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Tales of the Global City

Austin’s ‘Strong Mayor’ proposal misses the fundamental issues in our country’s electoral process

Barry Kahn - April 18, 2021

Democracy, Winston Churchill once said, “is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Treatises have been...

‘Strong mayor’ proposition on May ballot would be an obstacle to social justice

Nico Ramsey - April 6, 2021

Editor’s note: This is one in an ongoing series of essays and analyses Urbānitūs will publish reflecting the diversity of perspectives on the future of...

An opportunity in a new era of urban governance defined by global consciousness and deeper democracy

Brooke Shannon - December 10, 2020

2020 may well prove the year when the Austin Paradox became paramount. Dually sparked by the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the concurrent...