Democracy Local

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SACRAMENTO
COLUMN: FIGHTING 'FIRE WITH FIRE' AND ALL-CAPS
Does being tyrannical really topple a tyrant?
TOKYO
NEWSLETTER: Local Is Not a Level; Growing Grätzloasen; Democracy Camping
Also: Pati's Revolt, Viennese Parks, Taiwanese AI
ZURICH
SWI Does Democracy Make the World More Peaceful?
Since 1945, scholars and pundits have said that democracy enhances peace. But is that true?
THE SUNDARBANS
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Victimized By Climate and Trafficking in the...
In Towns and Villages of India's Mangrove Forest, Climate Change Spurs Trafficking
PHNOM PENH
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Scams, Leaks, Border Disputes
Some See the Shadow of Local 'Scam' Hubs in Cambodia-Thailand Conflict
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN Move the 2028 Olympics to a Different City
Trump Is Weaponizing the Games Against Los Angeles
GARBERVILLE
COLUMN How Local Authorities Can Arrest Federal Agents
The Case of an Unarmed Hippie Takes on New Relevance
IDC Theme of the Month
Digital Democracy & e-Governance: How Digital Tools are Reshaping...
On the International Democracy Community (IDC) platform, we're introducing monthly themes inspired by the...
SRINAGAR (KASHMIR)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES A Long, Long Night in the Valley
Beneath the roaring jets lies a valley haunted by unending violence
Photo Courtesy of IOPD
Newsletter
Democracy Resilience Doesn't Exist; Your AI 'Civic Assistant...
Also: Crypto in a Kenyan slum, intro of the Planetary Panchayat, West Sahara boomtown
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Don't Run Kamala! Save Local Democracy Instead
VP Harris Should Start a New Authority to Defend Local Autonomy
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN What Churchill Would Tell a Besieged City
"We shall fight on the beach... on the freeways... and in the Home Depot parking lots"