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ALEPPO
COLUMN World War 3 Has Come to Your Hometown
Attacks by authoritarian national governments on their own cities aren't just local conflicts. They constitute a global war.
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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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.
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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...
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
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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.
Via People Powered
India
VIDEO: 5 Ways That Locals Can Govern on Climate Change
In Uttarakhand in the Himalaya, local communities tackle climate change, a People Powered video shows..
Town Charter of Flensburg, 1284 via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0,
USA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW How to Charter Local Change
Transforming City Charter Processes Through Democratic Innovation
Photo by Seanydelight via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0
USA
COLUMN: Shut Up and Leave Land to the Locals
The U.S. Government Blames Los Angeles for Fires on Federal Lands.