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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Adamize: Live From Tampa Edition
Fri Aug. 31, 2012 8:50 AM PDT

Ann Romney and the Subversive Conservatism of ABC's 'Modern Family'
Wed Aug. 29, 2012 1:48 PM PDT

The 5 Weirdest Bits in the 2012 GOP Platform
Wed Aug. 29, 2012 9:06 AM PDT

GOP Platform: Bring Back DADT, Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Wed Aug. 29, 2012 7:38 AM PDT

Draft GOP Platform Defends Anti-Gay Laws in Africa
Mon Aug. 27, 2012 8:24 AM PDT

What to Make of Mitt Romney's Birther Joke?
Fri Aug. 24, 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Kris Kobach Tells Mitt Romney How It's Going to be on Immigration
Thu Aug. 23, 2012 1:05 PM PDT

Poll: Republicans Really Aren't Big Fans of Arabs or Muslims
Thu Aug. 23, 2012 11:13 AM PDT

SF Public Transit Battles Anti-Muslim Ad Campaign
Mon Aug. 20, 2012 7:00 AM PDT

What the Right Gets Wrong About the FRC Shooting
Fri Aug. 17, 2012 7:26 AM PDT

The US Government Can Track Your Location at Any Time Without a Warrant
Thu Aug. 16, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

FBI Sting Lawsuit Blocked by "State Secrets" Doctrine
Wed Aug. 15, 2012 9:17 AM PDT

No, Chicago Is Not More Dangerous Than Afghanistan
Wed Aug. 15, 2012 7:48 AM PDT

Bloggingheads: Adamize
Mon Aug. 13, 2012 8:35 AM PDT

Andrew McCarthy's Defense of McCarthyism
Thu Aug. 9, 2012 3:27 PM PDT

Buzzfeed's Chemical Romance
Fri Aug. 3, 2012 9:39 AM PDT

Mitt Romney's Reading Comprehension Problem
Thu Aug. 2, 2012 7:53 AM PDT

Expert: Conservatives' Favorite Study on Same-Sex Parents Is "Bullshit"
Mon Jul. 30, 2012 5:55 AM PDT

In Defense of Chick-Fil-A
Thu Jul. 26, 2012 9:19 AM PDT

Romney's "You Didn't Build That" Fails
Tue Jul. 24, 2012 8:15 AM PDT

Politicizing Tragedy and the Aurora Theater Shooting
Fri Jul. 20, 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Romney's New Spanish-Language Ad Says Absolutely Nothing
Thu Jul. 19, 2012 1:15 PM PDT

Scalia Disagrees With Republicans on Disclosure
Thu Jul. 19, 2012 8:06 AM PDT

McCain Blasts Bachmann for Her Anti-Muslim McCarthyism
Wed Jul. 18, 2012 12:45 PM PDT

ACLU to Obama: You Can't Just Vaporize Americans Without Judicial Process
Wed Jul. 18, 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Limbaugh: New Batman Film Is an Anti-Romney Conspiracy
Tue Jul. 17, 2012 2:00 PM PDT

The Right's Anti-Muslim Crankery Has Real Consequences
Tue Jul. 17, 2012 1:36 PM PDT

The Romney Ad That Shouldn't Have Been Taken Down
Tue Jul. 17, 2012 9:20 AM PDT

What We Know About Romney and Bain, Explained
Fri Jul. 13, 2012 1:00 PM PDT

Romney Gets Booed, Limbaugh Race-Baits
Thu Jul. 12, 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Romney's Bain Story Is Falling Apart
Thu Jul. 12, 2012 8:10 AM PDT

Romney Falls Flat in NAACP Appearance
Wed Jul. 11, 2012 10:54 AM PDT

NYPD Spokesman Pwned in ProPublica's Comments
Wed Jul. 11, 2012 7:43 AM PDT

The Battle for Marriage Equality Is Officially On in Maryland
Wed Jul. 11, 2012 6:57 AM PDT

Your Smartphone Is Spying on You
Mon Jul. 9, 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Has the Supreme Court's Political Dynamic Shifted?
Tue Jul. 3, 2012 7:48 AM PDT

