Ari Berman

Ari Berman appears in the following:

North Carolina State Supreme Court Upends Voting Rights

Monday, May 08, 2023

This clears the way for gerrymandered congressional maps, statewide voter I.D. laws, and restricting voting for felons. The rulings for all three came down to a 5-2 decision.

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30 Issues: How To Achieve Ballot Access For All Citizens

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

More on the attack on democracy and the continued fight for voting rights in America.

What Can Biden Do For Voting Rights?

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Discussing voting rights as some GOP-controlled legislatures have pushed ahead new state laws restricting ballot access.

Why We Must Vote

Monday, June 21, 2021

New York City faces a consequential election. We look at the history of our local election laws. Plus, the mastermind behind new voting restrictions nationally.

The Racist History of Georgia’s Runoff

Monday, December 21, 2020

Segregationists gamed the system 57 years ago. But this year, Black organizers may have finally slipped the knot that Jim Crow tied around democracy in the state.

All the President's Election Day Lawsuits

Friday, November 06, 2020

Will claims of voter fraud stand up in court?

How We're Voting

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The pandemic is affecting pre-existing voting problems...and creating others.

America, Are We Ready To Vote In A Pandemic?

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

How the pandemic is affecting how we cast our votes and which candidate we choose.

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Keeping White Power at the Polls

Thursday, March 05, 2020

We present: What Next, a daily podcast from Slate. In this special episode, our friends at What Next share a story about a radical new voter suppression plan.

Ilana Glazer's Generator Series: Humanize Policy

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Watch live as Ilana talks with Ari Berman of Mother Jones; activist Vic Barrett; and NYC Public Advocate candidates Melissa Mark-Viverito, Michael Blake, Jumaane Williams and Ben Yee.

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Ilana Glazer's Generator Series: Humanize Policy

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Watch live as Ilana Glazer talks with Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Vic Barrett; and New York City Public Advocate candidates Rafael Espinal, Nomiki Konst and Dawn Smalls. 

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(Still) Counting Votes in Florida and Georgia

Friday, November 09, 2018

It ain't over until all the ballots are counted.

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How Wisconsin’s Restrictive Voter Laws Helped Trump Win

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones, joins us for his latest investigation into voter suppression in Wisconsin, “Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump.”

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What Keeps You Away From the Polls

Sunday, October 29, 2017

The 2016 election was the first federal election held without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act since 1966. How did we do?

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Did Voter Suppression in Wisconsin Swing the Election?

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Ari Berman weighs in on the role of voter suppression in the 2016 presidential elections.

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What's Really Behind President Trump's Voter Commission?

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A deeper look at what it really means to collect voter data on a national scale after President Trump announced his voter fraud commission. 

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30 Issues | Voter Disenfranchisement in the 2016 Election

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

#30Issues in 30 Weeks continues with a look at the many ways voters are disenfranchised in this presidential election.

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The Politics Behind Mass Voter Disenfranchisement in Wisconsin

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Journalist Ari Berman talks about his ongoing investigation on mass voter disenfranchisement in Wisconsin.

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Voting Rights in America: Then and Now

Monday, August 15, 2016

This is the first election year since the Voter Rights Act was signed in 1965 that will not provide the full protection of the landmark legislation.

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How GOP Presidential Candidates are Restricting Voting Rights

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Ari Berman investigated how GOP candidates are using gerrymandering tactics and a weakened Voting Rights Act restrict voting rights for African American voters. 

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