Tyler Walicek

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

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Politics & Elections

Grassroots Organizers Mobilize to Defend Kshama Sawant Against Recall Effort

Capitalist forces are targeting leftist City Councilor Kshama Sawant in Seattle. A solidarity campaign is fighting back.

by: Tyler Walicek,; Truthout

April 8, 2021

Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID

Municipalities are flouting CDC advice and carrying out forcible evictions of the unhoused during a record-cold winter.

by: Tyler Walicek,; Truthout

February 20, 2021

Politics & Elections

The Left Has Valid Criticisms of Biden’s Appointments But Centrists Won’t Listen

Power’s apologists in the mainstream media are working to nullify critiques of Biden’s appointments.

by: Tyler Walicek,; Truthout

December 14, 2020

Education & Youth

Biden Has New Progressive Education Rhetoric — But Policy Will Be the Test

Progressive educators seeking to reverse neoliberal privatization cannot be certain they’ll have Biden’s backing.

by: Tyler Walicek,; Truthout

November 29, 2020

Education & Youth

Oregon County Votes for Universal Pre-K in Watershed Moment for US Education

Funded by a progressive income tax on high earners, Multnomah County preschools will be open to all 3- and 4-year-olds.

by: Tyler Walicek,; Truthout

November 4, 2020