1. How to Fight the Politics of Racism, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1990.
2. New Acme should meets the needs of community as well as corporation, Mt. Airy Times-Express, May 9, 2001.
3. Misunderstandings Abound in Cecilian Village Project, Chestnut Hill Local, January 18, 2003
4. Why we may have to fight, Chestnut Hill Local, March 13, 2003.
5. R8: We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet, Chestnut Hill Local, July 3, 2003
6. R8 Preservation Depends Upon Budget Deal, Mt. Airy Times Express, August 6, 2003
7. Inventing (and Un-inventing) West Mt. Airy, Mt. Airy Times Express, January 7, 2004
8. SEPTA and Snidely Whiplash, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2003.
9. SEPTA’s bumpy deficit-plagued road, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 2004
10. Put SEPTA On The Rails With Slots, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 2004
11. Understanding the Johnson Street Dispute Mt. Airy Times Express and Germantown Courier, September 29, 2004. Also published as On Johnson Street, The Issue is Not Race, Philadelphia Public Record, October 7,2004.
12. SEPTA is Beyond Band-Aid Fixes, Mt. Airy Times-Express and Germantown Courier, October 20, 2004 and Chestnut Hill Local, October 21, 2004
13. We Can’t Afford to Flunk Transit, The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 2004
14. Renewing Coalitions: Labor Community Groups and the PTC, Philadelphia Public Record, May 2005
15. Political Posters, Incumbent Protection, and the Colors of Fall, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 19, 2005
16. The Kind of WMAN We Need, Mt. Airy Times Express, June, 2005
17. Trolleys, the public good, and political will, Chestnut Hill Local, June 16, 2005
18. Neighborhood Networks: Our Aims and Goals, Philadelphia Public Record, August 18, 2005
19. Cherelle Parker is the right choice, Chestnut Hill Local, September 8, 2005
20. Take That Mr. Steffens: We Are Content No More, Daily News, November 14, 2005
21. The Case for Inclusionary Zoning, Daily News, June 19, 2006
22. A Half-Step Forward On Inclusionary Housing, Daily News, November, 2006 with Daniel Hunter
23. Talking Transit with Marc Stier, Green City Journal, January 15, 2007
24. Towards a Beautiful Politics: The Next Great City Initiative, Penn Future Website, originally posted on my blog on February 3, 2007
25. An Interview with Marc Stier, Philadelphia Jewish Voice, May 2007
26. The budget for the bus goes round and round, round and round.” The City Paper, May 30, 2007
27. Save the SEPTA Transfers, Daily News, July 17, 2007
28. Reformer’s Round Table: SEPTA and the poor, The Metro, October 1, 2007 with Eric Johanson and Frederic Murphy
29. Small Business and Health Care Reform, I wrote this for Peter Handler and Karen Singer to sign. Daily News, April 2, 2008.
30. Waiting For Health Care: Doctors and patients need state action on health and malpractice insurance. I wrote this for Dr. Valerie Arkoosh to sign. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 16, 2008
31. Even if GOP plan works, it will be inadequate, Harrisburg Patriot-News, June 17, 2008
32. GOP health care plan copies Chairman Mao, The Morning Call, June 23, 2008
33. Should health care be a partisan issue? I wrote this op-ed for Antoinette Kraus to sign. Pottsville Mercury, June 30, 2008.
34. Health Care Cure for the Economy, Philadelphia Daily News, February 11, 2009.
35. We Need a Bridge to Health Care, Chestnut Hill Local, April 2, 2009
36. Yes, we HCAN, letter to the editor, Philadelphia City Paper, April 30, 2009
37. Specter’s Leadership on Health Care Is a Must, The Morning Call, May 28, 2009
38. No White Sales in Medicine, Please or Why Taxing Expensive Insurance Plans Won’t Work, Philadelphia Daily News, August 5, 2009
39. Holden Needs To Get His Facts Straight, Harrisburg Patriot-News, December 31, 2009
40. Where Do Our Health Insurance Premiums Go?, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday, December 20, 2009
