Stories

Digital Democracy and e-Governance
Digitalisation Can Divide Us or Empower Democracy — We Decide
Town halls are moving online, we are able to sign petitions from the comfort of our own homes, and collective action can suddenly start with a simple hashtag. Whether it is better connectivity, the ability to strengthen networks...
IDC Theme of the Month
Digital Democracy & e-Governance: How Digital Tools are Reshaping Citizen Participation in the 21st Century
On the International Democracy Community (IDC) platform, we're introducing monthly themes inspired by the ideas and interests you shared in our recent survey. We're kicking things off with the theme Digital Democracy and e-...
Courtesy Mathews family
BEIJING
COLUMN 'If Your Mother Says She Loves You, Check It Out'
Learning journalistic and democratic skepticism through my mother-editor.
Photo from the Future of Where
VIENNA AND HOUSTON
FUTURE OF WHERE From Dead Mall to Urban Hotel
Returning the mall to the original Austrian vision.
Photo by Dane Waters
HO CHI MINH CITY
LETTER: What Vietnam's Billboards Don't Say
A 50th anniversary of war reveals a city.
Image generated by Gemini
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: An Obituary for the American Republic (1789-2025)
In lieu of flowers, design a new republic.
Photo by Joe Mathews
NAGO (OKINAWA)
NEWSLETTER Against Broligarchy; Participation in Reverse; No Democracy Is...
What's Worth Reading and Watching in Local Democracy
OCEANSIDE
COLUMN A Local Sprint to Transit's Future
Riding across North County San Diego, squinting into the future.
HONG KONG
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Conforming Unions to Draconian Laws Erodes Local Liberties  
THE DEMOCRACY COLUMN
COLUMN: Lessons of a Small, New Democracy Tool
I Advised The State As It Built 'Engaged California.' The Result Was a Pleasant Surprise.
NEW DELHI
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Refused Refuge in Delhi
Delhi Elections Create New Problems for Rohingya Refugees in City
Afghanistan
EDITORIAL This Is Not Science Fiction
No Funds. No Democracy.