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GENEVA
COLUMN Why My Governor Should Have 7 Heads
The Swiss Seven-Headed Executive Is a "Magic Formula." Let's Try It at Home.
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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India
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Meet the Solar Sisters
Women light up villages and irrigate fields with solar gadgets they make and sell.
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CALMATTERS: After Disaster, Rescale Local Government
A Way to Rethink LA—And Your Community
Public domain, by Matthew Brady, U.S. Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons
California
COLUMN: This Dead Senator Can Stop Trump
John Conness was an Irish immigrant who stood up for citizenship and human rights. His words still matter.
Via People Powered
India
VIDEO: 5 Ways That Locals Can Govern on Climate Change
In Uttarakhand in the Himalaya, local communities tackle climate change, a People Powered video shows..
Town Charter of Flensburg, 1284 via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0,
USA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW How to Charter Local Change
Transforming City Charter Processes Through Democratic Innovation
Photo by Seanydelight via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0
USA
COLUMN: Shut Up and Leave Land to the Locals
The U.S. Government Blames Los Angeles for Fires on Federal Lands.
Photo via ADC by Shutterstock / Rhushikesh Panchal)
Pakistan
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Wrestling Over a River's Waters
In Pakistan's Sindh, Residents Fear the Impact of a Canal Project on the Indus River
Via The Future of Where
USA
FUTURE OF WHERE How To Build A New Town
Five Lessons From 150 Years of Trying To Build Better Suburbs
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Congo
NEWSLETTER Snake Bites, Local AI, and Paying for Lottery Democracy With...
Our January newsletter visits rural Congo, and reflects on the fires.
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USA
COLUMN: A Failure to Plan Is a Failure of imagination
L.A. ignored planning and governing responsibilities for 50 years. Will the fires change that?