Democracy Local

VIENNA
WORKING DRAFT Welcome to the Planetary Pueblo
A New Model for a Locality That Governs Itself and the World
TORONTO
READINGS Free Toronto, Free the World?
A Local Report Offers Framework for Global Municipal Autonomy
RENCA
LOCAL SNAPSHOT Mayor Claudio Castro
Water Recycling, and Financing, to Match Local Ambition in Chile
Image credit: 1824 painting of Anglo-Ashanti war. Public domain.
CANBERRA
READINGS The Honest Search for Democracy Is Endless
A Bigger, Science-Based Vision of Self-Government
STRASBOURG
READINGS: The European Charter of Local Self-Government, 40 Years Later
The World's First Legally Binding International Treaty for Local Independence
VICENZA
READINGS Local Democracy Will Save Democracy
Antonella Valmorbida's 30 Years of Local Democracy Is a Guide to Past Work—and a Better Local Future
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN The Mayor From Jaws Can Save Our City
Larry Vaughn Is Perfect for a City Determined to Ignore Serious Threats
Credit: State of California
SACRAMENTO
NOTICE You Can Enroll Now in Engaged California
A Group Representing Working Population Will Deliberate
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN With 61 Candidates, Does One Choice Make a Democracy?
Thunder! ForGod! Barack! How People Chose a Confusing Ballot
Photos by Bruno Kaufmann
VADUZ
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Vaduz
Visiting The Capital of Liechtenstein, a Tiny Industrial Powerhouse with a Princely Paradox.
GABORONE
REGISTER NOW for the 2026 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
Please join us in Botswana
LOS ANGELES
VIDEO: Can Cities Lead on Climate Change?
USC Panel Explains Why, Around the World, All Climate Action Is Local