Recent Media



Interview on Our Region’s Business, with Bill Flanagan, March 29, 2026



What America can learn from Pittsburgh, by Aaron Renn, in Governing, March 6, 2026



New book by Pittsburgh economist challenges the region’s steel story, by Julia Fraser, WESA, March 12, 2026


Interview: Christopher Briem on a Pittsburgh Beyond Steel in Pittsburgh Review of Books, by Aakanksha Agarwal, February 6, 2026



Profile: Pittsburgh Magazine, September 2025



Quoted in Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany): Dreams in rust town, by Leonardo Kahn, January 16, 2026

Interviewed on BBC Radio: The battle for US Steel(audio), by Monica Miller, October 28, 2024

Interviewed for TV3 (Spain): La possible compra de US Steele (Video), September 21, 2024

Quoted in Wall Street Journal: Nippon Steel Finds Unlikely Ally in Pittsburgh Workers, by Kris Maher, Bob Tita and Aaron Zitner, September 15, 2024

Quoted in WESA-FM: Fracking in Pa. takes center stage in presidential contest. What about the rest of the economy? by Chris Potter, September 13, 2024

Commentary in RealClearPennsylvania: Pennsylvania’s Duty to Tax Fairly, August 13, 2024

July 25, 2024: Panel discussant after showing of the film: Push. Sponsored by Pittsburgh United’s Housing Justice Table, Thomas Merton Center, and Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance on Thursday, July 25 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Kingsley Association in East Liberty

Quoted in Wall Street Journal: Area That Hosted Trump Rally Could Prove Pivotal in 2024, by Kris Maher, Jeanne Whalen and Aaron Zitner, July 14, 2024

Quoted by the Associated Press: Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn’t Steeltown USA anymore, by Marc Levy and Patrick Orsagos, July 11, 2024

Quoted by AFP(France): Nippon Steel Fight Points To Industry’s Uncertain Future In Pennsylvania, by John Biers, June 29, 2024

Report: Profiles of Change in the City of Pittsburgh, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, June 2024

Report: Profiles of Change in Allegheny County, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, June 2024

Quoted in Le Vif (Belgium): Les enjeu d l’election Americaine: reindustrialiser par l’innovation, l’affaire de l’Etat?, by Mazence Dozin, June 8, 2024

Report: Corporate Investments in Single-Family Residential Properties in Allegheny County: Recent Impacts with Sabina Deitrick, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, May 2024

Interviewed on Nippon TV (Japan): Video, May 11, 2024

Quoted in The Bond Buyer: Pennsylvania governor wants big bond bet on site development, by Christina Baker, May 6, 2024

Interview on City Cast Pittsburgh: Why the White House Cares About US Steel, with Megan Harris, March 25, 2024