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Jacob Wheeler is a contributing editor at In These Times.

A Danish-American fluent in four languages, Wheeler worked as an assistant editor at the magazine from February 2007 to January 2009. His international interests include Central America, where he lived while writing a book on the Guatemalan adoption industry, and Scandinavia, as he was born in Denmark.

Wheeler received his MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College in 2006 and his B.A. in Comparative Literature and German from the University of Michigan in 2000. He is the founding editor of the Glen Arbor Sun, a seasonal, northern Michigan-based magazine, and translates for the Copenhagen daily Borsen. His freelance work has appeared in Utne Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Christian Science Monitor, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Detroit Free Press and the websites WorldPress.org, AlterNet.org and WorldChanging.com.

Most Recent Articles view all 16

- News
- 07 Mar 09
El Salvador’s Left Turn?

Mixed results for 'el frente' in the country's congressional elections. more

vol. 33, iss. 03 central america, international, politics
- News
- 11 Feb 09
GI Skinhead

An FBI report details white supremacists' recruitment of military personnel. more

vol. 33, iss. 02 extremism, military, military, race
- Views
- 21 Jan 09
An Inauguration Too Big for Words

The significance of Obama's coronation Tuesday was overwhelming; waving goodbye to Bush, on the other hand, was an emotion much easier to measure. more

web only obama
- Features
- 10 Dec 08
El Salvador’s New Left

Once a guerrilla movement, the FMLN has swapped revolutionary rhetoric for pragmatic politics. more

vol. 32, iss. 12 central america, politics
- News
- 02 Oct 08
More U.S. Meddling in El Salvador?

As El Salvador prepares for elections next year, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador worries the Bush administration might interfere to sway results. more

vol. 32, iss. 10 central america, elections
- Features
- 27 Aug 08
Was Hillary’s speech a turning point?

Many Clinton supporters in Denver swallow doubts, support Obama more

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