We’re great fans of New Local, who vigorously make the case for bottom-up community power, while staying in (critical) dialogue with local councils and government. Their conference Stronger Things a month ago had some stellar speakers in this field, none more than Taiwan’s digital democracy minister Audrey Tang (see the embed above).

Audrey (see our coverage over the years) was in conversation with Jon Alexander. Jon has been long celebrated here at the Alternative Global. His new book Citizens is just out, and his lightning talk at Stronger Things is embedded below.

Below, Fiona Hill, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and former United States National Security Council member, explains the serious consequences of abandoning communities. Includes insight from her own life story - from County Durham to Washington DC.

All the videos are here.