Stories

KARAKOL
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Thirsting for Democracy, at One of World's Largest Freshwater Lakes
Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
HANFORD
COLUMN Remember Mussel Slough!
A 1880 Shootout In Rural California Inspired a New Era of Government
BEIJING
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES A Mad Way of Gagging Critics
Insurance Scandal Spotlights How Chinese Authorities Detain Dissidents in Psychiatric Facilities
Bangladesh
A Referendum to Reclaim Citizen Power?
When people lose faith in their leaders, can they rewrite the rules that govern them themselves? Bangladesh...
France
France's Direct Democracy Debate: A Battle Won and Lost
A groundbreaking proposal to give citizens real power is shaking up French politics, and the battle lines...
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
LOS ANGELES
LA CHARTER ASSEMBLY Public Comments to the Charter Commission
CHERNOBYL
ZÓCALO Farming in Ukraine Is an Act of Resistance
 Russia Seized or Contaminated Millions of Hectares. Demining & Rebuilding Have Already Begun