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
Laos
A Mine and the Village Water
A leak from a rare-earth mine threatens villages in northern Laos
USA
COLUMN: Rudest City Council Ever?
An extraordinary report on local misbehavior
USA
Local Measures Need a Counter
Two contradicatory ballot measures teach us better than one
Pakistan
The Longest Sit-In
An agreement, and confusion, follows protests in a border city
Denmark
NEWSLETTER: Free Alexei Gorinov
Summer films, songs & reading, in local democracy. Also: Dem Next to Kashmir
Germany
Olympic Bid Hurt Local Democracy
Democracy killed an Olympic bid. But the bid also damaged democracy.
USA
The Real 'San Francisco' Airport?
A battle over airport names and city branding.
USA
After Bay Area, Trump Is Easy
How Kamala Harris learned to take crap.
Myanmar
The New Local of Rebel-Held Myanmar
A U.N. rep's journey reveals a governance revolution
USA
Assassination & Local Violence
The attempt on Trump's life resembles shootings in local communities