The success of the Greek polis democracy was that the Greeks knew that the well-being of the city depended on each and every one of them. Today, as the world is facing a challenge greater than ever in climate change, the well-being of the planet depends on every one of us: not as private individuals, but as citizens involved in political creation.

Is it possible to scale up participatory democracy? In this long article we take a look at the attempt to install participatory budgeting at the state level in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It tells the story of what happened under two different governments and asks what can be learned from their experiences.

In cities across the world different forms of popular resistance are appearing at the grassroots level that aim to reclaim and recreate the urban public space. There is a direct link between these uprisings and movements and the broader project of direct democracy, writes Yavor Tarinski.

From the end of this month through early December, much of the world’s attention will be focused on Paris, the site of the upcoming round of UN climate negotiations. This is the twenty-first time diplomats and heads of state gather to discuss climate change. Are these negotiations designed to fail?

Murray Bookchin’s four-volume "Third Revolution" rescues from historical amnesia the men and women who fought for revolutions that fleetingly spawned radical practices of freedom and democracy. This is a review of volume three, which covers the Russian Revolution from 1917 to 1921.

Rejecting the victim narrative, PKK-supported refugee camps in Kurdistan have taken control of their fates by creating their own autonomous system. Refugees, who have had everything taken away from them, are now creating a life in dignity and power.