Stories - local democracy

Palm Oil Changes Town — And a Region
A village of trees and waters now is surrounded by plantations
Thailand
A Burning Seasonal Issue
Can locals address haze in a northern Thai city?
San Miguel de Allende
National Election, Local Realities
Where 7 out of 8 mayoral candidates have a public security escort
#OurDemocracyLocal Kaelo Molefhe
The power of Kgotla.
Ireland
COLUMN: Bono for Mayor
An elected Dublin mayor could change world
Singapore
Show Us the Money
Health care and a lack of democracy.
Germany
My Local Ballot Is Too Big!
What to do about voter confusion? Here's a tool.
Art Credit; Public domain via Wikimedia.
Global
Dracula Talks Democracy
'Democracy and vampires have much in common' says 600-year-old count
Italy
I Wrote the Magna Carta
And You Can Too, Democracy Cities!
Photo credit: Budapest, by Jorge Fraganillo, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Deed
Global
Cities Carry Torch of Democracy
In Europe, progressive cities such as Budapest, Amsterdam, Helsinki and Lausanne work to counteract autocrats...

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