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LOS ANGELES
COLUMN I'm a Criminal Because of My City
Making My Life in Los Angeles Means I'm a Dangerous Outlaw, Says My National Government
WHITEHORSE
FIDE-NORTH AMERICA Citizens Assembly Insights from Yukon
The Importance of a Chair and an Insight Committee
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RAZARWANI (Uri, Kashmir)
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Villages Live on Edge
Along the India-Pakistan Line of Control, Villages Are Disrupted and Shattered by Conflict
BOOK REVIEW
READINGS A Rashomon-Like Reference on Referendums
Understanding Referendums by Matt Qvortrup
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UNITED STATES
DEMOCRACY SOS Why We Need a City-State Revolution
America’s Urban Majority Is Disenfranchised. Here’s How to Fix It 
ARCATA
COLUMN For Independence, Take Down Your National Flag
And Put Up a Local One! (Or Maybe the Earth Flag)
Survey
How Do You Feel About Democracy?
Whether it is fear, hope, pride or frustration, these feelings affect how we perceive the world.  To the...
COMPTON
COLUMN I Went to a Riot and a Birthday Party Broke Out
Trump Says a Rebellion Started In 2 Small California Cities. I Looked, But Couldn't Find It
EU4Glob
EU for Global: Policy Recommendations from the Malta and Greece...
EU for Global headed to Europe's southern borders, Malta and Greece, to hear directly from citizens on the...
SANTA CRUZ
COLUMN: Every City Should Join the Santa Cruz Rebellion
A Small California City Passes the Right Tax in Defiance of Bad Law
Referendum
Italians' vote on citizenship and workers’ rights
Italian citizens will go to the polls to vote on a five-questions abrogative referendum on 8 and 9 June 2025...
JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Creeping Militarization in Prabowo's...
Military Influence Grows Across Governments and Society