One of the great things about 'The Cycle' is that we have a wide set of topics - news, culture, music, and… — Ari Melber Books Copy Share Image
The Trump administration has struggled with ethics vetting for Cabinet nominees and faced criticism for the president's decision to remain invested in… — Ari Melber Business Copy Share Image
There's a great deal of enthusiasm about quality, serious journalism. And some of it relates to personalities because it's people who do… — Ari Melber Desire Copy Share Image
Iowa has long been heralded as a bulwark against the money and media that dominate the modern presidential race. Its caucus requires… — Ari Melber Caucus Copy Share Image
I think the challenge for anyone in a visible industry, whether it's media, government, or political organizing, is to take serious criticism… — Ari Melber Criticism Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, you accept, by definition, the existence and triumph of opposing ideas. The people who believe deeply in… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
There's a lot of hip-hop that's oriented toward a progressive view of America because it's oriented toward a civil rights progress and… — Ari Melber America Copy Share Image
I started freelancing, writing op-eds and book reviews, one at a time. I then got the opportunity to write recurring freelance pieces… — Ari Melber Books Copy Share Image
Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves,… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
The press is always more comfortable with factual determinations than moral ones, although in day-to-day life, a lot of people care a… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
TV can keep you honest because the viewers really do listen. People who have succeeded in this have shown the audience how… — Ari Melber Audience Copy Share Image
If anything, the genuine human struggles in 'Sicko' raise questions about our society that run much deeper than what passes for political… — Ari Melber Health Copy Share Image
The Dream Act and the DISCLOSE Act, to name two, had majorities in both chambers during Obama's first term, but they were… — Ari Melber Death Copy Share Image
TV is still a 'push' medium - we are broadcasting into any home or business with basic cable, and depending on what's… — Ari Melber Broadcasting Copy Share Image
Political operatives don't tend to be existentialists. They do know, however, that if a supporter doesn't vote, then his or her opinion… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
When a government forcibly holds enough people indefinitely without trial, it evokes the kinds of raids, detention, and abuses of power associated… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
From the Fourth Amendment to post-Watergate reforms to the national outcry when Bush's warrantless surveillance was revealed in 2005, the United States… — Ari Melber Fourth amendment Copy Share Image
Only a few bloggers have the audience and credibility to effectively break stories, pressure the traditional media, incubate new ideas, or raise… — Ari Melber Bloggers Copy Share Image
Obama won the presidency by running the first integrated three-screen campaign - reaching people directly via Internet, cell phones, and TV -… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
