{"id":2126,"date":"2010-06-10T23:40:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T03:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.marcstier.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2126"},"modified":"2016-08-05T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T04:06:08","slug":"political-commentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/?page_id=2126","title":{"rendered":"Political Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Fight the Politics of Racism<\/a>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, November 20, 1990.<\/p>\n

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

Misunderstandings Abound in Cecilian Village Project<\/a><\/em>, Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>,<\/em> January 18, 2003<\/p>\n

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

R8: We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet<\/em><\/a>, Chestnut Hill Local,<\/strong> July 3, 2003<\/p>\n

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

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

SEPTA and Snidely Whiplash<\/a>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, July 9, 2003.<\/p>\n

SEPTA\u2019s bumpy deficit-plagued road<\/a>, <\/em>The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>,<\/em> May\u00a0 20, 2004<\/p>\n

Put SEPTA On The Rails With Slots<\/a><\/em>, The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, June 28, 2004<\/p>\n

Understanding the Johnson Street Dispute<\/a><\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

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

We Can\u2019t Afford to Flunk Transit<\/a>,<\/em> The Philadelphia Inquire<\/strong>r<\/em>, December 16, 2004<\/p>\n

Renewing Coalitions: Labor Community Groups and the PTC<\/a>,<\/em> Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, <\/em>May \u00a02005<\/p>\n

Political Posters, Incumbent Protection, and the Colors of Fall<\/a><\/em>, Philadelphia Inquirer<\/strong>, May 19, 2005<\/p>\n

The Kind of WMAN We Need<\/a>,<\/em> Mt. Airy Times Express<\/strong>, June, 2005<\/p>\n

Trolleys, the public good, and political will<\/a><\/em>, Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, June 16, 2005<\/p>\n

Neighborhood Networks: Our Aims and Goals,<\/em><\/a> Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, August 18, 2005<\/p>\n

Cherelle Parker is the right choice<\/a>,<\/em> Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, September 8, 2005<\/p>\n

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

The Case for Inclusionary Zoning<\/a><\/em>, Daily News<\/strong>, June 19, 2006<\/p>\n

A Half-Step Forward On Inclusionary Housing<\/em><\/a>, Daily News<\/strong>, November, 2006 with Daniel Hunter<\/p>\n

Talking Transit with Marc Stier<\/a><\/em>, Green City Journal, January 15, 2007<\/p>\n

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

An Interview with Marc Stier<\/a><\/em>, Philadelphia Jewish Voice, May 2007<\/p>\n

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

Save the SEPTA Transfers,<\/em><\/a> Daily News,<\/strong> July 17, 2007<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

GOP health care plan copies Chairman Mao<\/em><\/a>, The Morning Call<\/strong>, June 23, 2008<\/p>\n

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

Health Care Cure for the Economy<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Daily News,<\/strong> February 11, 2009.<\/p>\n

We Need a Bridge to Health Care,<\/em><\/a> Chestnut Hill Local<\/strong>, April 2, 2009<\/p>\n

Yes, we HCAN<\/em><\/a>, letter to the editor, Philadelphia City Paper,<\/strong>\u00a0 April 30, 2009<\/p>\n

Specter\u2019s Leadership on Health Care Is a Must<\/em><\/a>, The Morning Call<\/strong>, May 28, 2009<\/p>\n

No White Sales in Medicine, Please or Why Taxing Expensive Insurance Plans Won\u2019t Work,<\/em><\/a> Philadelphia Daily News, <\/strong>August 5, 2009<\/strong>
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\nHolden Needs To Get His Facts Straight<\/em><\/a>, Harrisburg Patriot-News<\/strong>, December 31, 2009<\/p>\n

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

Fear of deficits haunts our politics<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Daily News<\/strong>, June 21, 2010<\/p>\n

GOP leaders should lobby Congress for extra stimulus dollars<\/a>, Harrisburg Post-Gazette<\/strong>, July 6, 2010.<\/p>\n

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

What did you do during the class war, Mommy and Daddy?,<\/a><\/em> Daily News<\/strong><\/em>, September 23, 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

