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VADUZ
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Vaduz
Visiting The Capital of Liechtenstein, a Tiny Industrial Powerhouse with a Princely Paradox.
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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DELHI
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Battered But Not Beaten
Forced out of Myanmar and Perhaps Soon India, Rohingya Women Refugees Find Ways to Rise
Bjarney Högnadóttir and her husband are opening the first grocery store after the evacuation
GRINDAVIK (ICELAND)
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Grindavik
Icelandic Harbor City, Evacuated After Volcanic Eruption, May Come Back
HANFORD
COLUMN Remember Mussel Slough!
A 1880 Shootout In Rural California Inspired a New Era of Government
MINATO CITY
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: To Rent a Tokyo Field, Commit to Peace
A Guide for Baseball Reservations Has Non-nuclear Provisions
READINGS
Wayne's New (Democracy) Word: Allocracy
'Allocracy': Governance by Allotted Assembly.
SAN JOSE
COLUMN No More Presidents
A Letter to Gavin Newsom on Why He Shouldn't Be President.
Photo by Joe Mathews
LOS ANGELES
LA Charter Assembly Recommends 1st Council Expansion in a Century
L.A.'s First-Ever Civic Assembly Calls for Expanding the City Council—And Watching It More Closely
Photo by The Alaska Landmine - Flickr via Wikimedia, CC 2.0.
ANCHORAGE
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE Walking a Mile in Each Other's Words
Better Public Meetings in Alaska's Biggest City
CHERNOBYL
ZÓCALO Farming in Ukraine Is an Act of Resistance
 Russia Seized or Contaminated Millions of Hectares. Demining & Rebuilding Have Already Begun
CROSSROADS
NOEMA The Healing Power of Social Friction
Could the key to bridging societal divides be found inside your local karaoke bar?