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COLUMN The Antichrist Is No Peter Thiel

The tech billionaire is talking about the Antichrist. Now the Antichrist talks back

Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)

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REVIEW: How a City and a Pandemic Birthed Direct Democracy

Former Swiss Politician Andreas Gross’ Book about Swiss Democracy's Origins Holds Global & Local Lessons

Photo credit: by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, via Wikimedia, AZCC BY-SA 2.0.

COLUMN: To Challenge Your Nation, Find Local Unity First

To Fight Trump, California Must Stop Fighting Itself

THIRD IN SERIES: Legislative Theatre in Masajja

The last of three excerpts from Greta Rios' lecture for International IDEA's "Stockholm Series" on Climate...

FIRST IN SERIES: Participatory Budgeting in Santa Ana Tzacuala

First of three excerpts from International IDEA's Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and...

PODCAST The Future of My Local Community and Yours

On California Sun podcast, my state's future is tied to the world's local future.

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SECOND IN SERIES: Participatory policymaking in Chipinge Rural District

Second excerpt from International IDEA's Stockholm Series on Climate Change and Democracy lecture by Greta...

COLUMN Indonesia's Interim Plot Against Local Democracy

Decentralisation made Indonesia democratic. Now the national government uses military and intelligence...

You and Me (and Local Democracy) Against the World

Also: Bogota and Mumbai advances, beyond-human experiments and a democracy capital switch.

The Hague Mayor Jan van Zenen attending a rainbow flag raising ceremony at the U.S Embassy The Hague.

COLUMN A Local Coalition to Tear the Fascists Down?

No province or city can beat the far-right alone.

ZÓCALO: Can We Move Climate-Challenged Cities?

Ancient Examples Show It’s Possible to Transplant Metropolises—But Costs Are Steep