41. Fear of deficits haunts our politics, Philadelphia Daily News, June 21, 2010
42. PA. GOP leaders should lobby Congress for extra stimulus dollars, Harrisburg Post-Gazette, July 6, 2010.
43. Voucher bill won’t help those who need it most, Germantown Chronicle and the Mt. Airy Independent, April 29-May 11, 2011
44. What did you do during the class war, Mommy and Daddy?, Daily News, September 23, 2010
45. The design behind the Republican voucher plans: Medicare and Education Allentown Morning Call, Friday, July 1, 2011
46. Bush era tax cuts fall short, Harrisburg Patriot News, July 3, 2001
47. Democrats threaten Medicaid, Too, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tuesday, July 05, 2011
48. The Founding Fathers and Health care, Philadelphia Public Record, March 15, 2012
49. Homeowners—Don’t fight the AVI, it’s good for you, Daily News, May 29, 2012
50. We’re getting the election we need, Newsworks, September 28, 2012
51. Lose our newspapers and we lose our city, Newsworks, January 31, 2013
52. Take money for Medicaid, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 2013
53. Six reasons why we should keep the state wine and liquor stores, Newsworks, March 7, 2013
54. 3 reasons to ignore the porn scandal, 1 good reason to care a lot, Newsworks, October 22, 2014
55. 4 reasons why fans of good government should oppose PGW sale, Newsworks, November 13, 2014
56. Beyond cameras and training—here are five more ways to improve police oversight, Newsworks, December 8, 2014
57. Who should choose the next mayor—Philadelphia voters or four billionaires?, Newsworks, May 12, 2015
58. Pa. Republicans should meet Wolf halfway on state budget, Newsworks, November 3, 2015
59. Pa. Sales Tax Can Be Expanded in an Equitable Way, Newsworks, December 7, 2015
Representative Grove’s Diatribe Off-Key,York Daily Record, January 13, 2016
- On PA budget: ‘Declare victory’ and go home,NewsWorks, February 5, 2016
- Taxman will knock on certain doors,Allentown Morning Call, February 8, 2016
63. Wolf, legislators, and school advocates must stand together for PA education, Newsworks, March 16, 2016
64. Those feeling brunt of soda tax will also feel benefits, Philadelphia Daily News, April 19, 2016
65. How the “Fair Share Tax” Will Restore Fairness to Our Tax System, PA Capital-Star, April 24, 2019.
66. How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania, Newsworks, May 24, 2016
67. Here’s a smoke-and-mirrors free way to balance the state budget, PennLive, July 7, 2016
68. Combine Spending Restraint with New Revenues, Erie Times-News, December 28, 2016
69. The Rich Can Take the Hit: To Fix the Budget They Should Pay Their Fair Share, PennLive, December 23, 2016
70. Wolf’s Budget Plan Will Move PA Forward—Here’s How, PA Capital-Star, February 12, 2019
- Five Myths About Raising the Minimum Wage—Debunked, PA Capital-Star, October 3, 2019
72. Yes the US Constitution Could Be Improved. The Process in This PA House Resolution Isn’t a Path Forward, PA Capital-Star, December 18, 2019
- COVID-19 Exposed the Cracks in Our System. We Have to Fill Them, Not Just Paper Them Over, PA Capital-Star April 28, 2020.
74. The Republicans Have Been Dead Wrong About Reopening, PA Capital-Star, June 30, 2020.
75. PA Senate GOP’s Judicial Gerrymandering Plan is a Threat to Our Democracy, PA Capital-Star, July 14, 2020
76. Here’s How We Stop the Coming Eviction Tsunami, PA Capital-Star, August 19, 2020.
77. PA is in the Throes of a COVID-19 Recession. Wolf, Lawmakers Need to Step Up for Working Families, PA Capital-Star, November 17, 2020
- Another Problem with Judicial Districts: The Threat of Judicial Extremism,PA Capital Star, January 24, 2021
- The Minimum Wage Was Created During the Great Depression. We Need to Raise it during the Pandemic Recession,PA Capital-Star, March 7, 2021
- A Minimum Wage Hike Would Reverse 40-year Pay Stagnation for Working, People,The Morning Call, March 11, 2021
- This Year We Need to Pass a Budget for the People, Not the Powerful,PA Capital Star, July 26, 2021
- PA Can Build a Clean Electric Vehicle Future, Lawmakers Must Embrace It,PA Capital Star, November 18, 2021
- The GOP Showed Us Who They Are With Challenge to Pa. House Map,PA Capital-Star, February 24, 2022
84. Every Kid Deserves a Chance, Republicans Don’t Agree, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 25, 2022
- Is This Really Taxadelphia?,The Philadelphia Citizen, April 21, 2022
86. This budget we have the chance to move Pa. forward. We can’t miss it, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, June 16, 2022
- Who Runs Harrisburg? You or the Corporate Elite?PA Capital-Star, June 29, 2022
- We Need a Budget for All Pennsylvanians,com, July 6, 2022
- If PA Republicans Were Serious About Crime in Philly They Would Actually Fight It,PA Capital-Star, October 24, 2022
- Zabel’s Resignation Highlight the Need for Systemic Chage in Harrisburg: We Need Reparative and Restorative Justice Instead of Just Punitive Justice, PACapital-Star, March 13, 2023
91. How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania, Newsworks, May 24, 2024
- The Time is Right for PA to Finally Raises Its Minimum Wage,PA Capital-Star, June 30, 2024.
- What Would a Second Trump Term Mean for Our Taxes,The Keystone, October 17, 2024
- Federal Shutdown Threatens Health Care for Nearly 1 Million Pennsylvanians,PennLive, October 15, 2025