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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How to Fight the Politics of Racism<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, November 20, 1990.<\/span><\/h1>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Acme should meets the needs of community as well as corporation<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Mt. Airy Times-Express<\/strong>, May 9, 2001.<\/span><\/h1>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Misunderstandings Abound in Cecilian Village Project<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>,<\/em> January 18, 2003<\/span><\/h1>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why we may have to fight, Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, March 13, 2003.<\/span><\/h1>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R8: We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Chestnut Hill Local,<\/strong> July 3, 2003<\/span><\/h1>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R8 Preservation Depends Upon Budget Deal<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Mt. Airy Times Express<\/strong>,<\/em> August 6, 2003<\/span><\/h1>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inventing (and Un-inventing) West Mt. Airy<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Mt. Airy Times Express<\/strong>, January 7, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEPTA and Snidely Whiplash<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, July 9, 2003.<\/span><\/h1>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEPTA\u2019s bumpy deficit-plagued road<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/em>The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>,<\/em> May\u00a0 20, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n

10.\u00a0 Put SEPTA On The Rails With Slots<\/em><\/a><\/i>, The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, June 28, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n

11.\u00a0 Understanding the Johnson Street Dispute<\/em><\/a><\/i> Mt. Airy Times Express and Germantown Courier, September 29, 2004. Also published as On Johnson Street, The Issue is Not Race, <\/em>Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, October 7,2004.<\/span><\/h1>\n

12.\u00a0 SEPTA is Beyond Band-Aid Fixes<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Mt. Airy Times-Express and Germantown Courier<\/strong>, October 20, 2004 and Chestnut Hill Local<\/em>, October 21, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n

13.\u00a0 We Can\u2019t Afford to Flunk Transit<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquire<\/strong>r<\/em>, December 16, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n

14.\u00a0 Renewing Coalitions: Labor Community Groups and the PTC<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, <\/em>May \u00a02005<\/span><\/h1>\n

15.\u00a0 Political Posters, Incumbent Protection, and the Colors of Fall<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, May 19, 2005<\/span><\/h1>\n

16.\u00a0 The Kind of WMAN We Need<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> Mt. Airy Times Express<\/strong>, June, 2005<\/span><\/h1>\n

17.\u00a0 Trolleys, the public good, and political will<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, June 16, 2005<\/span><\/h1>\n

18.\u00a0 Neighborhood Networks: Our Aims and Goals,<\/em><\/a><\/i> Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, August 18, 2005\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

19.\u00a0 Cherelle Parker is the right choice<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, September 8, 2005<\/span><\/h1>\n

20.\u00a0 Take That Mr. Steffens: We Are Content No More, <\/em><\/a><\/i>Daily News<\/strong>, November 14, 2005<\/span><\/h1>\n

21.\u00a0 The Case for Inclusionary Zoning<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Daily News<\/strong>, June 19, 2006<\/span><\/h1>\n

22.\u00a0 A Half-Step Forward On Inclusionary Housing<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Daily News<\/strong>, November, 2006 with Daniel Hunter<\/span><\/h1>\n

23.\u00a0 Talking Transit with Marc Stier<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Green City Journal, January 15, 2007<\/span><\/h1>\n

24.\u00a0 Towards a Beautiful Politics: The Next Great City Initiative<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Penn\u00a0 Future Website<\/strong>, originally posted on my blog on February 3, 2007<\/span><\/h1>\n

25.\u00a0 An Interview with Marc Stier<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Jewish Voice, May 2007<\/span><\/h1>\n

26.\u00a0 The budget for the bus goes round and round, round and round.\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/i> The City Paper<\/strong>, May 30, 2007<\/span><\/h1>\n

27.\u00a0 Save the SEPTA Transfers,<\/em><\/a><\/i> Daily News,<\/strong> July 17, 2007<\/span><\/h1>\n

28.\u00a0 Reformer\u2019s Round Table: SEPTA and the poor<\/em>, The Metro, <\/strong>October 1, 2007 with Eric Johanson and Frederic Murphy<\/span><\/h1>\n

