How winner-take-all elections keep urban voters at a disadvantage
It's not just the US: left-wing parties suffer in many countries because their voters are heavily concentrated in urban areas.
Government / Local politics
Local politics
What power do US mayors really have?
Author and legal scholar Richard Schragger says the US's big-city mayors focus on policies far outside their control and lose sight of the ways they can actually effect change.
Using public space to support democracy
Outdoor phone-banking and voting booths are helping to foster civic engagement as US cities adapt to a Covid-19 election season.
A Dublin student aims to make Temple Bar more accessible for wheelchair users
This young activist believes that historic preservation shouldn't get in the way of making cities safer.
This time could be different: Governments have alternatives to austerity
State and local officials in the US are faced with a lot of bad options, but they don't have to cut jobs and services.
Young Americans see local government as the future of democracy
Frustrated by the status quo, more and more young people are running for local government, where they believe they can effect progressive change.
The British government wants more mayors and fewer councils in England
The goal is to streamline operations, but it's not yet clear how local government would change.
Leicester’s lockdown reveals tension between national and local governments in England
Locking down a single city has proved to be no easy business in the UK, where city councils are relatively weak.
