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Year
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@ahofschneider
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@girlstothefront

Minnesota is testing a model to add more civility to politics.

2024
North America
Next City
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@cinnamonjanzer

The mayors who aren’t burning out.

2024
North America
Bloomberg
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@anthonyflint
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@HASHTAGHASHTAGH
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@tessa_wong
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@Elaine_McGee10

Claudia Sheinbaum, primera mujer presidenta de México.

2024
Latin America
El País
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@carmenmoranb
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@ManishSwarup
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@YusufAdua1
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@joseflentsch
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@EmilyNonko

Japan's Ainu hope new identity leads to more rights.

2023
Asia
Christian Science Monitor
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@TakeinJpn
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@ANachemson
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@OpeAdetayo1
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@SayumiTake

Thessaloniki: A place for bottom-up democracy?

2023
Europe
EURACTIV
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@SilviEllena

Paraguay's women battle to break political glass ceiling.

2023
Latin America
Reuters
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@lucinda_elliott
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@natfukue
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@FoxReports
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@MyahWard

How to depolarize a country.

2023
North America
Vox
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@zackbeauchamp
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@zbyronwolf
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@jessieyeung8

How to save America from extremism by changing the way we vote.

2023
North America
Washington Post
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@dmontyjr
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@AndyCCastillo

Citizens’ assemblies: are they the future of democracy?

2023
North America
Guardian
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@bethanymrd
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@joaofellet
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@jloistf

How to fix democracy: Move beyond the two-party system, experts say.

2023
North America
Washington Post
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@_cingraham

Cities want more of a say in fighting climate change.

2023
North America
CBC
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@dannielleapiper
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@stegersaurus

Cars are vanishing from Paris.

2023
Europe
Reasons to be Cheerful
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@ptr_yeung

The state that could fix the housing crisis.

2023
North America
The Atlantic
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@AnnieLowrey
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@hkbeech
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@SethManex
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@MafisaItumeleng

Technology, e-voting and credible elections in Nigeria.

2023
Africa
Premium Times Nigeria

Rags-to-Riches female candidate shakes up Mexico presidential race.

2023
Latin America
Wall Street Journal
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@Jose_deCordoba and @jmontesWSJ

Black women are already doing politics just by being alive.

2023
Latin America
El País
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@cataoquendo
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@yachay_dc

‘Hope won’ Guatemalan presidential vote, but hurdles remain.

2023
Latin America
Christian Science Monitor
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@Sandra_Cuffe

Finally, some seriously good news on climate. And some not so good.

2023
Oceania
The Sydney Morning Herald
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@vidalnews
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@JournoPraveen
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@FelixLeitmeyer
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@clementealvarez
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@antonialaborde
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@kemifalodun