Krithika Varagur

In Place of Police

Armed officers are called to address too many situations in which mental health or social workers would be more human and effective.

Native American Minneapolis

Few in Little Earth, the country’s only Section 8 housing project specifically devoted to Native Americans, were surprised when Derek Chauvin made the news this year when he killed George Floyd.

Who Will Police Minneapolis?

Already, the utopian window to a different world, where the community policed itself, may be closing.

Pulling Down ‘the Wall of No’ on Police Reform

With police reform measures now stalled in the Minnesota Legislature, some of the people who have now devoted much of the last few years to the protest movement are turning to other avenues, including electoral politics.

Indonesia’s Fragile Festival of Democracy

Although it is not new for politicians to bolster their credibility and standing by parading their Islamic faith and values, religion was unusually foregrounded in this last race. The effect, though, was that both candidates paraded plausible Muslim credentials, which was Jokowi’s purpose. 

Why Bannon Is Meddling With Bosnia

Bosnia’s election is scheduled for October 7, and the foreign influence of America and an ascendant Russia may tip the volatile state away from the liberal international order to which it was conditionally admitted after the war.

Malaysia’s Unlikely Election Winners

The mood in Malaysia remains optimistic, even as the mundane logistics of power transfer take the place of initial jubilation. The election result was an extraordinary proof that Malaysian democracy is not simply theoretical.