NewsJustice, Politics Texas Voter ID Law Violated Voting Rights Act On Tuesday, a federal court in Washington found that Texas’s redistricting maps violated the Voting Rights Act and were “enacted with discriminatory purpose….” Ari BermanAugust 31, 2012
InvestigationPolitics The GOP’s New Southern Strategy Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party’s dominance. Ari BermanThe NationJanuary 31, 2012
AnalysisBusiness, Politics Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau? In a Nation article last month, “Disarming the Consumer Cop,” I reported how the bank lobby and its Republican allies in Congress were trying to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Ari BermanJuly 18, 2011
NewsBusiness, Politics Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB? According to Bloomberg News and other outlets, the Obama Administration is considering appointing Raj Date, a top deputy to Elizabeth Warren at the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as the bureau’s permanent director. Is the White House is floating a trial balloon? Ari BermanJune 9, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Bank Lobby v. Elizabeth Warren The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is poised to launch on July 21. But banks, payday lenders, and the GOP have joined forces to try to gut it first. Ari BermanThe NationJune 2, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics The Dirt on Clean Coal Despite PR claims of a new commitment to sustainability, the biggest coal companies have spent only a fraction of their profits to reduce carbon emissions. Ari BermanThe NationApril 13, 2009
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s tough talk on Russia belies his close ties with Russian oligarchs, including the role played by advisor Rick Davis in advancing Putin’s ambitions in Montenegro. Ari Berman & Mark AmesThe NationOctober 20, 2008
InvestigationPolitics John McCain’s Voodoo Reformism McCain’s close ties with lobbyists and corporate interests give the lie to his image as a maverick campaign finance reformer. Ari BermanThe NationJuly 14, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Smearing Obama Obama has made his Christian faith clear and he’s been defended by AIPAC on Israel. But the media keeps repeating the right-wing smears against him. Ari BermanThe NationMarch 31, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Rudy’s Dirty Money Ari Berman uncovers Rudy Giuliani’s million-dollar contract with one of Washington’s most powerful — and sinister — toxic energy lobbying firms. Ari BermanThe NationNovember 29, 2007