Democracy Local

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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.
Photo Via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
COLUMN
If at First You Can't Secede, Try to Get Kicked Out
Please Mr. Trump—Deport California!
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The United Kingdom
NOEMA: Trespassing for the Common Good
In England, a movement for democracy and mobility encourages trespassing on private land.
Photo by Arsenie Coseac, via Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0
Global
FUTURE OF WHERE: Will People Move Away From Risky Areas? Should We Help?
A new approach to the question of leaving, or staying, post-disaster
Photo by Joe Mathews
Global
LA TIMES: Can Fire Cities Govern Together?
Mutual aid is great. Joint work on new strategies and tools for preventing fires would be better.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife officer helps to evacuate a flooded Florida neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024. Florida Fish and Wildlife photo from their Flickr account. Image has been cropped and brightened. Used under a Creative Commons license.
Mexico
ZÓCALO: Letters from Local Disasters
Reflecting on the lessons of emergencies in Mexico City, Islamabad, and Hendersonville
Illustration from Asia Democracy Chronicles
India
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Meet the Solar Sisters
Women light up villages and irrigate fields with solar gadgets they make and sell.
Photo by Tanka Dhakal
Nepal
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Local Government Cleans Everest's Excrement
How the world's highest rural municipality solves a poopy problem
Photo source: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Creative Commons License 2.0
USA
COLUMN: This Little Fish Speaks Volumes About Governance
The California Delta smelt is being scapegoated by Trump and farmers. Here's what the nearly extinct fish...
Photo from Public Domain: https://itoldya420.getarchive.net/amp/media/gavin-newsom-speaks-with-a-cal-fire-representative-during-the-kincade-fire-28def9
Los Angeles
CALMATTERS: After Disaster, Rescale Local Government
A Way to Rethink LA—And Your Community
Public domain, by Matthew Brady, U.S. Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons
California
COLUMN: This Dead Senator Can Stop Trump
John Conness was an Irish immigrant who stood up for citizenship and human rights. His words still matter.