Chicago: Two People Shot to Death; Nobody Killed Anybody
Why we must stop using the passive voice to describe tragic violence.
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The Ugly Face of American Fascism
From Mussolini to Hitler to Trump: the building of a fascist mass movement from a labor perspective.
Attack on Public Employees is an Attack on Women
A Ken-Ton teacher points out the attack on public employees represents a veiled attack on gender equality.
Crosby Company Begins Demolition
Despite denial by Preservation Board, roof removed on a building in historic industrial complex at William and Pratt.
Camps and Saboteurs
Sometime Tuesday, Chairwoman of the City of Tonawanda Democratic Committee and of the EC Town Chairs Association Gayle Syposs wrote this on her Facebook wall,
How the hell do I get dragged into a blog again. No one talked to me
Good question, I thought! So, at the risk of dragging her into yet another blog, let’s examine why she became the target of one especially irresponsible local website: no names, no links.
Besieged: Learning and Ignorance in Policy-making
Elma’s anti-Muslim measure, PC anti-Semitism, the jihadi death cult, and real scholarship.
The Year in Review 2015: Local News
A look back at some of 2015’s stories, big and small…
Spotlight: John Washington
An interview with PUSH Buffalo’s lead campaign organizer.
Centerfold: Buffalo Architecture Coloring Book
Color in these Delaware Avenue row houses and send us your work on Instagram and Twitter: #colorthepublic
This Week's Agenda from Loop Magazine
Stay in the Loop with this week’s LGBT happenings in Western New York presented by Loop Magazine!
Cover Art: The Countdown
AMANDA FERREIRA & BILLY SANDORA-NASTYN, The Public’s eminent design team, wants you to watch the clock. The year is winding down.
Santa’s Bag Full of Movies
The Big Short, Concussion, Joy, The Danish Girl, Carol, and The Hateful Eight.
Public Record Podcast—Cuomo Goes Mum
Our daring trio wades knee deep in Albany slime to wonder why Cuomo is so quiet on the corruption that surrounds him.
2015: The Year in Verse
A look back in time in near-perfect rhyme, from Preetsmas to Pat Kane and Albany’s crime.
2015: The Year of Preet
US Attorney Preet Bharara has done more to further reform in Albany that anyone in recent history.
DL&W Terminal Proposal a Dead End
Why would we invest tens of millions of dollars on infrastructure we don’t need?
Looking Backward: Main Street, 1957
Main Street in the Christmas season was the center of the Western New York shopping universe.
On the Market: What Happened to the News?
More than half of a generation has committed to a single social media platform as their primary news source.
The Year in Review 2015: Sport
A look back at some of 2015’s sporting moments…
Monet and the Modern
At the Albright-Knox, what led to and followed the Impressionists.