“Minority Rule”: Ari Berman on the Roots of America’s Undemocratic System

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“Minority Rule”: Ari Berman on the Roots of America’s Undemocratic System

We speak with journalist and author Ari Berman about his new book, Minority Rule, which details how the United States has since its founding privileged the rights and interests of a small elite over the needs of the majority. He outlines how, for the first time in U.S. history, five of six conservative justices on the Supreme Court were appointed by Republican presidents who lost the popular vote, and confirmed by senators elected by a minority o