Stories

Citizens for Climate
Germany
Insights from two Citizens for Climate Participation Pop-Ups in Denmark and Belgium
  Climate change is a challenge that affects everyone, but not everyone gets the same opportunity to have a say in how we respond to it. Across Europe, new ways of involving people in climate decisions are emerging. Citizens'...
JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How to Retool for Resilient Democracy
Defending Democracy Needs More Savvy and Sacrifice From Civil Society
BOOK REVIEW
READINGS A Rashomon-Like Reference on Referendums
Understanding Referendums 
UNITED STATES
DEMOCRACY SOS Why We Need a City-State Revolution
America’s Urban Majority Is Disenfranchised. Here’s How to Fix It 
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN I'm a Criminal Because of My City
Making My Life in Los Angeles Means I'm a Dangerous Outlaw, Says My National Government
ARCATA
COLUMN For Independence, Take Down Your National Flag
And Put Up a Local One! (Or Maybe the Earth Flag)
Survey
How Do You Feel About Democracy?
Whether it is fear, hope, pride or frustration, these feelings affect how we perceive the world.  To the...
COMPTON
COLUMN I Went to a Riot and a Birthday Party Broke Out
Trump Says a Rebellion Started In 2 Small California Cities. I Looked, But Couldn't Find It
WHITEHORSE
FIDE-NORTH AMERICA Citizens Assembly Insights from Yukon
The Importance of a Chair and an Insight Committee
EU4Glob
EU for Global: Policy Recommendations from the Malta and Greece...
EU for Global headed to Europe's southern borders, Malta and Greece, to hear directly from citizens on the...
SUGINAMI
SWI: How A Swiss Innovation Changes Democracy in Japanese Communities
And the Democratic Leadership of a Female Mayor in Tokyo
SANTA CRUZ
COLUMN: Every City Should Join the Santa Cruz Rebellion
A Small California City Passes the Right Tax in Defiance of Bad Law