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AWARDS Meet Democracy Local's Mayor of the Year

''The World Cannot Come Between Us'

The Technocrat and The Local Can Be Friends

Democracy Local's year-end poem is about the relationship at the heart of local governance

My Local Ballot Is Too Big!

What to do about voter confusion? Here's a tool.

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Dracula Talks Democracy

'Democracy and vampires have much in common' says 600-year-old count

I Wrote the Magna Carta

And You Can Too, Democracy Cities!

Pressure Inspires City Democracy

Don't underestimate Turkey, Ukraine, or democracy cities.

The Revolution in Northern Syria

An extraordinary magazine story on the enduring but unlikely feminist revolution in and around Rojava

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Cities Carry Torch of Democracy

In Europe, progressive cities such as Budapest, Amsterdam, Helsinki and Lausanne work to counteract autocrats...

Valley of Silent Screams

Rights violations in communities of Kashmir

How Security Law Puts Us at Risk

Article 23, the new security law, tramples rights and daily life in Hong Kong

How Belgium Leads the Way

Belgium is a democratic innovator. What can the world learn from its example?

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How a Small City Won Big

Why you should root for small and smart West Sacramento, not its new home team.