Lana Stein
Lana Stein is emeritus professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is the author of several books and journal articles about urban politics, political behavior and bureaucracy.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 23, 2013 - As local housing markets slowly lurch back to normality, those concerned with the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 24, 2012 - The slaughter of four Americans at Benghazi on Sept. 11 provoked many questions…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2012 - For a brief period, we are free of political advertising on television. For months, we…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 21, 2012 - St. Louis political institutions have rarely changed since the adoption of the city’s…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 19, 2012 - If you watch a baseball playoff game – as some in St. Louis have been doing -- and…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 2, 2012 - Those who critique the failings of central city school systems often cite tenure as a…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 4, 2012 - Presidential candidates spend huge amounts of money tearing down opponents or lauding…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 13, 2012 - A familiar adage states that victory has a thousand authors but no one will claim…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 18, 2012 - Reform can begin with a single step. The beginning of change can create a climate…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 6, 2012 - In this yet not fully developed presidential campaign year, the relevancy of business…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 16, 2012 - Listen to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and you'll soon…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 26, 2012 - Freud asked “What do women want?” Today, pundits, pollsters and politicians try to…