Adam Serwer

Adam Serwer

Adam Serwer is a former reporter at Mother Jones. Prior to working at Mother Jones, he was a staff writer at the American Prospect. Adam has written for the Washington Post, the Root, the Village Voice, and the New York Daily News. 

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Watchdog: Evidence of Unlawful Voter Purge in Pennsylvania
Tue Nov. 6, 2012 3:14 PM PST

Fox's Alternate Reality Election
Tue Nov. 6, 2012 3:13 PM PST

Polling Woes Emerge in Key States; Watchdogs Report "Thousands" of Calls
Tue Nov. 6, 2012 10:16 AM PST

Romney Closes Dirty
Tue Nov. 6, 2012 1:52 AM PST

Politico: Only White Voters Give a President a "Mandate"
Mon Nov. 5, 2012 2:12 PM PST

For Politicians, an Ounce of Disaster Preparation Is Worth Nothing
Wed Oct. 31, 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Pass the Cheetos, Kal-El: Superman Becomes a Blogger
Fri Oct. 26, 2012 1:35 PM PDT

Former Obama White House Spokesman Justifies the Killing of a Teenager
Thu Oct. 25, 2012 12:35 PM PDT

GOP's Benghazi Smoking Gun Goes Up in Smoke
Thu Oct. 25, 2012 8:12 AM PDT

Who Knew? Romney Agrees With Obama on Foreign Policy
Tue Oct. 23, 2012 7:57 AM PDT

Don't Speak, I Know Just What You're Bundling
Mon Oct. 22, 2012 6:55 AM PDT

Marriage Equality Looking Like a Done Deal in Maryland
Fri Oct. 19, 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Romney Military Adviser Wanted Separate Housing for Gay Troops
Thu Oct. 18, 2012 9:09 AM PDT

No, Obama Isn't Just Deporting "Gang Bangers"
Wed Oct. 17, 2012 9:19 AM PDT

Why Romney Screwed Up the Libya Question
Wed Oct. 17, 2012 7:19 AM PDT

Bush Gitmo Prosecutor: "I Was Mistaken"
Tue Oct. 16, 2012 2:09 PM PDT

Bush-Appointed Judge Smacks Down Bush and Obama's Military Commissions
Tue Oct. 16, 2012 12:14 PM PDT

How Obama Could Lose This Debate, Too
Tue Oct. 16, 2012 3:08 AM PDT

Paul Ryan's Ridiculous Talking Points on Libya
Fri Oct. 12, 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Sorry, Team Obama: Scrutinizing the Libya Attacks Isn't Just Partisan Politics
Thu Oct. 11, 2012 4:34 PM PDT

Bloggingheads: Culture War Edition
Tue Oct. 9, 2012 7:07 AM PDT

Romney's Foreign Policy Coming-Out, Part VII
Mon Oct. 8, 2012 1:45 PM PDT

Bloggingheads: Voting Rights and Debate Reax
Mon Oct. 8, 2012 12:50 PM PDT

5 Debate Questions for Obama on Libya
Wed Oct. 3, 2012 6:47 AM PDT

Voting Rights Groups Get a Partial Win in Pennsylvania
Tue Oct. 2, 2012 8:46 AM PDT

Romney Says He Won't Deport DREAMers…Immediately
Tue Oct. 2, 2012 7:19 AM PDT

The Drone Unknowns
Mon Oct. 1, 2012 8:15 AM PDT

"Homeland": Lots of Tick-Tick, Not Much Boom
Mon Oct. 1, 2012 8:01 AM PDT

Romney Advisers: Bring Torture Back
Thu Sep. 27, 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Mitt Romney Rebukes the Premise Behind Romneycare
Mon Sep. 24, 2012 7:40 AM PDT

