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.

Rolling one-day strike closes Washington state schools
May 19, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
Thousands of union school workers in 60 districts across Washington are staging a "rolling one-day walkout" to protest the Republican-controlled State Senate's refusal to fully fund public schools.
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Environment

Kayakers paddling in Seattle Port chant, “Shell No”
May 18, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
"Climate Justice NOW," they roared at the oil rig, which loomed like a yellow Darth Vader along the mouth of the Duwamish River.
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U.S.

Lee Cain: he kept his eyes on the prize
April 23, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
Lee Cain was a powerful orator who had toiled for years at the Dodge Main plant and was a leader of the Black Caucus of the UAW.
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Opinion

Erwin Marquit, 89: a lifelong communist
April 9, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
Marquit was in the audience listening at the 30th Convention of the CPUSA when John Bachtell paid tribute to Party members who had died since the previous convention.
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U.S.

Debtors fight back at up-from-debt summit
March 18, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
Hundreds of working people crowded a union hall here Mar. 14 and cheered calls for action to end the nation's debt crisis.
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NYU exhibit highlights Communist role in American music
March 9, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
A new exhibit highlights the CPUSA's role in the renaissance of folk music and U.S. popular music in general during the 30s and beyond.
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Selma: The real winner of every Oscar in sight
February 25, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
The crowd at the Academy Award ceremony stood and cheered. Somebody said that Selma stole the show. How true.
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U.S.

Maryland protesters demand action to end police violence
January 16, 2015 By Tim Wheeler
Baltimore protesters chanting "Black lives matter" gathered Jan. 15 to demand that the legislature enact laws to end the plague of police killings in Maryland.
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