A Listening Room in Munich for a Restless Urban Society
As productivity-free conversations in cities are dwindling, people need ‘third places’ for communication and listening, like the Zuhörraum in Munich
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The Global Food Institute in Washington, D.C. Elevates the Conversation About Food
Founded by Chef José Andrés in Washington, D.C., the Global Food Institute trains future leaders to rethink how the United States and the world produce and consume food
The City’s Best Houses Open to the Public
Open Houses Invite You in
Step into the homes of writers, artists, and thinkers where discussions and debates nested democracy in our cities—and be part of today’s conversations at these historic locations
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Grassroots Wildlife Conservation in Cities
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A California Berry Town Builds the Case for Organic Agriculture — the Hard Way
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In South Sudan, Youth Turn to Theater to Build a Nation
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The West Bank Premiere That Nearly Didn’t Happen: ‘Palestine 36’
Despite extraordinary adversity, audiences attended the Nablus premiere of Palestine 36 in the West Bank, while a Jerusalem screening was raided — an event that has only echoed the film’s central argument
The True Custodians of the Cathedrals
Inside the ancient stonemason workshop of Freiburg Cathedral, Germany, founded in the Middle Ages and still sustained by its citizens
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She Took the Web Back at Schools. Can She Do the Same for Democracy?
From local schools to national governance, Simona Levi advocates digital sovereignty as a path to a better democracy
German Jews Return to Their Berliner Homes
Claudia Saam and Wolf-Rüdiger Baumann extensively researched their building’s former residents, most of them German Jews, and found their descendants abroad.
Documenters: The Eyes and Ears of US Cities
The Documenters program creates new public records, providing city dwellers full transparency at the local government level and the best that democracy can offer