9 Things to Know About Mitt Romney's Tax Returns
Fri Sep. 21, 2012 2:40 PM PDT

Bloggingheads: 47 Percent Edition
Fri Sep. 21, 2012 2:32 PM PDT

Romney: Taxes on the Wealthy Are So High I Paid Extra
Fri Sep. 21, 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Judge on Drone Secrecy: "Emperor Has No Clothes"
Fri Sep. 21, 2012 9:30 AM PDT

Obama Official Says No Evidence Gitmo Detainee Behind Benghazi Attack
Thu Sep. 20, 2012 2:02 PM PDT

Romney Funder's Israeli Newspaper Buries Video Controversy
Wed Sep. 19, 2012 9:48 AM PDT

The Romney Video and the Right's Quixotic Quest for the "Real Obama"
Tue Sep. 18, 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Anti-Islam Filmmaker Becomes a Martyr to the Right
Mon Sep. 17, 2012 9:02 AM PDT

Obama Legal Theory on Targeted Killing Cribbed From Clarence Thomas?
Fri Sep. 14, 2012 1:24 PM PDT

The US Embassy Attacks, Explained
Thu Sep. 13, 2012 8:20 AM PDT

Responding to Embassy Attacks, Romney Goes the Full D'Souza
Wed Sep. 12, 2012 9:10 AM PDT

US Ambassador to Libya Killed in Benghazi; Romney Says Obama "Sympathizes" With Attackers
Wed Sep. 12, 2012 6:19 AM PDT

How 9/11 Made Democrats More Like Republicans
Tue Sep. 11, 2012 9:25 AM PDT

Study: No Negative Impact From DADT Repeal
Mon Sep. 10, 2012 6:53 AM PDT

Human Rights Group: Waterboarding More Widespread Than Acknowledged
Thu Sep. 6, 2012 1:58 PM PDT

Obama Talks Drone Strikes
Thu Sep. 6, 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Fewer Former Gitmo Detainees "Returning to Terrorism" Under Obama
Wed Sep. 5, 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Democrats Retreat on Civil Liberties in 2012 Platform
Tue Sep. 4, 2012 9:02 AM PDT

Investigation of Bush-era Torture Concludes With No Charges
Fri Aug. 31, 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Does Navy SEAL's New Book Suggest Bin Laden Killing was a War Crime?
Fri Aug. 31, 2012 10:11 AM PDT

The Revolt Against the NDAA Hits Congress

House Republicans say they're going to fix controversial provisions in Obama's defense spending bill. Don't believe it.

Fri May. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Is the Supreme Court About to Mobilize Latino Voters?

This week, the court is considering the constitutionality of Arizona's harsh immigration law. The justices' decision may well change the shape of American politics.

Thu Apr. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Arizona, Immigration, and the Supreme Court: A Dispatch from Foxnewsistan

When it comes to Arizona's SB 1070, the high court's conservative justices are living in an alternate universe.

Mon Apr. 23, 2012 10:52 AM PDT

What if Nixon Could Read Your Emails?

In Enemies: A History of the FBI, Tim Weiner says the bureau has changed since Nixon and Hoover. But some practices have endured.

Wed Apr. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

If Obamacare Is Struck Down, These Americans Are in Trouble

Millions could be hurt if the Supreme Court scraps health care reform. Here are their stories.

Thu Apr. 12, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Meet the Obama Official Investigating the Trayvon Martin Shooting

Tom Perez, the Justice Department's top civil rights lawyer, has investigated hate crimes and police abuses for years. Now he faces one of his biggest challenges yet.

Fri Mar. 23, 2012 6:01 AM PDT

Republicans Are Blocking the Violence Against Women Act

Here's why.

Tue Mar. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Muslim Group Leader to NYPD: Thanks for Spying on Us

Meet the right's favorite Islamic activist (who shares a sugar daddy with Rick Santorum).

Mon Mar. 19, 2012 7:10 AM PDT

Will the Roberts Court Kill Affirmative Action Once and for All?

The justices will rule on whether University of Texas policies discriminated against a white woman.

Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:30 AM PST

The GOP Plan to Give Your Boss "Moral" Control Over Your Health Insurance

Republicans now want to give CEOs the power to do away with any medical benefits they dislike.

