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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
RAZARWANI (Uri, Kashmir)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Villages Live on Edge
Along the India-Pakistan Line of Control, Villages Are Disrupted and Shattered by Conflict
BOOK REVIEW
READINGS A Rashomon-Like Reference on Referendums
Understanding Referendums 
UNITED STATES
DEMOCRACY SOS Why We Need a City-State Revolution
America’s Urban Majority Is Disenfranchised. Here’s How to Fix It 
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN I'm a Criminal Because of My City
Making My Life in Los Angeles Means I'm a Dangerous Outlaw, Says My National Government
ARCATA
COLUMN For Independence, Take Down Your National Flag
And Put Up a Local One! (Or Maybe the Earth Flag)
COMPTON
COLUMN I Went to a Riot and a Birthday Party Broke Out
Trump Says a Rebellion Started In 2 Small California Cities. I Looked, But Couldn't Find It
WHITEHORSE
FIDE-NORTH AMERICA Citizens Assembly Insights from Yukon
The Importance of a Chair and an Insight Committee
SUGINAMI
SWI: How A Swiss Innovation Changes Democracy in Japanese Communities
And the Democratic Leadership of a Female Mayor in Tokyo
SANTA CRUZ
COLUMN: Every City Should Join the Santa Cruz Rebellion
A Small California City Passes the Right Tax in Defiance of Bad Law
Referendum
Italians' vote on citizenship and workers’ rights
Italian citizens will go to the polls to vote on a five-questions abrogative referendum on 8 and 9 June 2025...