https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev A modern Astro magazine theme for public-interest reporting on world affairs, politics, business, culture, technology, and cities. en-us Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/og-image.png https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/manhattan-rooftops-become-the-citys-next-power-plant/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/manhattan-rooftops-become-the-citys-next-power-plant/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amara Okoye Cities new-york energy climate-adaptation video A film from the roofs of midtown, where solar arrays, battery rooms, and building codes are quietly rewriting how the grid gets through August. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/seoul-newsroom-films-a-week-inside-the-algorithm/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/seoul-newsroom-films-a-week-inside-the-algorithm/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jonas Reed and Elena Marku Technology seoul ai media-policy video Five days with the team that decides what a recommendation system is allowed to optimise for, and the editors who audit it afterwards. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/jakarta-transit-agencies-redraw-the-commuter-map/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/jakarta-transit-agencies-redraw-the-commuter-map/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amara Okoye Cities jakarta transit urbanism Three operators, one fare, and a timetable rebuilt around the trips people actually make rather than the lines that already exist. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/bangkok-summit-tests-a-regional-climate-fund/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/bangkok-summit-tests-a-regional-climate-fund/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Elena Marku and Priya Raman World bangkok climate diplomacy finance Delegates arrived to argue about totals and left arguing about disbursement rules, which is usually the sign that a fund is about to become real. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/copenhagen-councils-open-the-budget-to-a-public-vote/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/copenhagen-councils-open-the-budget-to-a-public-vote/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mara Voss and Amara Okoye Politics copenhagen governance public-space A small share of capital spending is being handed to residents to allocate, and the arguments about how the ballot is written matter more than the amount. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/chicago-factories-relearn-the-economics-of-repair/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/chicago-factories-relearn-the-economics-of-repair/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rafiq Tan and Mara Voss Business chicago manufacturing supply-chain workplace Rebuilding machinery instead of replacing it was a margin decision before it was an environmental one, and the workforce maths is the harder half. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/rome-hoteliers-rewrite-the-arithmetic-of-a-wet-season/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/rome-hoteliers-rewrite-the-arithmetic-of-a-wet-season/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Luc Moreau Culture rome tourism public-culture A longer shoulder season is changing what the city sells, and the smaller operators are the ones with the most to rework. https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/zurich-analysts-rebuild-the-quarterly-scorecard/ https://publica.xocoweb.workers.dev/post/zurich-analysts-rebuild-the-quarterly-scorecard/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rafiq Tan Business zurich finance disclosure markets Sustainability disclosures were bolted onto the quarterly report for a decade. 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