Tue Feb. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Gingrich and Romney Want to Say Adios to Bilingual Ballots

The GOP front-runners endorse a plan that could disenfranchise millions of voters—including their own.

Mon Jan. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Debate Night: Showdown in South Carolina

With just one more day of campaigning before South Carolina voters head to the polls, the remaining GOP candidates faced off in another—perhaps final—debate.

Thu Jan. 19, 2012 6:00 PM PST

Scalia and Thomas: Who Cares If Your Lawyer Abandons You on Death Row?

Fortunately, the rest of their colleagues disagree.

Thu Jan. 19, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Rick Santorum's Big-Coal Buddies

The "local" company Santorum brags about helping was a coal mining giant that gave him tens of thousands of dollars during and after his time in Congress.

Wed Jan. 11, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Countdown to the New Hampshire Primary

Live coverage from the scene of the first-in-the-nation Republican primary.

Mon Jan. 9, 2012 10:52 AM PST

The Sketchy Plan for Terrorist Suspects

While controversial new legislation could lead to Gitmo tactics on US soil, it may also end up giving more rights to detainees abroad.

Mon Jan. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST

"Can We Drop…the Pious Baloney?"

Newt bears fangs—and other highlights from Sunday's NBC/Facebook debate.

Sun Jan. 8, 2012 7:25 AM PST

"There Are No Classes in America"

And other lowlights from Saturday's GOP presidential debate.

Sat Jan. 7, 2012 6:03 PM PST

Does Posting Jihadist Material Make Tarek Mehanna a Terrorist?

How the outcome of Mehanna's trial could rewrite the line between speech and crime.

Fri Dec. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Another GOP Debate? You Betcha!

Lies, racial profiling, immigration, and more lies at the Republicans' national security debate.

Wed Nov. 23, 2011 12:06 AM PST

The Senate's Detainee Disaster

How the pending defense bill could impede a US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Tue Nov. 22, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Scenes from the GOP's "Commander in Chief" Debate

Michele Bachmann's CIA-ACLU whopper, and other CliffsNotes from Saturday's CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate.

Sun Nov. 13, 2011 10:11 AM PST

CNBC Debate: "Oops," Perry Did It Again

Rick Perry draws a blank, and more lowlights from the latest GOP debate.

Wed Nov. 9, 2011 3:01 PM PST

Top Romney Adviser Tied to Militia That Massacred

How Walid Phares went from advising Lebanese warlords to counseling the GOP front-runner.

Thu Oct. 27, 2011 3:01 AM PDT

The Abdulmutallab Rule

A defense funding bill would mandate military detention of foreign-born terrorism suspects apprehended in the United States.

Fri Oct. 14, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Beating Al Qaeda With Pizza, Cookies, and the Koran

The story of FBI interrogator Ali Soufan is a rebuke to Bush-era torture policy and ongoing Islamophobia.

Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Facing Perry's "Niggerhead" Scandal, Conservatives Slam…Herman Cain

Postracial politics? Yeah, right.

Mon Oct. 3, 2011 9:14 AM PDT

Muslim Groups: FBI Response to Islamophobia Scandal Not Good Enough

The bureau has reached out to Muslim organizations in the wake of embarrassing revelations about its counterterrorism training materials. Critics say that's not enough.

Wed Sep. 28, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

"You Don't Have a Heart"

Rick Perry defends undocumented immigrants, Herman Cain perpetuates an EPA conspiracy theory, Rick Santorum advocates abstinence in the military, and other highlights from Thursday's GOP presidential debate.

Thu Sep. 22, 2011 4:44 PM PDT

There's More to Equality Than Asking and Telling

Despite the historic repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, US service members in same-sex relationships still face a battle for equal rights.

Tue Sep. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The GOP's Plan to Deport Abused Women

A law backed by top House Republicans could lead to the forced removal of undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic violence.

Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT