Ari Berman
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How Democracy Nearly Died in Wisconsin
Democrats just barely held off a Republican onslaught on fair elections. But the fight is far from over. → Read More
Republicans Want the Supreme Court to “Rewrite History” So They Can Hijack Elections
During the Moore v. Harper arguments, a majority of justices expressed skepticism about the radical "independent state legislature" theory. → Read More
How Right-Wing Groups Set the Stage for the Supreme Court to Rig Future Elections
The "independent state legislature" theory was once considered a fringe notion. Then the Federalist Society and its allies stepped in. → Read More
A Democracy Crisis Was Averted. But Gerrymandering Could Still Save the GOP.
Voters rejected some of the biggest-name election deniers, even as extreme maps may help the GOP win the House. → Read More
Brian Kemp Is a Different Kind of Threat to Democracy
The Georgia governor stood up to Trump once. Is that enough for voters to forget his notorious legacy of voter suppression? → Read More
Democracy Is Hanging By a Thread in Wisconsin. Blame Extreme Voting Maps.
We teamed up with the radio show Reveal to understand why the GOP's grip on state power is stronger than ever. → Read More
How Wisconsin Became the GOP’s Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
Republicans are trying to make state politics voter-proof. If they prevail, the next coup attempt may well succeed. → Read More
The Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Wants to Gut the Voting Rights Act—Again
The justices could undercut the VRA for a third time, supercharging racial gerrymandering. → Read More
States of Denial: A Guide to Some of the GOP’s Most Brazen Attacks on Voting Rights and Elections
The Republican playbook: gerrymander, suppress, subvert. → Read More
GOP States Are Shredding Voting Rights and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Now Complicit
Voter suppression is skyrocketing and they blocked an effort to stop it. → Read More
Kyrsten Sinema Just Killed the Democrats Last, Best Chance to Protect Voting Rights
Even as Republicans are attacking voting rights in her home state. → Read More
The Coming Coup: How Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to Steal Future Elections
Democrats are nearly out of time to stop them. → Read More
It’s Now or Never for Democrats to Protect Voting Rights
“The longer we wait, the more limited the impact of the reforms are.” → Read More
The January 6 Committee Has a Plan to Prevent Another Attempt to Steal an Election
It’s time to revise the Electoral Count Act. → Read More
Republicans Are Rigging Elections for the Next Decade
Gerrymandering is turning swing states like Georgia and Ohio deep red. → Read More
This Texas County Shows Exactly How Republicans Are Rolling Back the Clock on Voting Rights
Galveston is a microcosm of the racial gerrymandering playing out throughout the South. → Read More
Republicans Are Erasing Decades of Voting Rights Gains Before Our Eyes
“Not to be melodramatic, but the South is burning.” → Read More
Republicans Once Supported the Voting Rights Act. Today, They Voted Against Its Restoration.
The Senate GOP has blocked yet another voting rights bill. Time is running out to reform the filibuster. → Read More
Republicans Are Planning to Hijack the Next Election. Dems Are Squandering Their Chance to Stop Them.
They have no strategy to pass their voting rights bill. → Read More
Republicans Are Passing Rigged Maps and Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Stop It
Extreme gerrymandering in Texas shows the high price of congressional inaction. → Read More