Tyler Walicek

Tyler Walicek is a freelance writer and journalist in Portland, Oregon.

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Economy & Labor

San Francisco Has Voted to Tax Corporate Landlords for Leaving Housing Vacant

The groundbreaking affordable housing victory in San Francisco could serve as a blueprint for other cities to follow.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

November 30, 2022

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Politics & Elections

Socialist and Centrist Visions for Housing Are at Center of LA City Council Race

In an LA City Council race, candidates Mitch O’Farrell and Hugo Soto-Martinez are defined by diverging housing policies.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

October 31, 2022

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Economy & Labor

Amid Eviction Crisis, Organizers Win Right to Legal Representation for Tenants

A right to counsel in eviction cases exerts an outsize impact as an intervention in housing injustice.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

July 24, 2022

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Reproductive Rights

In Abortion Safe Havens, Organizers Prepare to Assist Those Fleeing Restrictions

The end of Roe would harm millions. Abortion defenders are trying to build networks across state lines to prepare.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

June 18, 2022

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War & Peace

Antiwar Groups Protest Defense Industry Profiteering in Ukraine

A U.S. pivot to pursuing a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine might help avoid a prolonged and grueling war of attrition.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

May 5, 2022

Op-Ed

Education & Youth

Socialists Take Up Critical Fight for Universal Child Care in the United States

Child care is an ineluctable social need, and has become only more so due to systematic inequality and impoverishment.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

April 4, 2022

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Human Rights

Occupy-Style Protest in Boise Highlights Brutal Conditions Faced by the Unhoused

Nearly five years after an appeals court constrained Boise’s efforts to criminalize homelessness, loopholes abound.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

March 17, 2022

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Widespread Discontent Drove Labor’s Advances in the Private Sector in 2021

The resurgence of the U.S. labor movement remains nascent, but working-class power is beginning to regain its footing.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

January 7, 2022

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Politics & Elections

Kshama Sawant Emerges Victorious From Disingenuous Recall Attempt

The outcome of this fight illustrates the efficacy of committed organizing and solidarity.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

December 18, 2021

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes

Whatever gains the striking union at Columbia University wins will be looked to as a model by other campus efforts.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

December 17, 2021

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