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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...
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USA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW How to Charter Local Change
Transforming City Charter Processes Through Democratic Innovation
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India
VIDEO: 5 Ways That Locals Can Govern on Climate Change
In Uttarakhand in the Himalaya, local communities tackle climate change, a People Powered video shows..
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Bangladesh
How much should we have to pay for being treated as equals?
2024 was no ordinary year. It was the year when over a billion people worldwide showed up to make their...
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USA
COLUMN: Shut Up and Leave Land to the Locals
The U.S. Government Blames Los Angeles for Fires on Federal Lands.
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Pakistan
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Wrestling Over a River's Waters
In Pakistan's Sindh, Residents Fear the Impact of a Canal Project on the Indus River
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USA
FUTURE OF WHERE How To Build A New Town
Five Lessons From 150 Years of Trying To Build Better Suburbs
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Congo
NEWSLETTER Snake Bites, Local AI, and Paying for Lottery Democracy With...
Our January newsletter visits rural Congo, and reflects on the fires.
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USA
COLUMN: A Failure to Plan Is a Failure of imagination
L.A. ignored planning and governing responsibilities for 50 years. Will the fires change that?
Photo credit: by Joe Mathews
Global
UPDATED: A Model Law for Calling & Funding Citizens Assemblies
Give people the right to convene at the local level.
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Global
No, Canada!
Stay Away From Trump. Befriend Localities Worldwide