Stories

ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
HANFORD
COLUMN Remember Mussel Slough!
A 1880 Shootout In Rural California Inspired a New Era of Government
BEIJING
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES A Mad Way of Gagging Critics
Insurance Scandal Spotlights How Chinese Authorities Detain Dissidents in Psychiatric Facilities
Bangladesh
A Referendum to Reclaim Citizen Power?
When people lose faith in their leaders, can they rewrite the rules that govern them themselves? Bangladesh...
MINATO CITY
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: To Rent a Tokyo Field, Commit to Peace
A Guide for Baseball Reservations Has Non-nuclear Provisions
France
France's Direct Democracy Debate: A Battle Won and Lost
A groundbreaking proposal to give citizens real power is shaking up French politics, and the battle lines...
READINGS
Wayne's New (Democracy) Word: Allocracy
'Allocracy': Governance by Allotted Assembly.
SAN JOSE
COLUMN No More Presidents
A Letter to Gavin Newsom on Why He Shouldn't Be President.
Photo by Joe Mathews
LOS ANGELES
LA Charter Assembly Recommends 1st Council Expansion in a Century
L.A.'s First-Ever Civic Assembly Calls for Expanding the City Council—And Watching It More Closely
LOS ANGELES
LA CHARTER ASSEMBLY Public Comments to the Charter Commission
CHERNOBYL
ZÓCALO Farming in Ukraine Is an Act of Resistance
 Russia Seized or Contaminated Millions of Hectares. Demining & Rebuilding Have Already Begun