more by Bruce Fisher
published on Apr. 18, 2017 4pm
In response to Cuomo’s free college tuition plan, the gap between rich and poor gets uglier.
published on Apr. 12, 2017 12am
Ukrainians will gather in Buffalo in April to celebrate the musical heritage Stalin tried to murder.
published on Apr. 5, 2017 12am
In trying to reverse 60 years of negative trends, the governor has drawn great criticism—some valid, some from entrenched interests.
published on Mar. 7, 2017 5pm
The price of living in Western New York is rising, while the value of working here is largely stagnant.
published on Mar. 1, 2017 12am
Are you, prospective mayor, powerless to stop suburban sprawl, population stagnation, and the relative decline of Buffalo’s wealth?
published on Feb. 15, 2017 12am
Assemblyman Sean Ryan has taken the unusual step, for an elected official, of hiring an architect and presenting a preservation-focused plan for 100-year-old Elmwood Avenue buildings that two big-portfolio developers want to crush, dismember, and erase.
published on Feb. 8, 2017 12am
Some Washington Democrats with whom we speak imagine that their internal struggle will be resolved soon, and that the Bernie Sanders “insurgents” will triumph over the Hillary Clinton “pragmatists.” Other Washington Democrats believe that the advent of socialists in the Democratic Party is...
published on Jan. 22, 2017 8am
A reflection on yesterday’s demonstrations against the Trump administration, which drew millions worldwide.
published on Jan. 17, 2017 12pm
The new administration in DC can’t spoil all of Buffalo’s momentum, but it may poison our politics.
published on Dec. 28, 2016 7am
It’s time to study up on Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. Donald Trump’s people have.