Stories

ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
ADDIS ABABA
NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats
Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr
VILLANUEVA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: A Small Town and the Last Coal Plant
In a Small Town in the Southern Philippines, the Stalling of a Coal Plant's Closing
ZURICH
SWIS: How Important Is Volunteering to Democracy?
If You Volunteer, You're More Likely to Understand Compromise and Democracy
KIRKENES
NEW FEATURE: Where In the Democratic World is Bruno Kaufmann?
A Norwegian town on the Russia border feels pressure, and sees promise, in geopolitics
BRATISLAVA
SWI: Does Democracy Make a Place Richer?
Do Prosperity and Democracy Still Go Together?
OAKLAND
COLUMN: Why Can't I Quit This California-Invented Gambling Game?
Invented in Oakland, Fantasy Sports Has Us in Its Grip
CHICAGO
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE: Local Governments and Community Foundation
Potential Partners? And a Meeting on Sept. 30 in Chicago.
BOULDER
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW: Reimaginging the Local Public Meeting
A Case Study of Strengthening Local Democracy in a Colorado City
GEDANGROWO
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Not Our Trash
East Java Villages Struggle to Manage World's Plastic Waste
NEWPORT BEACH
LOCAL SNAPSHOTS: Mayor Joe Stapleton
A Long, Gnarly Paddle for a Fallen Lifeguard—And Local Community
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN: FIGHTING 'FIRE WITH FIRE' AND ALL-CAPS
Does being tyrannical really topple a tyrant?