Conservatives Still Freaking Out Over Roberts' Vote
Mon Jul. 2, 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Lawsuit Accuses GOP Donor Adelson of Pursuing "Prostitution Strategy" In His Hotels
Fri Jun. 29, 2012 1:56 PM PDT

No, Roberts' Ruling Didn't Doom Liberalism
Thu Jun. 28, 2012 3:20 PM PDT

Romney Hasn't Been Consistent on "Amnesty" For Unauthorized Immigrants
Wed Jun. 27, 2012 8:45 AM PDT

How Jan Brewer and Many Others Got the Supreme Court's Immigration Ruling Wrong
Tue Jun. 26, 2012 8:32 AM PDT

Scalia Cites Slavery-Era Laws in Immigration Dissent
Mon Jun. 25, 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Obama Immigration Speech: Latinos Should Blame Republicans for Blocking Immigration Reform
Fri Jun. 22, 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Does Obama Have a Plan for Immigration Reform?
Fri Jun. 22, 2012 9:45 AM PDT

Romney to Latinos: It Wasn't Me
Thu Jun. 21, 2012 11:42 AM PDT

Citizens United vs. Sideboob
Thu Jun. 21, 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Study: Media Used Conservative Memes To Cover Obamacare
Wed Jun. 20, 2012 12:48 PM PDT

National Review: Still Publishing Bigoted Contributors
Tue Jun. 19, 2012 2:00 AM PDT

Scalia Changes His Mind on Key Obamacare Precedent
Mon Jun. 18, 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Republicans' Bad-Faith Objections to Letting DREAMers Stay
Mon Jun. 18, 2012 10:46 AM PDT

BioShock Infinite: An American History Lesson Where You Get to Blow Shit Up

Video game visionary Ken Levine on the nerd mainstream, screen violence, and mining the past for narrative.

Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Conservative Immigration Scholar: Black and Hispanic Immigrants Are Dumber Than European Immigrants

Jason Richwine, who coauthored a Heritage Foundation study on immigration, didn't just argue that certain minorities are dumber in his scholarship—he also said it at a public panel.

Wed May. 8, 2013 4:50 PM PDT

Feds Arrest 3 New Suspects in Connection With Boston Bombings

Two college students are charged with removing evidence from an alleged bomber's room; another is charged with making false statements.

Wed May. 1, 2013 9:16 AM PDT

Can Obama Stop the Uprising at Gitmo?

Human rights advocates and now even one senator says the administration could end the hunger strike by resuming transfers of detainees out of Gitmo.

Tue Apr. 30, 2013 8:09 AM PDT

Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution?

As New York City defends its controversial policing policy in court, here's what you need to know.

Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

24-Hour Shifts and Deportation Threats: The World of US Guest Workers

The Senate immigration bill is supposed to fix a program plagued by abuses. But is a new visa category enough?

Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

What These Tweets Tell Us About Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

They include statements about Islam, observations on pop culture, a boast about beer pong, and trash talk about women.

Fri Apr. 19, 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged With Using WMD

Boston returns to normal as bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged.

Thu Apr. 18, 2013 2:39 PM PDT

Not Every Republican Hates Obama's Progressive Labor Secretary Nominee

Thomas Perez, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, has won support from some unlikely places.

Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Arab American on Boston Marathon: "Everyone in This Room Is Holding Their Breath"

The catch-22 of Monday's bombing weighed heavily at an Arab American gala in Washington on Tuesday night.

Wed Apr. 17, 2013 11:25 AM PDT

The Government Didn't Shut Down Cell Service in Boston. But With SOP 303, It Could Have.

Wed Apr. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Gitmo Hunger Strike May Be the Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in the Camp's History

Nearly half a decade after the president vowed to close the prison, 166 men are still detained there.

Wed Apr. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Bitcoin, Explained

Everything you need to know about the new electronic currency.

Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Whatever Happened to the Obama Administration's Review of NYPD Spying?

A year ago, Attorney General Eric Holder promised Congress the Justice Department would consider investigating the NYPD's spying on Muslims. Since then, crickets.

Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Game of Thrones' Lionesses of Winter

Forget "sexposition." In Season 3, the GOT writers have put the women of the Seven Kingdoms on top.

