On the week's Media Roundtable, we discuss coverage of Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema's decision to kill the Democrats' voting rights legislation and the big money behind voter suppression.
Guest:
Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones covering voting rights, and author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Web Resources:
Mother Jones: The Coming Coup: How Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to Steal Future Elections
Mother Jones: GOP States Are Shredding Voting Rights and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Now Complicit
Mother Jones: Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country
Public Citizen: The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression
The American Prospect: Major U.S. Companies Slam Voter Suppression Laws, Then Donate to Their Sponsors
CNBC: GOP-aligned 'dark money' group launches $1M ad campaign to pressure Manchin