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
Rakhine (Myanmar)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: The 'Little' Army That Could
The Arakan Army is close to establishing local sovereignty in Rakhine province.
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THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
We Are All Undocumented Now
In American Communities, Jobs, Alliances, Rights, Even Citizenship Are Now Subject to the King's Whim
Photo via Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Event
VIDEO: The Translocal (And Other) Alliances We Need Now
Fighting authoritarianism today, and building a better tomorrow, requires localities to collaborate.
Photo of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: Your Local Sheriff Is the Most Dangerous Authoritarian
And Hope for Democracy in San Mateo County
Photo of Apple headquarters by Rairden, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0
COLUMN
Silicon Valley and California Go to Marriage Counseling
The state and its biggest sector can't live with each other.
Audrey Tang photo via Wikimedia Commons CC 1.0
NOEMA
A New Online Platform to Strengthen Democracy
California's new platform, inspired by v.Taiwan, links people with government—and each other.
CARNEGIE: In Online Democracy, Fun Is Imperative
Mystery draws people to digital democracy—from Riga to Buenos Aires
Event
EVENT: What Alliances Do We Need in Perilous Times?
March 13, 19.00-21.00 (Pacific), online and in-person
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COLUMN
If at First You Can't Secede, Try to Get Kicked Out
Please Mr. Trump—Deport California!
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The United Kingdom
NOEMA: Trespassing for the Common Good
In England, a movement for democracy and mobility encourages trespassing on private land.