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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
WASHINGTON DC
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW The Geography of Discontent
And What Democratic Innovations Can Do About It
OHE HTEIN TWIN VILLAGE
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Local Education As a Weapon of War
In Myanmar, Schools Are Bombed, Teachers Hunted—and Education Is Defiance
Referendum
Taiwan’s Nuclear Referendum: A Democratic Tightrope Act
Taiwan is preparing for a high-stakes national referendum this month amid rising geopolitical tension,...
GREAT BARRINGTON
COLUMN Turn the Other Cheek on Gerrymandering
Authoritarian Tactics Won't Work. Enhance Democracy Instead
LOS ANGELES
ZOCALO The Dusty Stable Where Black Migrants Made Real Democracy
The Enduring Example of LA's Azusa Street Revival
BAKERSFIELD
COLUMN How Opposition Might Save High-Speed Rail
Trump, by Trying to Kill a Project, May Save It
ZURICH
SWI Does Democracy Make the World More Peaceful?
Since 1945, scholars and pundits have said that democracy enhances peace. But is that true?
THE SUNDARBANS
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Victimized By Climate and Trafficking in the...
In Towns and Villages of India's Mangrove Forest, Climate Change Spurs Trafficking
PHNOM PENH
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Scams, Leaks, Border Disputes
Some See the Shadow of Local 'Scam' Hubs in Cambodia-Thailand Conflict
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN Move the 2028 Olympics to a Different City
Trump Is Weaponizing the Games Against Los Angeles