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  • Ditch Democracy: Northern New Mexico's Acequia Culture

    May 14, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    An acequia irrigation system depends on an indigenous coordinated community governance designed to sustainably manage water for agriculture and daily life. Via democratic control, shared participation in annual cleaning, Mayordomo authority, and cooperative decision-making, the system fosters community cohesion and ecological sustainability.

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  • The Black mothers behind one of the biggest environmental fights of the 20th century

    May 09, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Niagara Falls, New York

    Black mothers at Griffon Manor organized community activism, advocacy campaigns, and coalitions to demand equitable government support and recognition after the Love Canal, New York, environmental disaster—eventually resulting in partial victories such as federal relocation assistance, although persistent structural racism and media neglect severely limited their initial visibility, effectiveness, and lasting recognition.

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  • Term Limits Come to a Small Southern City

    May 08, 2025 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Bossier City, Louisiana

    The Bossier Term Limits Coalition formed to prevent their local government from being filled with entrenched politicians by gathering signatures to put term limits on the ballot. Despite obstacles in legitimizing their petition in the eyes of the court, the group’s measure eventually passed with more than 80% of the vote.

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  • “An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years

    May 02, 2025 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Since 1924, Australia has had compulsory voting, which requires citizens to cast a ballot or face a small fine. The policy has created a strong culture around voting, and voter turnout has remained high since the law went into effect.

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  • Exploring the Impact of Countywide Polling in Dallas County

    April 25, 2025 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Texas' Countywide Polling Place Program allows residents to vote at any polling place in their home county, with the goal of making the election process more convenient and accessible. However, though some counties have seen turnout increase over time, others have seen it decrease in recent elections.

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  • These cities give residents a say in the budgets. Is Atlanta next?

    April 02, 2025 |

    Atlanta Civic Circle |

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    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Participatory budgeting gives residents a direct say in how municipal funding is allocated by allowing them to submit project ideas and vote on proposals created by city staff. One program in Rhode Island, for example, saw nearly 300 people in nine neighborhoods voted on project ideas, with nearly a quarter of those voters reporting they were unlikely to vote in typical elections.

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  • Farmworker Unions on the Rise in New York, Joined by the United Farm Workers

    March 31, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Capitalizing on broad political-organizing pushes across the U.S., the United Farm Workers (UFW) union signed its first contract in New York, offering significant protections to about 150 orchard workers.

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  • How one Wisconsin county helped expand early-voting hours and boost turnout

    March 28, 2025 |

    Votebeat Wisconsin |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington County, Wisconsin

    To encourage in-person absentee voting, one Wisconsin County offered up special funding to municipalities to offset administrative costs, allowing many to extend their early voting hours and bring on additional help. More than 13,000 county residents cast absentee ballots in person in the most recent election, which is almost triple the number cast by the same point in the 2023 voting cycle.

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  • En Gironde, 400 citoyens expérimentent la Sécurité sociale de l'alimentation

    March 14, 2025 |

    Socialter |

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    Response Location: France, Gironde

    Les participants à la caisse commune alimentaire de Gironde paient une cotisation mensuelle et reçoivent un crédit de 150 euros qui peut être dépensé chez les producteurs locaux et les épiceries bio partenaires. Le montant des frais dépend du revenu du ménage, et 30 % de foyers participants sont précaires.

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  • The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump's Purge

    March 14, 2025 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States

    After President Donald Trump’s administration began removing key research and datasets from government websites, archivists, librarians, and organizations banded together to form the Data Rescue Project, which is coordinating efforts to preserve vital information. The movement has recruited volunteers from a subreddit forum called r/DataHoarder that’s frequented by hobbyists with IT knowledge, and so far the project has cataloged more than 400 publicly available backups of government data compiled by volunteers.

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