Sun Mar. 31, 2013 8:50 AM PDT

MIA at the Supreme Court: DOMA Lawyer's Most Homophobic Arguments

The attorney supporting the Defense of Marriage Act never made his most controversial arguments—a sign that the anti-gay forces can't defend their own rhetoric.

Fri Mar. 29, 2013 8:13 AM PDT

Here Are the 7 Worst Things Antonin Scalia Has Said or Written About Homosexuality

This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments about equal rights for gay Americans. But we already know what Scalia thinks.

Tue Mar. 26, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The GOP Wants to Use This Bizarre Case to Scuttle Obama's Most Progressive Cabinet Nominee

Inside the case that made conservatives hate Thomas Perez.

Fri Mar. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Shocker: Civil Rights Agency Did Not Discriminate Against Conservatives, Whites

But even so, Republicans will find some ammo in a new report on the Justice Department's civil rights division.

Wed Mar. 13, 2013 8:03 AM PDT

A Labor Secretary Pick Progressives Will Love—and Republicans Will Hate

Thomas Perez, Obama's pick for the post, boasts an aggressive record on civil rights—which is why Republicans will try to stop him.

Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Supreme Court Poised to Declare Racism Over

Conservative justices on the high court look set to scrap a key part of the Voting Rights Act.

Wed Feb. 27, 2013 12:48 PM PST

Chief Justice Roberts' Long War Against the Voting Rights Act

Roberts has been a critic of the Voting Rights Act for 30 years. Now he will help decide whether the law's most important section lives or dies.

Wed Feb. 27, 2013 4:01 AM PST

5 Questions John Brennan Dodged in His CIA Confirmation Hearing

President Obama's nominee for CIA chief knows his way around an interrogation.

Thu Feb. 7, 2013 4:57 PM PST

Hardliners Killed Bush's Immigration Reform. Can They Stop Obama's?

"No military plan survives contact with the enemy," warns one anti-immigration activist.

Thu Jan. 31, 2013 4:01 AM PST

The Rubio Immigration Plan Conservatives Love Looks a Lot Like Obama's

The GOP senator proposes Obama's immigration reform plan; conservatives melt.

Tue Jan. 15, 2013 1:59 PM PST

14 Ways Obama Can Push Gun Control Without Congress

Forget the House of Representatives. Here’s what the White House can do right now.

Mon Jan. 14, 2013 4:06 AM PST

The GOP's Anti-Muslim Wing Is in Retreat

Why Republicans finally seem to be distancing themselves from the Muslim-bashers in their midst.

Thu Jan. 3, 2013 4:06 AM PST

Abortion-Rights Groups: Hagel's Views Not a Dealbreaker for Pentagon Post

The Republican ex-senator, who Obama is reportedly considering nominating as Secretary of Defense, repeatedly voted to deny American servicewomen access to abortion.

Fri Dec. 28, 2012 2:09 PM PST

Defense Bill Includes Broadened Version of Todd Akin's Anti-Gay Provision

"It's going to generate endless issues," one expert warns.

Thu Dec. 20, 2012 4:06 AM PST

Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin Now Going After Gay Troops

The controversial congressman, who lost a Senate race in November after explaining how victims of "legitimate rape" don't get pregnant, is going out with a bang.

Tue Dec. 18, 2012 7:50 AM PST

Why Your Kindle Is an Open Book to the Government

Before you buy that e-reader as a Chistmas or Hannukah present, read this.

Fri Dec. 14, 2012 7:22 AM PST

A Plan to Stop the Feds From Reading Your Emails

Four lawmakers are trying to put a stop to warrantless spying.

Tue Dec. 11, 2012 7:51 AM PST

Susan Rice: A Victim of GOP Hypocrisy?

Senate Republicans had two very different reactions to administration officials named Rice who were accused of misleading the public.

Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:13 AM PST

Will Congress Protect Your Inbox From Warrantless Snooping?

The Senate takes up a major privacy bill that will decide whether the government needs to meet the same standard to scour your Gmail account as it does to search your underwear drawer.

Wed Nov. 28, 2012 8:02 AM PST

The Real Reason You Should Care About the Petraeus Affair: Privacy

If the CIA director couldn't keep his emails secret, neither can you.

Thu Nov. 15, 2012 4:03 AM PST