Democracy Local

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TEXAS CITY, CALIFORNIA
COLUMN Chuck Norris Is Dead. 'Breaker! Breaker!' Will Live Forever
Why a Low-Budget 1977 Film About Trucking, Local Government, and Revolt Keeps Getting Better
Aspen, Colorado, city hall. Photo by Joe Mathews
NAIROBI
NEWSLETTER: Facts Won't Save Democracy; Nor Will Voting; City Twin on Fire
Also: 'Allocracy," Ukraine Farming, Municipal Mandates Exceed Borders
photo via NCL
UNITED STATES
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE Creating a Democracy Where People Are Heard
In Democratic Practice, It's Time to Go on Offense
CC 3.0. Photo by Sofiia at Adobe Stock
LVIV
NOEMA Ukranians Are Planning a New, Local Future for Post-Conflict...
With help from cities around the world, a democratic, "Locals First" model emerges.
Courtesy Mathews family
BEIJING
COLUMN 'If Your Mother Says She Loves You, Check It Out'
Learning journalistic and democratic skepticism through my mother-editor.
Photo from the Future of Where
VIENNA AND HOUSTON
FUTURE OF WHERE From Dead Mall to Urban Hotel
Returning the mall to the original Austrian vision.
Photo by Dane Waters
HO CHI MINH CITY
LETTER: What Vietnam's Billboards Don't Say
A 50th anniversary of war reveals a city.
Image generated by Gemini
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: An Obituary for the American Republic (1789-2025)
In lieu of flowers, design a new republic.
Photo by Joe Mathews
NAGO (OKINAWA)
NEWSLETTER Against Broligarchy; Participation in Reverse; No Democracy Is...
What's Worth Reading and Watching in Local Democracy
OCEANSIDE
COLUMN A Local Sprint to Transit's Future
Riding across North County San Diego, squinting into the future.
HONG KONG
Stories 13629
Conforming Unions to Draconian Laws Erodes Local Liberties  
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: Lessons of a Small, New Democracy Tool
I Advised The State As It Built 'Engaged California.' The Result Was a Pleasant Surprise.