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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
VITORIA GASTEIZ
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: ALDA's Antonella Valmorbida
'The Local Space Is the Space Of Innovation'
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh
'It's A Three-Year Roadmap. We'll See How Effective These AI Public Projects Are'
TEHRAN
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Alireza Zakani
'Small Steps at Local Scale Can Be a Starting Point to Huge Transformation'
GOTHENBURG
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Gothenburg
The World's Biggest Local Democracy Unit, on the Swedish West Coast
KATHMANDU
COLUMN Letter from 2027: How the Children's Revolt Went Global
The 'One Piece' Flag and the Kids Revolt Will Take Down Trump, and Authoritarianism
ORZHYTSIA
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Olena Sydorenko
'The War Has Not Stopped Openness. The War Has Made Openness Essential'
QUEZON CITY
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Joy Belmonte
'Changes Depend on the Smallest Level of Government'
Member Story
Shadows of the Past: How Soviet Inferiority Narratives Hinder Democracy in...
Post-Soviet countries like Ukraine and Moldova are deeply influenced by inferiority narratives — pervasive...
KATHMANDU
COLUMN Letter from 2027—How The Kids Beat Trump
Youth Revolution Are Underway Worldwide. Is America Next?
SAN FRANCISCO
COLUMN: The Antichrist Is No Peter Thiel
The tech billionaire is talking about the Antichrist. Now the Antichrist talks back