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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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SINGU TOWNSHIP
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Cut Off But Still Connected—For Now
As Myanmar Continues Digital Repression, Starlink Is the Only Lifeline
Image by Google Gemini
READINGS
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW Crisis of Confidence in Public Problem-Solving
And the Role of AI, And What It Means for Local Democracy
KARAJ, IRAN
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Anywhere But Home
Iran Deports Afghans, Including Ethnic MInorities, to a Homeland Where They Never Felt Safe
MEXICO CITY
COLUMN All Human Rights Are Local
As Nations Trample Rights, Cities Enshrine New Ones
Bosnia Herzegovina
READINGS: Lessons Learned From Conflict and Reconciliation in Bosnia
Childhood in War
Photo by Joe Mathews
GWANGJU
NEWSLETTER: Does Your Local Constitution Need a Preamble?
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SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Draft Buffy
The California Governor's Race Is a Mess. So Why Not Find the Best Politician?
BADEN WURTTEMBERG
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Stuttgart
At One of the World's Longest-Running Local Protests
Image credit: Rewrite LA
LOS ANGELES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Design Their Own City Council
Look for this Postcard in the Mail. Sortition Begins in Historic LA City Charter Assembly
Photo image via Fox & Hounds Daily
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
COLUMN Building Friendship on Political Disagreement
An Appreciation of Joel Fox and Friends