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.

Gulf disaster spurs questions on drilling, Halliburton
May 3, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
With an estimated 25,000 barrels of crude oil gushing each day from BP's Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental group called for an immediate halt to offshore drilling.
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Labor

Hero of labor, Will Parry, celebrates 90th birthday
April 27, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
SEATTLE - At his 90th birthday party, April 24, Will Parry picked up his guitar and led 400 union brothers and sisters, family, comrades, and friends in singing "Carry It On," ending, "No more tears, for...
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U.S.

Far-right Massey CEO pal runs for Congress
April 20, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
Former West Virginia Judge Eliott Maynard is enlisting Tea Party backing for his campaign to unseat miner-friendly Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall.
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Labor

Mine union leader on Massey CEO: Handcuff and jail him!
April 16, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
West Virginia coal miners stopped work April 16 to mourn the 29 killed at the Massey Energy mine, and President Obama ordered a top-to-bottom review of mine safety enforcement.
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Labor

Massey CEO to miners: I will close this mine if you vote union
April 13, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
"This guy, making $30-some million in 2005, went inside the coal mine and sat down with every single worker and said: 'If you vote for the union, you're not going to have a job because I...
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U.S.

Evergreen Reds urge fight for jobs, tax reform
April 11, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
Members of the Communist Party of Washington State - they could be called "Evergreen Reds" - gathered in convention here April 3.
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U.S.

Mourners stage vigils for miners; Blankenship updates Twitter page
April 8, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
Hundreds of mourners staged candlelight vigils in West Virginia towns the evening of April 7 honoring the 29 coal miners who died in the explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, April 5, and for...
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Labor

Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations
April 7, 2010 By Tim Wheeler
Standing near the portal of the Massey Energy mine where at least 25 miners have died in a deadly explosion, Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for Mine Safety and Health, vowed to "turn over every rock"...
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