Stories

KARAKOL
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Thirsting for Democracy, at One of World's Largest Freshwater Lakes
Image credit: 1824 painting of Anglo-Ashanti war. Public domain.
CANBERRA
READINGS The Honest Search for Democracy Is Endless
A Bigger, Science-Based Vision of Self-Government
Myanmar
ADC: War Reaches Myanmar's Urban Communities
Civil War, once confined to rural areas, forces city dwellers to seek refuge.
USA
VLAHOS: Making Public Meetings More Deliberative
How to Bring Public Meetings Into the 21st Century
Global
For You and Europe, a New 'Idea Laboratory'
Half of the European Parliament's members are new. This is a moment for your ideas.
ADC: Firing the Messenger
The Wall Street Journal fires a Hong Kong journalist who headed an association of reporters, setting a...
USA
COLUMN: No Camping
Divided localities agree on an enemy: those camping outside.
Global
A Deliberate Provocation; An Experiment in India
Also: an amalgamation assembly and "anticipatory" democracy
Global
The Pact of the Future A United Nations Reset?
In New York, the Summit of the Future is wrapping up after two Action Days open to civil society and two...
Canada
SPEECH 'Come With Us If You Want to Live'
Why the deliberative democracy movement needs to get more aggressive
China
NOEMA: China's Hinterland Becomes a Dreamscape
A Swiss-style village, a Prague-like city, and other new urban places in China
USA
COLUMN A Tale of Two Cities, Bay Area Edition
Kamala Harris' Oakland approaches the White House. The real Oakland struggles with local democracy and...