29.\u00a0 Small Business and Health Care Reform<\/em><\/a><\/i>, I wrote this for Peter Handler and Karen Singer to sign. Daily News<\/strong>,\u00a0 April 2, 2008.<\/span><\/h1>\n

30.\u00a0 Waiting For Health Care: Doctors and patients need state action on health and malpractice insurance<\/em><\/a><\/i>. I wrote this for Dr. Valerie Arkoosh to sign. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,<\/strong>\u00a0 April 16, 2008<\/span><\/h1>\n

31.\u00a0 Even if GOP plan works, it will be inadequate<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Harrisburg Patriot-News,<\/strong>\u00a0 June 17, 2008<\/span><\/h1>\n

32.\u00a0 GOP health care plan copies Chairman Mao<\/em><\/a><\/i>, The Morning Call<\/strong>, June 23, 2008<\/span><\/h1>\n

33.\u00a0 Should health care be a partisan issue? <\/em><\/a><\/i>\u00a0I wrote this op-ed for Antoinette Kraus to sign. Pottsville Mercury,\u00a0 <\/strong>June 30, 2008.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

34.\u00a0 Health Care Cure for the Economy<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Daily News,<\/strong> February 11, 2009.<\/span><\/h1>\n

35.\u00a0 We Need a Bridge to Health Care,<\/em><\/a><\/i> Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, April 2, 2009<\/span><\/h1>\n

36.\u00a0 Yes, we HCAN<\/em><\/a><\/i>, letter to the editor, Philadelphia City Paper,<\/strong>\u00a0 April 30, 2009<\/span><\/h1>\n

37.\u00a0 Specter\u2019s Leadership on Health Care Is a Must<\/em><\/a><\/i>, The Morning Call<\/strong>, May 28, 2009<\/span><\/h1>\n

38.\u00a0 No White Sales in Medicine, Please or Why Taxing Expensive Insurance Plans Won\u2019t Work,<\/em><\/a><\/i> Philadelphia Daily News, <\/strong>August 5, 2009<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

39.\u00a0 Holden Needs To Get His Facts Straight<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Harrisburg Patriot-News<\/strong>, December 31, 2009<\/span><\/h1>\n

40.\u00a0 Where Do Our Health Insurance Premiums Go<\/em><\/a><\/i>?, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/strong>, Sunday,\u00a0 December 20, 2009<\/span><\/h1>\n

41.\u00a0 Fear of deficits haunts our politics<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Daily News<\/strong>, June 21, 2010<\/span><\/h1>\n

42.\u00a0 PA. GOP leaders should lobby Congress for extra stimulus dollars<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/i> Harrisburg Post-Gazette<\/strong>, July 6, 2010.<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n

43.\u00a0 Voucher bill won\u2019t help those who need it most<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> Germantown Chronicle and the Mt. Airy Independent,<\/strong> April 29-May 11, 2011<\/span><\/h1>\n

44.\u00a0 What did you do during the class war, Mommy and Daddy?,<\/em><\/a><\/i> Daily News<\/strong><\/em>, September 23, 2010<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

45.\u00a0 <\/em>The design behind the Republican voucher plans: Medicare and Education<\/em><\/a><\/i> Allentown Morning Call,<\/strong> Friday, July 1, 2011<\/span><\/h1>\n

46.\u00a0 <\/em>Bush era tax cuts fall short<\/em><\/a><\/i>,<\/em> Harrisburg Patriot News, <\/strong><\/a><\/i>July 3, 2001<\/span><\/h1>\n

47.\u00a0 Democrats threaten Medicaid, Too<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/strong>, Tuesday, July 05, 2011<\/span><\/h1>\n

48.\u00a0 The Founding Fathers and Health care<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, March 15, 2012<\/span><\/h1>\n

49.\u00a0 Homeowners\u2014Don\u2019t fight the AVI, it\u2019s good for you<\/em>, Daily News, <\/strong><\/a><\/i>May 29, 2012<\/span><\/h1>\n

