Many of the world’s top-rated cities for quality of life are governed by everyday citizens, not by professional politicians. One example is Stockholm, Sweden, which is run cleanly, efficiently and democratically compared to American cities, which unlike Stockholm, are rarely found anywhere near the top of quality of life indices. Despite high Swedish taxes, cosmopolitan Stockholm even has a lower cost of living than San Francisco, Chicago or New York.

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I’m Stephen Erickson

I am a writer and political reformer, committed to government of, by and for, the people, instead of politicians and interests. Along the way, I’m the Executive Director of Citizens Rising and the Founder of Cities Rising.

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