Stories by Ari Melber

Ari Melber served as a national staff member of the John Kerry presidential campaign and as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate.

Republicans Begin 112th Congress With Absurd Charades and Debt Threats

Posted on: Jan 5, 2011, Source: The Notion, The Group Blog of The Nation

Meet the Facts: Time to Start Fact-Checking the Sunday Talk Shows

Posted on: Jan 11, 2010, Source: TheNation.com

Jay Rosen, the NYU journalism professor and new media innovator, suggests a weekly accountability segment, to check the pols and pundits who populate the weekend pulpit.

Court Declares "Defund ACORN Act" Unconstitutional

Posted on: Dec 14, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

ACORN finally won a round in its battle with Congress and the Obama administration on Friday.

Young People Love Obama, Hate His Policies

Posted on: Dec 3, 2009, Source: The Nation

Obama is holding on to his strongest supporters, though they overwhelmingly oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan.

How Congress May Keep Bloggers Out of Jail

Posted on: Nov 23, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

Harvard's Citizen Media Law Project will provide free legal services for online media, just as Congress is trying to provide protection for traditional journalists and bloggers.

Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting

Posted on: Nov 18, 2009, Source: The Nation

See if you can follow this twisted logic.

Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott

Posted on: Nov 12, 2009, Source: The Nation

The fight is about accountability for campaign promises.

George HW Bush Calls Maddow & Olbermann "Sick Puppies," Maddow Responds

Posted on: Oct 19, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

"When our son was president, they just hammered him mercilessly and I think obscenely a lot of the time," Bush told CBS Radio.

Absurd: AP Asks, Is Obama "Obnoxiously Articulate"?

Posted on: Oct 16, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

What a quandary!

The Tough New White House Line on FOX News: It's War

Posted on: Oct 12, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

White House Communications Director Anita Dunn: "We don't need to pretend this is the way legitimate news organizations behave."

When Conservatives Attack! David Brooks Takes On Glenn Beck

Posted on: Oct 5, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

Brooks: "Everyone is convinced that Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, etc, possess real power. And the saddest thing is that even Republican politicians believe it."

Bill O'Reilly's Burgeoning Rap Career

Posted on: Sep 22, 2009, Source: The Nation

What do gangsta rap and hate radio have in common? A lot, it turns out.

After Sunday Media Blitz, Obama Goes Golfing With NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman

Posted on: Sep 21, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

Friedman joins a small, elite list of opinion journalists from traditional outlets who have been granted private -- and largely off the record -- audiences with the President.