposés, op-eds, and commentaries in his half-century as a journalist for the Worker, Daily World, and People’s World. Tim also served as editor of the People’s Weekly World newspaper. His book News for the 99% is a selection of his writings over the last 50 years representing a history of the nation and the world from a working-class point of view. After residing in Baltimore for many years, Tim now lives in Sequim, Wash.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Tim Wheeler

U.S.

India-born Pramila Jayapal, a fighting progressive, wins Washington State primary
August 11, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
As a Washington state senator, Jayapal championed protections for immigrants and minorities and voting rights for all, and for a raise in the state minimum wage.
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U.S.

“How can we get 64 million low-wage workers to the polls?”
July 28, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
Poverty-income workers and their allies gathered to strategize on how to mobilize the 64 million workers who earn less than $15 an hour to go to the polls.
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U.S.

Hispanic Caucus cheers calls to dump Trump
July 26, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
"This is the most critical election in American history; we have five million families who long to come out from the shadows."
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U.S.

As Democratic convention opens, thousands march for clean energy
July 25, 2016 By Tim Wheeler And Patrick J. Foote
The march was comprised of a vast coalition of organizations that are combating the devastating effects of climate change.
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Seattle 1962: “Rising hopes for peace”
May 4, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
This article is an excerpt from the upcoming autobiography of former People's World editor Tim Wheeler.
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Opinion

Plotting for Gus Hall and free speech at Blue Moon Tavern
April 26, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
This article is an excerpt from the upcoming autobiography of former People's World editor and long-time correspondent, Tim Wheeler.
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Opinion

Seeing Guernica with clear eyes
April 4, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
Understanding what the great Picasso was telling us about the struggle to defeat fascism - I have carried that lesson with me my entire life.
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Opinion

Singing in the shower at Amherst led to bigger things
March 29, 2016 By Tim Wheeler
The acoustics in the communal shower of Stearns Dormitory on the Amherst College campus were superb, like singing in the chapel of an Italian monastery.
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