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LOS ANGELLES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Design Their Own City Council
Look for this Postcard in the Mail. Sortition Begins in Historic LA City Charter Assembly
ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
KARAJ, IRAN
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Anywhere But Home
Iran Deports Afghans, Including Ethnic MInorities, to a Homeland Where They Never Felt Safe
SINGU TOWNSHIP
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Cut Off But Still Connected—For Now
As Myanmar Continues Digital Repression, Starlink Is the Only Lifeline
MEXICO CITY
COLUMN All Human Rights Are Local
As Nations Trample Rights, Cities Enshrine New ONes
Bosnia Herzegovina
READINGS: Lessons Learned From Conflict and Reconciliation in Bosnia
Childhood in War
Photo by Joe Mathews
GWANGJU
NEWSLETTER: Does Your Local Constitution Need a Preamble?
Also: Good Robot, Bad Robot, Slum Democracy Networks, and The Fearless City
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Draft Buffy
The California Governor's Race Is a Mess. So Why Not Find the Best Politician?
BADEN WURTTEMBERG
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Stuttgart
At One of the World's Longest-Running Local Protests
Photo image via Fox & Hounds Daily
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
COLUMN Building Friendship on Political Disagreement
An Appreciation of Joel Fox and Friends
Image credit Asia Democracy Chronicles
FAIRVIEW, PHILIPPINES
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How Data Centers Concern Communities
The Contest to Become Southeast Asia's Top Center Burdens Locals in Power Prices and Emissions
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN: Dear Police Chief, Why Do You Want Me to Join a Gang?
By Foreclosing Legal Responses to Officer Abuses, A City's Top Cop Encourages Lawlessness