Stories

GRENOBLE
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Grenoble
Visiting the Most Democratic City in France
Germany
The People’s Candidate
The United Nations is choosing its next Secretary-General at perhaps the most precarious moment in its history. The process tells us something uncomfortable about the institution the successful candidate will inherit: the UN has...
ANDHRA PRADESH
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Drowning on Dry Land
Fish, Debt, and Dangerous Seas Cause Crisis in Coastal Communities
CAMBRIA
COLUMN The California Coast Doesn't Fear Trump, Cause It's Got...
A 50-Year-Old Law Protects the Local
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN This Private Eye Sees the Plot Against His City
A New Syndicate Moves on Sports, Enertainment, Housing, Health, Beaches
OAKLAND
COLUMN A City Dumps a Big Problem on Its People
Can an Assembly on Vacant Lots Fill the Void?
Image of Botswana
Botswana
A Beacon in the South: Why Botswana Is the Right Home for the 2026 Global...
Ahead of the 2026 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, Democracy International looks at the country that...
Photo from Democracy Camp
Germany
Young People Making Participation Accessible to Everyone
Wouldn’t it be great for people to have a tool that would help them determine which mediums of citizen...
Citizens for Climate
Germany
Insights from two Citizens for Climate Participation Pop-Ups in Denmark...
  Climate change is a challenge that affects everyone, but not everyone gets the same opportunity to have a...
INDEPENDENCE, CA
COLUMN Modest Proposal: Reopen Manzanar
WW2 Concentration Camps Fit ICE's Needs Tody
TORONTO
READINGS Free Toronto, Free the World?
A Local Report Offers Framework for Global Municipal Autonomy
JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How to Retool for Resilient Democracy
Defending Democracy Needs More Savvy and Sacrifice From Civil Society