50.\u00a0 We\u2019re getting the election we need<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/em>Newsworks, <\/strong>September 28, 2012<\/span><\/h1>\n

51.\u00a0 Lose our newspapers and we lose our city<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Newsworks<\/strong>, January 31, 2013<\/span><\/h1>\n

52.\u00a0 Take money for Medicaid<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>, February 11, 2013<\/span><\/h1>\n

53.\u00a0 <\/em>Six reasons why we should keep the state wine and liquor stores<\/em>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, March 7, 2013<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n

54.\u00a0 <\/em>3 reasons to ignore the porn scandal, 1 good reason to care a lot, Newsworks<\/strong>,<\/em><\/a><\/i> October 22, 2014<\/span><\/h1>\n

55.\u00a0 4 reasons why fans of good government should oppose PGW sale<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Newsworks,<\/em><\/strong> November 13, 2014<\/span><\/h1>\n

56.\u00a0 <\/em>Beyond cameras and training\u2014here are five more ways to improve police oversight<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/em>Newsworks,<\/strong> December 8, 2014<\/span><\/h1>\n

57.\u00a0 <\/em>Who should choose the next mayor\u2014Philadelphia voters or four billionaires?<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, May 12, 2015<\/span><\/h1>\n

58.\u00a0 <\/em>Pa. Republicans should meet Wolf halfway on state budget<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, November 3, 2015<\/span><\/h1>\n

59.\u00a0 Pa. Sales Tax Can Be Expanded in an Equitable Way, Newsworks<\/strong>, December 7, 2015<\/span><\/h1>\n

Representative Grove\u2019s Diatribe Off-Key<\/em><\/a><\/i>,York Daily Record<\/strong>, January 13, 2016<\/span><\/h1>\n
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  1. On PA budget: \u2018Declare victory\u2019 and go home<\/em><\/a><\/i>,NewsWorks<\/strong>, February 5, 2016<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Taxman will knock on certain doors<\/em><\/a><\/i>,Allentown Morning Call<\/strong>, February 8, 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    63.\u00a0 Wolf, legislators, and school advocates must stand together for PA education<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Newsworks, March 16, 2016<\/span><\/h3>\n

    64.\u00a0 <\/em>Those feeling brunt of soda tax will also feel benefits<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Philadelphia Daily News<\/strong>, April 19, 2016<\/span><\/h3>\n

    65.\u00a0 How the \u201cFair Share Tax\u201d Will Restore Fairness to Our Tax System<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, April 24, 2019.<\/span><\/h1>\n

    66.\u00a0 <\/em>How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania<\/em><\/a><\/i>, Newsworks,<\/strong> May 24, 2016<\/span><\/h3>\n

    67.\u00a0 \u00a0Here’s a smoke-and-mirrors free way to balance the state budget<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PennLive<\/strong>, July 7, 2016 <\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

    68.\u00a0 Combine Spending Restraint with New Revenues<\/a>, <\/i>Erie Times-News, <\/strong><\/i>December 28, 2016<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

    69.\u00a0 The Rich Can Take the Hit: To Fix the Budget They Should Pay Their Fair Share<\/a>, PennLive, <\/strong>December 23, 2016<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

    70.\u00a0 <\/em>Wolf\u2019s Budget Plan Will Move PA Forward<\/em><\/a><\/i>\u2014Here\u2019s How<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, February 12, 2019<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    1. Five Myths About Raising the Minimum Wage\u2014Debunked<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, October 3, 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      72.\u00a0 Yes the US Constitution Could Be Improved. The Process in This PA House Resolution Isn\u2019t a Path Forward<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star, December 18, 2019<\/span><\/h1>\n
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      1. COVID-19 Exposed the Cracks in Our System. We Have to Fill Them, Not Just Paper Them Over<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star April 28, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        74.\u00a0 The Republicans Have Been Dead Wrong About Reopening<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, June 30, 2020.<\/span><\/h1>\n

        75.\u00a0 PA Senate GOP\u2019s Judicial Gerrymandering Plan is a Threat to Our Democracy<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, July 14, 2020<\/span><\/h1>\n

