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Tyler Zimmer

Tyler Zimmer teaches philosophy at the University of Chicago and is a member of the Chicago Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. He is on the Rampant editorial collective.

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Will Musk Make Twitter More Free?

Tyler Zimmer · April 27, 2022

Social media platforms are key parts of the public square, and ought to be democratically controlled as public utilities. Billionaires and corporations were never allies in efforts to create free and democratic spaces.

Chicago’s Houselessness Is Entirely Avoidable

Tyler Zimmer · December 16, 2021

While Chicago’s housing market heats up, many people will be facing the cold winter without a house. That’s because housing is not treated as a human need, but an investment opportunity.

What’s Behind the Fuss About Critical Race Theory?

Tyler Zimmer · August 2, 2021

Right-wing media has conjured a growing panic about critical race theory being taught in schools and universities. But what really scares them is a new generation questioning entrenched myths about capitalism and racial hierarchy.

The Stimmy and the State

Tyler Zimmer · March 15, 2021

Don’t get it twisted: Biden’s stimulus is a bid to buoy corporate profits disguised in claims of a dramatic historic shift for workers.

Movement Alders Flip to Pass Austerity Budget

Sean Larson, Tyler Zimmer, brian bean · November 25, 2020

In the most contentious Chicago budget vote in a generation, four “progressive” alderpeople buckled to Lightfoot’s pressure and allowed an antiworker austerity city budget to pass for 2021.

Trump is Not Going Away

Tyler Zimmer · October 27, 2020

Democrats committed to the indefinite extension of neoliberalism are also committed, whether they grasp it or not, to making Trumpism a permanent feature of the political landscape.

Who’s Killing Chicago’s Loop?

Tyler Zimmer · September 22, 2020

For years, Chicago's real estate capitalists have been creating a huge property glut downtown. Now that they face the economic consequences of their own actions, they squall about protests in the Loop in a cynical attempt to shift responsibility and secure even more tax breaks.

Learning from Multiracial Radical Organizing in 1930s Chicago

Tyler Zimmer · July 28, 2020

In the 1930s the Communist Party in Chicago was a vibrant, multiracial organization with thousands of members that actively fought against racism and class inequality. There is much socialists today can learn from its successes and failures.

The Redistribution of Loot

Tyler Zimmer · June 4, 2020

Wealth, under capitalism, is loot. What is commonly called “looting” is a redistribution of that wealth.

Capitalism Has Failed—We Need a Planned Economy

Tyler Zimmer · March 24, 2020

The “free market” offers no solutions to the problems we face. To overcome the present crisis, we have to take the reins into our own hands and democratically plan a future for all.

Who Runs Chicago?

Sean Larson, Tyler Zimmer · February 23, 2020

Once controlled by manufacturers, city hall is now dominated by finance and real estate capital. The new bosses are building a racist business climate at the expense of working Chicagoans.

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