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...
USA
COLUMN: Will City Hall Save Us From the Body Snatchers?
Local government vs the planetary threat
Ride the Democratic Wave poster by Democracy International
European Union
Turning the Tide: The Need for Democracy Champions in the European...
Ahead of the European elections, we ran our Democratic Wave campaign together with FIDE – Europe to mobilise...
USA
COLUMN: Rudest City Council Ever?
An extraordinary report on local misbehavior
Laos
A Mine and the Village Water
A leak from a rare-earth mine threatens villages in northern Laos
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
USA
After Bay Area, Trump Is Easy
How Kamala Harris learned to take crap.
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.