Tim Wheeler
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tim Wheeler
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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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Opinion
They shall not pass: Fighting fascism in 1930s Britain
November 18, 2016"My dad told me about Oxford’s anti-fascist students, many of them members of the Communist Party of Great Britain."
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U.S.
India-born Pramila Jayapal, a fighting progressive, wins Washington State primary
August 11, 2016As 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, 2016Poverty-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"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, 2016The march was comprised of a vast coalition of organizations that are combating the devastating effects of climate change.
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