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The panelists at a February 27 panel discusion about whistleblowing hosted by the Oxford Union. Left to right: internet and human rights activist Heather Marsh; moderator Laali Vadlamani; former US intelligence operative and administrator David Shedd, at whose behest the Oxford Union has refused to publish video of the conversation; and the third panelist, Ewan MacAskill of the Guardian newspaper. Photo courtesy of the Oxford Union.
An ex-CIA agent has prevented release of video of a February panel debate on whistleblowing. |
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz just completed a monthlong series of community meetings in which he advocated the consolidation of regional school districts.
The News just published a profile series on Kim Pegula—then jettisoned the two sports columnists most critical of her teams. |
 Last week, Buffalo lost a unique character and pioneering restaurateur. Some friends offer remembrances. |
Image courtesy of the Buffalo History Museum.
Depicted here is one of the Larkin Company’s “Americanization” classes, developed during the First World War. |
 For years the News looked like the safest bet in regional journalism. Not anymore. |
Public school teachers rallying in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Association of Educators.
A look at the billionaires and corporate forces that created the crisis that striking teachers are responding to. |
Gary Orfield has published has published a study on education and structural racism in Buffalo. Photo by Orion Gordon for PBS.
Gary Orfield has published has published a study on education and structural racism in Buffalo. |
Image courtesy of the Buffalo History Museum.
Big Joe’s closed in 1966, and the three-story building where Joe tended bar for two decades was demolished by the City of Buffalo in 1981. |