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Texas Voter ID Law Violated Voting Rights Act

Ari Berman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:28:44 +0000

On Tuesday, a federal court in Washington found that Texas’s redistricting maps violated the Voting Rights Act and were "enacted with discriminatory purpose...."

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The GOP’s New Southern Strategy

Ari Berman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:50 +0000

Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.

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Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau?

Ari Berman — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:14:09 +0000

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...

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Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB?

Ari Berman — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:30:31 +0000

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?

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The Bank Lobby v. Elizabeth Warren

Ari Berman — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:00:11 +0000

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.

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The Dirt on Clean Coal

Ari Berman — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:00:36 +0000

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.

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McCain’s Kremlin Ties

Ari Berman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:00:18 +0000

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.

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John McCain’s Voodoo Reformism

Ari Berman — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:45 +0000

McCain’s close ties with lobbyists and corporate interests give the lie to his image as a maverick campaign finance reformer.

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Smearing Obama

Ari Berman — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:19 +0000

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.

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Rudy’s Dirty Money

Ari Berman — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:00:18 +0000

Ari Berman uncovers Rudy Giuliani’s million-dollar contract with one of Washington’s most powerful — and sinister — toxic energy lobbying firms.

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