Ari Berman

senior reporter for Mother Jones, author of “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America”

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Ari Berman is a senior reporter for Mother Jones and the author of Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.

Berman is a former political correspondent for The Nation and a former investigative journalism fellow at The Nation Institute.

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In the Senate, all 50 Republicans voted against debating the bill that would’ve made Election Day a federal holiday and allowed automatic and same-day voter registration.

Democrats’ voting rights expansion bill fails to pass GOP filibuster in Senate. What’s next?

In the Senate, all 50 Republicans voted against debating the bill that would’ve made Election Day a federal holiday and allowed automatic and same-day voter registration.

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In Texas on Sunday, Democrats successfully stopped a bill — with new voting restrictions — from passing in the final minutes of the State Legislative session.

Texas Democrats block Republicans from passing a bill to restrict access to the ballot box

In Texas on Sunday, Democrats successfully stopped a bill — with new voting restrictions — from passing in the final minutes of the State Legislative session.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Southern California votes amid the most unusual election in modern history

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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