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Democracy Resilience Doesn't Exist; Your AI 'Civic Assistant': Write Us a Letter From World War 3
Also: Crypto in a Kenyan slum, intro of the Planetary Panchayat, West Sahara boomtown
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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USA
The Real 'San Francisco' Airport?
A battle over airport names and city branding.
USA
After Bay Area, Trump Is Easy
How Kamala Harris learned to take crap.
Myanmar
The New Local of Rebel-Held Myanmar
A U.N. rep's journey reveals a governance revolution
USA
Assassination & Local Violence
The attempt on Trump's life resembles shootings in local communities
Laos
Uncivil Suppression
Laotian civil society must navigate local authorities and self-censorship.
Nepal
Songs for Saving
Banking on music to fight the illegal wildlife trade
Local women hold a consultative meeting in a Union Council in Rawalakot on October 5, 2023, about the women's protest rallies across Kashmir on October 10.
How the March Changed Us
Action committees, protests and marchers overcome official resistance in Kashmiri communities.
United Kingdom
COLUMN: How the UK Lost Its Cities
Birmingham was once the world's best governed city. Now it's insolvent.
Suppressing a City Song
'Glory to Hong Kong' Is Banned in Hong Kong
Two Districts Find Unity
In Indian Union Territory of Ladakh, two districts set aside differences and come together to protect their...