Cyril Mychalejko

Cyril Mychalejko "is the assistant editor of Upside Down World. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA in 2002 with a degree in Liberal Arts. While at Evergreen Cyril spent two academic quarters living on Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota learning about indigenous issues. He concluded his stay by writing a report about racial profiling of Indians in the state. He finished his time at Evergreen by interning at The Chicago Reporter, a investigative monthly magazine reporting on issues surrounding race and poverty in Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area.

"Since graduating he has worked as a journalist for daily and weekly community newspapers. He has also worked for a fair trade campaign, writing about trade agreements and globalization. In addition, he has been on the publications committee of Greater Phialdelphia democratic Left for the past five years. His articles have appeared in publications and websites such as Common Dreams, AlterNet, Z Magazine, The Miami Herald, The Capital Times (Madison, WI), Resource Center of the Americas, The Free Press, Against the Current, Impact Press, ProgressiveTrail and Greater Philadelphia democratic Left."