Democracy Local

MEXICO CITY
COLUMN All Human Rights Are Local
As Nations Trample Rights, Cities Enshrine New Ones
Image credit: Rewrite LA
LOS ANGELES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Design Their Own City Council
Look for this Postcard in the Mail. Sortition Begins in Historic LA City Charter Assembly
Afghanistan
EDITORIAL This Is Not Science Fiction
No Funds. No Democracy.
ISHIGAKI AND ARBOGA
Can The Western Pacific's Island of Peace Avoid War?
A journalist from Sweden's most militarized town visits Ishigaki, where people fight to avoid war.
Myanmar (Burma)
Abusing a Disaster
The Myanmar junta builds power with ruins. Citizens are not only ignored in the aftermath of the 7.7...
BONN AND COLOGNE
EVENT: What Can We Learn From Latin America?
Two late April events in neighbouring German cities examine democracy from Brazil to Ecuador.
REASI (KASHMIR)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: The High Costs of India's Local Projects...
Questions about the Infrastructure Being Built Since Kashmir Lost Autonomous Status in 2019
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
The Real US President Is Subnational
A president behaves like a local bully. A governor behaves like a president.
Hurricane Katrina aftermath.
LOS ANGELES AND NEW ORLEANS
ZÓCALO: To Today's Kids: How I Survived My City's Destruction
A letter from a survivor of Hurricane Katrina to the children of Los Angeles.
The picture depicts Yoshito Kawakado, who works for Town Creator Corporation, that handles programming at the public market.
ITOMAN, OKINAWA
LOCAL SNAPSHOTS Yoshi Kawakado, Convener
Bringing together Itoman City in Its public market.
NARSARSUAQ
Greenland's Independence Is a Matter of Local Democracy
In Advance of April 1 Local Elections, Greenland Contemplates Self-Governance
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NEWSLETTER
Singing to Interrupt in Tokyo; Cascais Congrats; Bridges to Belem
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