Ari Berman

Ari Berman is a contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute. He has written extensively about American politics, foreign policy and the intersection of money and politics. His stories have also appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone and The Guardian, and he is a frequent guest and political commentator on MSNBC, C-Span and NPR. His first book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, was published in October 2010 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. He graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a degree in journalism and political science.

Articles

Rudy's Dirty Money (Campaign Finance, Political Figures, Presidential Election 2008, Lobbies, Political Action Committees, Politics)

A closer look at the Texas energy interests fueling the former New York mayor's presidential campaign.

Ari Berman

Democrats Sizzle in Iowa (Barack Obama, Political Figures, Presidential Election 2008, Politics)

It felt a bit like Election Day in Iowa this weekend, as Democratic candidates at Senator Tom Harkin's Steak Fry served up appetizers of the campaign to come.

Ari Berman

Hillary's Labor Gambit (Presidential Election 2008, Politics)

Senator Clinton has a pro-worker voting record. So why are unionists skeptical?

Ari Berman

Hillary Inc. (Corporate Lobbying, Electoral Politics, Politics)

Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.

Ari Berman

Spinning Hillary Centrist (Electoral Politics, Politics)

How can Hillary Clinton maintain her populist credentials when Mark Penn, her chief pollster and campaign strategist, also represents the interests of some of America's largest corporations?

Ari Berman

Making Elections Fair (Campaign Finance, Politics)

The modern campaign finance system is broken. Congress should pass laws that will fix it.

Ari Berman

Attorneygate in Guam (Law, Society)

Before there was Attorneygate, there was the 2002 firing of a US attorney in Guam engaged in a prosecution of Jack Abramoff. Anyone see a pattern here?

Ari Berman

Looking Out for Veterans (Congress, US Military, Politics)

Progressive Congressman Bob Filner is pursuing an ambitious agenda to secure proper care for wounded warriors.

Ari Berman

K Street's Favorite Democrat (Corporate Lobbying, Senate, Lobbies, Political Action Committees, Politics)

When Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is every lobbyist's best friend, is economic reform possible?

Ari Berman

Why Murtha Lost (Parties, US Wars and Military Action, Politics)

The Pennsylvania Democrat's opposition to the Iraq War and Pelosi's endorsement couldn't match
Steny Hoyer's seniority, experience and connections to House Democrats.

Ari Berman