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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
Photo via ADC by Shutterstock / Rhushikesh Panchal)
Pakistan
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Wrestling Over a River's Waters
In Pakistan's Sindh, Residents Fear the Impact of a Canal Project on the Indus River
Via The Future of Where
USA
FUTURE OF WHERE How To Build A New Town
Five Lessons From 150 Years of Trying To Build Better Suburbs
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Congo
NEWSLETTER Snake Bites, Local AI, and Paying for Lottery Democracy With...
Our January newsletter visits rural Congo, and reflects on the fires.
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USA
COLUMN: A Failure to Plan Is a Failure of imagination
L.A. ignored planning and governing responsibilities for 50 years. Will the fires change that?
Photo credit: by Joe Mathews
Global
UPDATED: A Model Law for Calling & Funding Citizens Assemblies
Give people the right to convene at the local level.
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Global
No, Canada!
Stay Away From Trump. Befriend Localities Worldwide
Photo by Joe Mathews
USA
Driving Through Fire in My Hometown
Our local fires aren't unbelievable. We are.
Pallbearers pour dirt into the grave of 19-year-old Shiite Musawir Hussain who was killed in a Nov. 21 attack in Pakistan’s Kurram district that left at least 52, mostly Shiites, dead. (Photo: Muhammad Nawaz)
Pakistan
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES In Kurram District, Lives Lost and Interrupted
A humanitarian crisis in northwest Pakistan reveals a government unwilling or unable to protect its people
Via Facebook page of Chavit Singson
Philippines
PCIJ: How Family Dynaties Control Local, Regional Governments
71 Governors Are Part of Political Dynasties
Sweden
How Stockholm Is Governed by Everyday People
How governance by everyday citizens, not professional politicians, makes cities better.