Ari Berman on defending democracy and voting rights

By Kevin Chang Barnum,

Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski

Published October 11, 2023 at 11:30 AM EDT

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Ari Berman is a senior voting rights reporter for Mother Jones. He’s also the author of 'Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.'

Mother Jones

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A tabulator machine prints results at the Christian Heritage School polling place in Trumbull, Conn. on Nov. 8, 2022.

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This hour, we listen back to a conversation with author and journalist Ari Berman on democracy and voting rights. He’ll talk about the decision the Supreme Court made 10 years ago in Shelby County v. Holder that removed key provisions from the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He'll also explain what Democrats need to do differently if they want to ensure people have access to the polls. This conversation was recorded at a live event as part of New Haven’s 2023 International Festival of Arts & Ideas.

GUESTS:

Ari Berman: Senior Voting Rights reporter for Mother Jones, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

Special thanks to our interns Carol Chen and Stacey Addo.

This episode originally aired on July 12, 2023.

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