        76.\u00a0 Here\u2019s How We Stop the Coming Eviction Tsunami<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, August 19, 2020.<\/span><\/h1>\n

        77.\u00a0 PA is in the Throes of a COVID-19 Recession. Wolf, Lawmakers Need to Step Up for Working Families<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PA Capital-Star, November 17, 2020<\/span><\/h1>\n
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        1. Another Problem with Judicial Districts: The Threat of Judicial Extremism<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital Star<\/strong>, January 24, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. The Minimum Wage Was Created During the Great Depression. We Need to Raise it during the Pandemic Recession<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, March 7, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. A Minimum Wage Hike Would Reverse 40-year Pay Stagnation for Working<\/em><\/a><\/i>, People,The Morning Call,<\/strong>\u00a0March 11, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. This Year We Need to Pass a Budget for the People, Not the Powerful,<\/em><\/a><\/i>PA Capital Star<\/strong>, July 26, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. PA Can Build a Clean Electric Vehicle Future, Lawmakers Must Embrace It<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital Star,<\/strong>\u00a0November 18, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. The GOP Showed Us Who They Are With Challenge to Pa. House Map<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, February 24, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          84.\u00a0 Every Kid Deserves a Chance, Republicans Don\u2019t Agree<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/i>Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/i> Post-Gazette<\/strong>, February 25, 2022 <\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n
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          1. Is This Really Taxadelphia?,<\/em><\/a><\/i>The Philadelphia Citizen,<\/strong>\u00a0April 21, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            86.\u00a0 This budget we have the chance to move Pa. forward. We can\u2019t miss it<\/em><\/a><\/i>, <\/i>Pennsylvania Capital-Star<\/strong><\/i>, June 16, 2022<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n
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            1. Who Runs Harrisburg? You or the Corporate Elite?<\/em><\/a><\/i>PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, June 29, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. We Need a Budget for All Pennsylvanians<\/em><\/a><\/i>,com<\/strong>, July 6, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. If PA Republicans Were Serious About Crime in Philly They Would Actually Fight It<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital-Star,<\/strong>\u00a0October 24, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. Zabel’s Resignation Highlight the Need for Systemic Chage in Harrisburg: W\u0013e Need Reparative and Restorative Justice Instead of Just Punitive Justice<\/em><\/a><\/i>, PACapital-Star<\/strong>, March 13, 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              91.\u00a0 How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/i>, Newsworks,<\/strong> May 24, 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n
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              1. The Time is Right for PA to Finally Raises Its Minimum Wage<\/em><\/a><\/i>,PA Capital-Star<\/strong>, June 30, 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. What Would a Second Trump Term Mean for Our Taxes<\/em><\/a><\/i>,The Keystone<\/strong>, October 17, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n
              3. Federal Shutdown Threatens Health Care for Nearly 1 Million Pennsylvanians,<\/em><\/a><\/i>PennLive,<\/strong>\u00a0October 15, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How to Fight the Politics of Racism, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1990. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Acme should meets the needs of community as well as corporation, Mt. Airy Times-Express, May 9, 2001. 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Misunderstandings Abound in Cecilian Village Project, Chestnut Hill Local, January 18, 2003 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why we may have to fight, Chestnut Hill Local, March 13, 2003. 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R8: We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet, Chestnut Hill Local, July 3, 2003 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R8 Preservation Depends Upon Budget Deal, Mt. Airy Times Express, August 6, 2003 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inventing (and Un-inventing) West Mt. Airy, Mt. Airy Times Express, January 7, 2004 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEPTA and Snidely Whiplash, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2003. 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEPTA\u2019s bumpy deficit-plagued road, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May\u00a0 20, 2004 10.\u00a0 Put SEPTA On The Rails With Slots, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 2004 11.\u00a0 Understanding the Johnson Street Dispute Mt. Airy Times Express and\u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7716,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P35YuU-yi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2126"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158474,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126\/revisions\/158474"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}