Ari Berman

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Ari Berman is a former senior contributing writer for The Nation.

The War Over “War on Terror” The War Over “War on Terror”

Bill Clinton made a habit of blurring the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Now his wife is doing the same to her Democratic rivals.

Jun 4, 2007 / Ari Berman

Thompson’s Team Thompson’s Team

For eighteen years Fred Thompson was a lobbyist in Washington, a part of his biography his jump-start presidential campaign is not likely to highlight.

May 31, 2007 / Ari Berman

Her Way, Her War Her Way, Her War

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign would like voters to forget that she supported the war in Iraq. "Senator Clinton believes things are not going well [In Iraq], wants to...

May 30, 2007 / Ari Berman

Colombia’s Plan Clinton Colombia’s Plan Clinton

The right-wing government of Colombia, which stands accused of collaborating with militias that kill union workers, is feting Bill Clinton at a "Colombia is Passion" awar...

May 29, 2007 / Ari Berman

You Have The Power! You Have The Power!

It feels like everything and nothing is occurring on the Hill these days. Democrats in Congress are caving on Iraq, compromising on trade, backtracking on ethics reform and pushin...

May 23, 2007 / Ari Berman

A Bluegrass Battle for Dems A Bluegrass Battle for Dems

On Tuesday, Democrats in Kentucky will choose their nominee to battle notoriously corrupt Governor Ernie Fletcher this November. This is not just a typical Democratic primary, but ...

May 17, 2007 / Ari Berman

Hillary Inc. Hillary Inc.

Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.

May 17, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman

Stuck in the Sand Stuck in the Sand

It's dispiriting for opponents of the war that a motion to bring an end to combat operations in Iraq by March 2008 received only 29 votes in the Senate yesterday.

May 17, 2007 / Ari Berman

McNulty Packs Up McNulty Packs Up

I saw Paul McNulty, who announced yesterday that he was resigning as Deputy Attorney General, at the Dallas airport on Sunday. He was coming from a prosecutor conference at San Ant...

May 15, 2007 / Ari Berman

Spinning Hillary Centrist Spinning Hillary Centrist

How can Hillary Clinton maintain her populist credentials when Mark Penn, her chief pollster and campaign strategist, also represents the interests of some of America's largest cor...

May 7, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman

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