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NOEMA Ukranians Are Planning a New, Local Future for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
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.
Rakhine (Myanmar)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: The 'Little' Army That Could
The Arakan Army is close to establishing local sovereignty in Rakhine province.
Image created with Gemini AI
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
We Are All Undocumented Now
In American Communities, Jobs, Alliances, Rights, Even Citizenship Are Now Subject to the King's Whim
Photo via Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Event
VIDEO: The Translocal (And Other) Alliances We Need Now
Fighting authoritarianism today, and building a better tomorrow, requires localities to collaborate.
Photo of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: Your Local Sheriff Is the Most Dangerous Authoritarian
And Hope for Democracy in San Mateo County
Photo of Apple headquarters by Rairden, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0
COLUMN
Silicon Valley and California Go to Marriage Counseling
The state and its biggest sector can't live with each other.
Audrey Tang photo via Wikimedia Commons CC 1.0
NOEMA
A New Online Platform to Strengthen Democracy
California's new platform, inspired by v.Taiwan, links people with government—and each other.
Rome
CARNEGIE: In Online Democracy, Fun Is Imperative
Mystery draws people to digital democracy—from Riga to Buenos Aires
Event
EVENT: What Alliances Do We Need in Perilous Times?
March 13, 19.00-21.00 (Pacific), online and in-person
Via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 2.0
The United Kingdom
NOEMA: Trespassing for the Common Good
In England, a movement for democracy and mobility encourages trespassing on private land.
This is republished from the National Civic League. Photo via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0
USA
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE: We've Gotta Stop Meeting Like This
A Colorado city pilots a new way of gathering.
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