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DHAKA
READINGS: What the 'July Charter' Means for Local Governments
4 Charter Items in Bangladesh Open Doors to Local Autonomy—and Stronger Finance
Photo by Joe Mathews
BARCELONA
NEWSLETTER 'City as Mesh.' Global Municipal Bank. Can Locals Rescue Multilateralism?
ALSO: History in LA; Silence Beats Monuments; Synthetic Democracy
DENVER
MAP: New and Improved Healthy Democracy Ecosystem
National Civic League's US map of democracy orgs gets an updating
TRINCOMALEE (SRI LANKA)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES When Faith and Politics Mix
A Land Dispute on Sri Lanka's East Coast Involves Buddhist Monks, Raises Tensions, Pressures President
Illustration by Andi Lanuza
TORONTO
READINGS Why Millions Can Deliberate
It Just Requires an Economy That Supports Mass Participation
LOS ANGELES
LA CHARTER ASSEMBLY: Supporting Documents
For Use of the Los Angeles City Charter Assembly on Council Size
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Why Democracy Needs Bureaucracy
Why Deliberative Processes Must Get Dirty
Credit Chad Davis, https://chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-minneapolis/ and CC 4.0
MINNEAPOLIS
ZÓCALO When Spectacular Cruelty Meets Authentic Community
Historian of Democracy Shows How His City’s Organizing Empowered Its Response to ICE
Photo by Edward Watts
ROME
ZÓCALO When the World's Most Powerful Republic Attacked Its Citizens
A Vengeful Leader Shocked Romans By Using Their Own Army Against Them
Banner image by Asia Democracy Chronicles
BHOPAL
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Bhopal's Neverending Toxic Tale
40 Years After Union Carbide Caused Thousands of Death, Facility Still Poses Health Risks
ILOCOS NORTE
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Transition Without Justice
Burdens of Renewable Energy Shift From Governments to Local Communities
ANKARA
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Ankara and Denizli
2 Turkish Cities Are Models of Local Democracy in an Authoritarian Nation