The Prophet The Prophet
Howard Dean's fifty-state strategy remade the Democratic Party. What comes next?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Swiftboat Blues Swiftboat Blues
The slumping economy has made GOP smear tactics seem petty and shrill--but they're looking forward to their next shot.
Oct 22, 2008 / Ari Berman
McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s Kremlin Ties
He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain’s political advisers have advanced Putin’s imperial ambitions.
Oct 1, 2008 / Feature / Mark Ames and Ari Berman
Bailout Increasingly Unpopular in Congress Bailout Increasingly Unpopular in Congress
The Bush Administration continues to aggressively push its Wall Street bailout plan on Congress, where it's reaching a surprising amount of resistance. Congressional Leaders in the...
Sep 24, 2008 / Ari Berman
Gary Hart: Obama Should Blame GOP for Economic Collapse Gary Hart: Obama Should Blame GOP for Economic Collapse
Gary Hart was a groomsman at John McCain's wedding to Cindy Lou Hensley, so he knows a thing or two about the Arizona Senator. On the day of Sarah Palin's visit to Colorado, Hart-...
Sep 15, 2008 / Ari Berman
The McCain-Follieri Love Boat The McCain-Follieri Love Boat
What are we to make of a straight-talking maverick who spends his 70th birthday on the yacht of an A-list con man?
Sep 11, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman and Mark Ames
Letters Letters
Readers weigh in on our inequality issue; Ari Berman responds to his critics.
Jul 16, 2008 / Our Readers and Ari Berman
Swift Boaters Support McCain Swift Boaters Support McCain
In 2004 Republicans had a strategy: turn John Kerry's biggest strength into an electoral liability. Democrats nominated Kerry largely because of his decorated military service in V...
Jul 1, 2008 / Ari Berman
McCain Loves Lobbyists McCain Loves Lobbyists
The Republican candidate's maverick image obscures his cozy relationship with lobbyists.
Jun 26, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Small Donors Matter More Than Outdated Laws Small Donors Matter More Than Outdated Laws
Last winter, in the early stages of his run for the presidency, Barack Obama said he'd consider accepting public financing for the general election if his Republican opponent would...
Jun 19, 2008 / Ari Berman