The design behind the Republican voucher plans: Medicare and Education<\/a><\/em> Allentown Morning Call,<\/strong> Friday, July 1, 2011<\/p>\n

Bush era tax cuts fall short<\/a>,<\/em> Harrisburg Patriot News, <\/a><\/strong>July 3, 2001<\/p>\n

Democrats threaten Medicaid, Too<\/a><\/em>, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/strong>, Tuesday, July 05, 2011<\/p>\n

The Founding Fathers and Health care<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Public Record<\/strong>, March 15, 2012<\/p>\n

Homeowners\u2014Don\u2019t fight the AVI, it\u2019s good for you<\/a>, Daily News, <\/a><\/em><\/strong>May 29, 2012<\/p>\n

We\u2019re getting the election we need<\/a>, <\/em>Newsworks, <\/strong>September 28, 2012<\/p>\n

Lose our newspapers and we lose our city<\/a><\/em>, Newsworks<\/strong>, January 31, 2013<\/p>\n

Take money for Medicaid<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>, February 11, 2013<\/p>\n

Six reasons why we should keep the state wine and liquor stores<\/a>, Newsworks<\/strong>, March 7, 2013 <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

3 reasons to ignore the porn scandal, 1 good reason to care a lot, Newsworks<\/strong>,<\/a><\/em> October 22, 2014<\/p>\n

4 reasons why fans of good government should oppose PGW sale<\/a><\/em>, Newsworks,<\/em><\/strong> November 13, 2014<\/p>\n

Beyond cameras and training\u2014here are five more ways to improve police oversight<\/a>, <\/em>Newsworks,<\/strong> December 8, 2014<\/p>\n

Who should choose the next mayor\u2014Philadelphia voters or four billionaires?<\/a>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, May 12, 2015<\/p>\n

Pa. Republicans should meet Wolf halfway on state budget<\/a>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, November 3, 2015<\/p>\n

Pa. sales tax can be expanded in an equitable way<\/a>, <\/em>Newsworks<\/strong>, December 7, 2015<\/p>\n

Representative Grove\u2019s Diatribe Off-Key<\/a>, York Daily Record<\/strong>, January 13, 2016<\/p>\n

On PA budget: \u2018Declare victory\u2019 and go home<\/a>, NewsWorks<\/strong>, February 5<\/p>\n

Taxman will knock on certain doors<\/a>, Allentown Morning Call<\/strong>, February 8<\/p>\n

Wolf, legislators, and school advocates must stand together for PA education<\/a>, <\/span>Newsworks<\/strong>, March 16<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Those feeling brunt of soda tax will also feel benefits<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Daily News<\/strong>, April 19, 2016<\/p>\n

How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania<\/em><\/a>, Newsworks,<\/strong> May 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Those feeling brunt of soda tax will also feel benefits<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia Daily News<\/strong>, April 19, 2016<\/p>\n

How to create a progressive income tax in Pennsylvania<\/a>, Newsworks,<\/strong> May 24<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a smoke and mirrors free way to Here’s a smoke-and-mirrors free way to balance the state budget<\/a>, PennLive<\/strong>, July 7, 2016<\/p>\n

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How to Fight the Politics of Racism, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1990. New Acme should meets the needs of community as well as corporation, Mt. Airy Times-Express, May 9, 2001. Misunderstandings Abound in Cecilian Village Project, Chestnut Hill Local, January 18, 2003 Why we may have to fight, Chestnut Hill Local, March 13, 2003. R8: We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet, Chestnut Hill Local, July 3, 2003 R8 Preservation Depends Upon Budget Deal, Mt. Airy Times Express, August 6, 2003 Inventing (and Un-inventing) West Mt. Airy, Mt. Airy Times Express, January 7, 2004 SEPTA and Snidely Whiplash, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2003. SEPTA\u2019s bumpy deficit-plagued road, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May\u00a0 20, 2004 Put SEPTA On The Rails With Slots, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 2004 Understanding the Johnson Street Dispute Mt. Airy Times Express and Germantown Courier, September 29, 2004. Also published as On Johnson Street,\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":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P35YuU-yi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126"}],"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":5,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7737,"href":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126\/revisions\/7737"}],"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}]}}