Democracy Local

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LOS ANGELES
COLUMN The Mayor From Jaws Can Save Our City
Larry Vaughn Is Perfect for a City Determined to Ignore Serious Threats
BANGKOK
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Across Asia, Youth Demand for Reform
Asia Democracy Network's 2026 Democracy Overview Tackles, Youth and Power Across Asia
ZURICH
SWI: Why Calls to Tax the Rich Are Loud, Popular—and Rarely Successful
Why Do Wealth Taxes Fail—Even When Citizens Can Vote Directly on Them
ADDIS ABABA
NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats
Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr
COPENHAGEN
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO? Copenhagen
At a Local Election That Captured the Public Imagination
BANGKOK
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Our Era of 'Performative' Democracy
Asia Democracy Network Finds 'Democracies' Suppress Dissent, Erode Accountability, Consolidate Elite Power
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN: The Write-In Candidate Is an Insurance Policy
A Top Two System and a Strange Governor's Race Create Peril
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN: How America Became Too Crazy for Califonia
The U.S. Is No Good at Being Nuts. Best to Leave That to the Golden State
LOS ANGELES
PLEASE DONATE: A Historic Democracy Opportunity for LA
A Plan to Have a Sortition-Lottery Based Assembly of Everyday Angelenos Rewrite the City Charter Lacks the...
SAN FRANCISCO
COLUMN: The Cat Mayor of 16th Street On Being Martyred by AI
KitKat Was Killed by a Waymo Robotaxi. But He Lives On.
BANGALORE
VIDEO: Democracy From the Ground Up: Participation in Big Cities
An Event, With Reports From Chennai, Bangalore, Mexico City, Kaduna, Los Angeles—And the World
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN: Dear UN, Send Election Observers to California
When international intervention is necessary in sub-national voting.