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

Ground Game '06 (Electoral Politics, Politics)

Republicans are hoping voters will forget about Iraq, Bush and the GOP
Congress. But these are the issues that will drive Democrats and
independents to the polls.

Ari Berman

Weldon's Wild Ride (States, Conservatives and the American Right, Electoral Politics, Politics)

The wheels are falling off Curt Weldon's electoral wagon, as the wacky Pennsylvania Republican finds himself mired in a criminal investigation.

Ari Berman

Big $$ for Progressive Politics (The Left, Politics)

The Democracy Alliance is taking a page from the conservative Republican
playbook by funding ideas instead of candidates. If only its leaders could
agree on what those ideas are.

Ari Berman

AIPAC's Hold (Regions and Countries)

The Congressional reaction to Hezbollah's attack on Israel and Israel's bombing of Lebanon provide the latest example of the lobby's grip on US foreign policy.

Ari Berman

Where's the Plan, Democrats? (Voting, Parties, Politics)

Elections are decided by message, money and mobilization. The Democrats' choice of tactics for the latter may determine not only the outcome of the '06 elections but the party's future.

Ari Berman

All DeLay's Children (Political Figures, Parties, Politics)

Tom DeLay has left Congress, but his legacy lives on in the work
of five disciples.

Ari Berman

The New Kerry (Political Figures, Parties, Politics)

After years of vacillation, John Kerry has gone bold, finding his voice on Iraq and national security and thinking hard about running for President. But his future cannot be separated from his past.

Ari Berman

The Democrats: Still Ducking (Legislative Campaigns and Elections, Parties, US Wars and Military Action, Politics)

Eight months ahead of the 2006 midterm vote, Democrats are either ignoring Iraq or supporting the war while criticizing Bush's prosecution of it. But it's not too late to mount a strong opposition.

Ari Berman

Can Justice Be Trusted? (Political Figures, Lobbies, Political Action Committees, Politics)

The Justice Department meddled in a case against Jack Abramoff in Guam
in 2002; last week, Bush nominated the current Abramoff prosecutor to
the federal bench. Can the DOJ credibly continue this investigation?

Ari Berman

Ethics-Go-Round (House, Senate, Lobbies, Political Action Committees, Politics)

The House Ethics Committee has been defunct for a year: If now is not
the time for both parties to get serious on Congressional ethics, when
will it be?

Ari Berman