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United States and the World
COLUMN What Churchill Would Tell Californians
"We shall fight on the beach... on the freeways... and in the Home Depot parking lots"
The Democractic World
NEW BOOK "The U.S. vs. Us: Essays from California As It Leaves America
The debut book from Ostrich Farm Press, Democracy Local's book arm.
United States of America
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
Image generated by Gemini
The Democracy Column
COLUMN: An Obituary for the American Republic (1789-2025)
In lieu of flowers, design a new republic.
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Congo
NEWSLETTER Snake Bites, Local AI, and Paying for Lottery Democracy With Real Lotteries
Our January newsletter visits rural Congo, and reflects on the fires.
Photo by Joe Mathews
USA
Driving Through Fire in My Hometown
Our local fires aren't unbelievable. We are.
Photo credit: Car-free Sunday in central Jakarta, by Joe Mathews
Global
Our First Year. Macondo Forever. Why We're All Batman.
How to Donate. Korea impeachment songs. Small-town mayor-president?
Marchers from across Azad Jammu and Kashmir gather peacefully on AJK University grounds to offer prayers for protestors killed by Punjab Rangers.
Germany
Democracy Local's Top 10 Stories of 2024
From Muzzaffarabad to a model law, these were among the most popular items we published this year.
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.
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