American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression
The same Republicans who benefited from Russian hacking in the 2016 election have been suppressing the vote for years.
Jul 12, 2017 / Feature / Ari Berman
The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly
In an unprecedented show of bipartisan resistance, 48 states are refusing to hand over private voter data to Kris Kobach.
Jul 5, 2017 / Ari Berman
Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering? Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?
The Fair Representation Act, introduced today in the House of Representatives, would allow everyone to have a say in our democracy.
Jun 26, 2017 / Anita Earls
North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters
The Supreme Court strikes down two of the state’s congressional districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
May 22, 2017 / Ari Berman
Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights
Imagine what he will do as the most powerful lawyer in the country.
Jan 10, 2017 / Ari Berman
We Need to Kill the Electoral College We Need to Kill the Electoral College
It’s a foul remnant of 18th-century oligarchs and slaveholders, designed to thwart the will of the people.
Dec 1, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime
His lies about voter fraud are a prelude to massive voter suppression.
Nov 28, 2016 / Ari Berman
Did Republicans Rig the Election? Did Republicans Rig the Election?
Voter suppression was all too real, and 14 states—including important swing states—had new voting restrictions in place.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016
This was the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Nov 9, 2016 / Ari Berman
This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away. This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.
Scott Walker’s voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation.
Nov 8, 2016 / Ari Berman