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
FLORES ISLAND
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: A Murky Shade of Green
Geothermal ambitions clash with the indigenous peoples of an Indonesian village.
BARISHAL
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Floating People, Floating Lives
Manta Fisherfolk Spend Lives on Boats Along the Bukhainagar River, a front line of the climate crisis
NEW YORK
POLL: Which City Should Be the New Home of the UN Headquarters?
With the U.S. Falling Into Autocracy, the U.N. Needs a New City to Call Home. What's Your Choice?
ALICANTE
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Luis Barcala
'We apply AI to make urban governance more people-centered'
VITORIA GASTEIZ
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: ALDA's Antonella Valmorbida
'The Local Space Is the Space Of Innovation'
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh
'It's A Three-Year Roadmap. We'll See How Effective These AI Public Projects Are'
TEHRAN
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Alireza Zakani
'Small Steps at Local Scale Can Be a Starting Point to Huge Transformation'
GOTHENBURG
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Gothenburg
The World's Biggest Local Democracy Unit, on the Swedish West Coast
KATHMANDU
COLUMN Letter from 2027: How the Children's Revolt Went Global
The 'One Piece' Flag and the Kids Revolt Will Take Down Trump, and Authoritarianism
ORZHYTSIA
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Olena Sydorenko
'The War Has Not Stopped Openness. The War Has Made Openness Essential'