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Roge Karma

Roge Karma

Researcher

    Latest articles by Roge Karma

    Why this moment demands radical politics
    Politics

    Princeton’s Eddie Glaude Jr. believes that “a moral reckoning is upon us.”

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    Chris Hayes on how police treat black Americans like colonial subjectsChris Hayes on how police treat black Americans like colonial subjects
    Politics

    The MSNBC host discusses “law and order,” police brutality, and America’s two radically unequal criminal justice systems.

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on America’s loneliness epidemicFormer Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on America’s loneliness epidemic
    Politics

    Why Americans are so lonely — and what we can do about it.

    By Roge Karma
    Many world leaders have seen double-digit polling surges amid coronavirus. Trump isn’t one of them.
    Politics

    How Trump’s coronavirus response is hurting him in the polls.

    By Roge Karma
    “Deaths of despair”: The deadly epidemic that predated coronavirus
    Politics

    Mortality rates were on the rise in the US long before Covid-19. Here’s why.

    By Roge Karma
    Coronavirus is not just a tragedy. It’s an opportunity to build a better world.
    Future Perfect

    “Coronavirus is a great moral drama taking place before our eyes. And the script has not yet been written.”

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    Michael Lewis explains how the Trump administration puts us all at risk of catastropheMichael Lewis explains how the Trump administration puts us all at risk of catastrophe
    Politics

    Trump’s botched coronavirus response isn’t the first time his administration has put Americans at risk. And it won’t be the last.

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    “Shelter in place” is impossible if you can’t afford a home“Shelter in place” is impossible if you can’t afford a home
    Politics

    If we don’t protect America’s homeless from coronavirus, we all pay the price.

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    Coronavirus, anxiety, and the profound failure of rugged individualismCoronavirus, anxiety, and the profound failure of rugged individualism
    Politics

    The coronavirus is making us all more anxious and depressed. Here’s what we can do about it.

    By Roge Karma
    Politics
    A Covid-19 reading list for March 27A Covid-19 reading list for March 27
    Politics

    Want to stay up-to-date on coronavirus? Here’s what we’re reading.

    By Roge Karma and Ezra Klein