What’s Wrong With Washington What’s Wrong With Washington
I've never met Heather Podesta. I've only spoken to her husband, Tony, once. But I found this Washington Post profile of her on Sunday incredibly distasteful. And I imagine I wasn'...
Aug 25, 2009 / Ari Berman
Baucus & Grassley Hijack Obama’s Agenda Baucus & Grassley Hijack Obama’s Agenda
Barack Obama received 67 million votes in the last election. Senator Max Baucus of Montana received 349,000 votes when he ran for re-election last year. His Republican counterpart ...
Aug 18, 2009 / Ari Berman
Dean Slams Senate Finance Committee Dean Slams Senate Finance Committee
Howard Dean guest hosted Countdown with Keith Olbermann at an opportune time last night, following reports that the Senate Finance Committee--helmed by Montana Democrat Max Baucus-...
Jul 29, 2009 / Ari Berman
Is Max Baucus Change We Can Believe In? Is Max Baucus Change We Can Believe In?
For months, advocates for and against true health care reform in Washington have been closely watching Senator Max Baucus of Montana, chairman of the all-powerful Finance Committee...
Jun 26, 2009 / Ari Berman
Iran’s Twitter Revolution Iran’s Twitter Revolution
Forget CNN or any of the major American "news" networks. If you want to get the latest on the opposition protests in Iran, you should be reading blogs, watching YouTube o...
Jun 15, 2009 / Ari Berman
Mutually Assured Destruction in Virginia Primary Mutually Assured Destruction in Virginia Primary
In January 2004 in Iowa, an infamous murder-suicide took place. No, not a real one. This was of the political variety. In the final days of the Iowa caucus, Dick Gephardt launched ...
Jun 10, 2009 / Ari Berman
Dems Vie for Victory in Virginia Dems Vie for Victory in Virginia
The Democratic primary for governor of Virginia, which takes place on June 9, has been a pretty nasty affair from Day One. At a February fundraising dinner, Democratic candidates C...
Jun 5, 2009 / Ari Berman
Bloomberg’s the ‘Disgrace’ Bloomberg’s the ‘Disgrace’
It's bad enough that Mike Bloomberg jerry-rigged a third term for himself via the hapless city council--a maneuver not even Rudy Giuliani could pull off after 9/11--and has already...
May 29, 2009 / Ari Berman
L’Affaire Edwards: To Sabotage or Not? L’Affaire Edwards: To Sabotage or Not?
On the heels of Elizabeth Edwards' revelation in her new book that she wanted her husband to drop out of the race for the presidency after having an affair with videographer Rielle...
May 12, 2009 / Ari Berman
The Dirt on Clean Coal The Dirt on Clean Coal
The coal industry presents itself as committed to sustainability--but is it?
Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Ari Berman