Tag Archives: Ari Berman

Book Review: Minority Rule

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Paul Deaton

A decent history of American politics in the post-Obama era has yet to be written. One can’t rely upon any of the conservative principals to author one, because they have been drinking at the well of minority rule for too … Continue reading →

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Minority Rule Is A Threat To Democracy

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Ari Berman is a native Iowan and author of Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics (2010); Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America (2015);  and Minority Rule. The … Continue reading →

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Watch Marc Elias And Ari Berman On The Al Franken Podcast

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“On the legal front and the voting rights front what I’m worried about is that the left has in many quarters decided to move on from the threats to democracy but it is the central organizing thesis of the Republican … Continue reading →

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Ari Berman/Marc Elias On The GOP’s Assault On Democracy

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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Voting Rights And The 2020 Election

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Native Iowan Ari Berman discusses SCOTUS and voting rights with Thom Hartmann in the context of the 2020 election.  Ari is Senior reporter at Mother Jones, covering voting rights. He is author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle … Continue reading →

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Live Interview with Ari Berman on Wisconsin Voter Suppression in 2016 Election

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Iowa native Ari Berman took a trip to Wisconsin to study the impact of Wisconsin’s voter ID law on the 2016 election and had this to report: “Tens of thousands of people were prevented from voting because of voter ID … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean To Be A Progressive?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Paul Deaton wrote this book review for The Prairie Progressive.  Published here with permission. Who is a progressive? Who is a “real” progressive? Who will continue a progressive legacy after the 2016 election? Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debated what … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights and the March on Washington

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: Ari Berman is a friend of Blog for Iowa, and he passed along this note which may be of interest to readers). Dear Friends, I wanted to pass on a few timely new stories that I thought would … Continue reading →

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