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Roge Karma

Roge Karma

Researcher

Latest articles by Roge Karma

Politics
Los Angeles voters just delivered a huge win for the defund the police movementLos Angeles voters just delivered a huge win for the defund the police movement
Politics

LA’s “Yes on J” campaign flipped the message from defunding cops to investing in everything else. It worked brilliantly.

By Roge Karma
Politics
Poll: Most Trump voters don’t see Covid-19 as an important election issuePoll: Most Trump voters don’t see Covid-19 as an important election issue
Politics

Only 24 percent of Trump supporters view the coronavirus as a “very important” issue in this year’s election, compared to 82 percent of Biden supporters.

By Roge Karma
Police Violence
The police shooting of Marcellis Stinnette and Tafara Williams, an unarmed Black couple, explainedThe police shooting of Marcellis Stinnette and Tafara Williams, an unarmed Black couple, explained
Police Violence

Stinnette died from his wounds and Williams is recovering in an Illinois hospital. The FBI is investigating.

By Roge Karma
To achieve racial justice, America’s broken democracy must be fixed
Whose vote counts?

Why 30 Black- and brown-led organizations are coming together to demand bold democracy reform.

By Roge Karma
Politics
Democrats are running on the most progressive police reform agenda in modern American historyDemocrats are running on the most progressive police reform agenda in modern American history
Politics

Democrats may not want to defund the police, but they are more open than ever to reimagining public safety.

By Roge Karma
Climate
Tropical Storm Laura’s flooding and other impacts on the ground: What we knowTropical Storm Laura’s flooding and other impacts on the ground: What we know
Climate

The storm’s wind speed, deaths, damages, and possible ties to climate change, explained.

By Roge Karma
Features
Want to fix policing? Start with a better 911 system.Want to fix policing? Start with a better 911 system.
Features

“911 call takers are gatekeepers for the entire criminal justice system. We need to start treating them that way.”

By Roge Karma
How cities can tackle violent crime without relying on police
Politics

“Police are effective at reducing violence, but they aren’t the only ones who are effective.”

By Roge Karma
We train police to be warriors — and then send them out to be social workers
Features

The fatal mismatch at the heart of American policing.

By Roge Karma
4 ideas to replace traditional police officers
Features

A world with far less policing is possible. Here’s what experts think that world could look like.

By Roge Karma