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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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Egypt
READINGS Cairo Call for Action, on Local Housing
Local democracy has failed to produce sufficient housing everywhere. A Cairo gathering suggests ways forward
Pakistan
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: A Jirga for Justice
A Pashtun civil rights group holds a huge deliberative gathering to tackle community problems from land grabs...
USA
LETTER A New Golden Age of Local Democracy?
The takeover of elections by the rich offers an opening.
USA
Elon Musk Picked on the Wrong Local Agency
Voter-created commission to protect California's coast could be a planetary model.
USA
Why Trumpism Had Already Won
Protecting democracy requires futuristic vision, not co-opting authoritarian ideas.
Global
FUTURE OF WHERE The Exurban Metropolis
Cities and suburbs have evolved to be sustainable. Can exurbs do the same?
USA
Democracy Is Not on My Ballot
Reading ballot measures reveals an intent to confuse
Local 'Boss Trumps'
Democracy SOS reports: Research into 200 Democratic counties that embraced Trump reveals local political...
India
Shut Out of Siliguri
Asia Democracy Chronicles reports: Local Nepalese communities that relied on healthcare in India find it...
USA
SPECIAL REPORT: How to Achieve Local Autonomy
California is a case study of local governance and autonomy in the world's most powerful nation.