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TOKYO
SWI: How A Swiss Innovation Changes Democracy in Japanese Communities
And the Democratic Leadership of a Female Mayor in Tokyo
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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Global
LA TIMES: Can Fire Cities Govern Together?
Mutual aid is great. Joint work on new strategies and tools for preventing fires would be better.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife officer helps to evacuate a flooded Florida neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024. Florida Fish and Wildlife photo from their Flickr account. Image has been cropped and brightened. Used under a Creative Commons license.
Mexico
ZÓCALO: Letters from Local Disasters
Reflecting on the lessons of emergencies in Mexico City, Islamabad, and Hendersonville
Illustration from Asia Democracy Chronicles
India
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Meet the Solar Sisters
Women light up villages and irrigate fields with solar gadgets they make and sell.
Photo by Tanka Dhakal
Nepal
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Local Government Cleans Everest's Excrement
How the world's highest rural municipality solves a poopy problem
Photo source: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Creative Commons License 2.0
USA
COLUMN: This Little Fish Speaks Volumes About Governance
The California Delta smelt is being scapegoated by Trump and farmers. Here's what the nearly extinct fish...
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CALMATTERS: After Disaster, Rescale Local Government
A Way to Rethink LA—And Your Community
Public domain, by Matthew Brady, U.S. Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons
California
COLUMN: This Dead Senator Can Stop Trump
John Conness was an Irish immigrant who stood up for citizenship and human rights. His words still matter.
Town Charter of Flensburg, 1284 via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0,
USA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW How to Charter Local Change
Transforming City Charter Processes Through Democratic Innovation
Via People Powered
India
VIDEO: 5 Ways That Locals Can Govern on Climate Change
In Uttarakhand in the Himalaya, local communities tackle climate change, a People Powered video shows..
Photo by Seanydelight via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0
USA
COLUMN: Shut Up and Leave Land to the Locals
The U.S. Government Blames Los Angeles for Fires on Federal Lands.