Blog Profile / Adam Serwer
| URL : | http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/adam_serwer | |
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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Human Rights | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3680 | |
| Posts / Week: | 28.1 | |
| Archived Since: | November 19, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Do Parties Really Need to Rebrand Themselves?
The Republican "rebranding" effort may be on temporary hiatus as all the party's factions come together in the vain hope that they may finally have something to impeach Barack Obama over, but as soon as these various non-scandals, faux-scandals,...Show More Summary
Washington, Colorado, and the Headaches of a Legal High
When Colorado and Washington State passed ballot measures legalizing marijuana last November, they weren’t just the first states in the country to do so—they were the first governments in the world to do so. While other nations and states,...Show More Summary
Conservative Billionaires, Oppressed by Liberal Thugs
Fear not, billionaire super PAC and 501(c)(4) funders. You may feel oppressed, you may fear the pitchforks and torches of the unwashed masses gathering at the gate of your manse, you may wake in the night in a cold sweat and bellow to...Show More Summary
Queers Bash Back
AP Photo/Jason DeCrow
Members of the LGBT community and their supporters gather to protest a string anti-gay attacks, including the fatal shooting of 32-year old Mark Carson on Saturday.
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The Ted Cruz Immigration Shuffle
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National Journal’s Beth Reinhard has a great look at Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s transformation from pro-immigration policy advisor for George W. Bush, to right-wing, fire-breathing opponent of reform.
When he was...Show More Summary
The Forever War, Still Forever
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File
T oday, President Obama gives what has been billed as major address on the status of the War On Terror, a term the Obama administration doesn't use but that is still how we refer to the efforts theShow More Summary
The New New Haven
Major Ruth became a civic leader because he made a promise to his neighbor, Brian Wingate. Both had moved to the Beaver Hills section of New Haven, Connecticut, in 2003. A neighborhood of aging single--family homes that had seen better...Show More Summary
Ringside Seat: First Sanford, Now Weiner?
Will Anthony Weiner be able to pull a Mark Sanford in the upcoming New York City mayoral race? He certainly hopes so. If you remember from a few weeks ago, Mark Sanford was the disgraced former South Carolina governor who rocketed back to political relevance after winning a special election for a vacant House seat. Show More Summary
Bin Laden Photos to Stay Hidden
Remember the Bin Laden photos? When the al-Qaeda leader was killed two years ago, people immediately began asking whether the world would ever get to see an image of his body. At first, then-CIA director Leon Panetta said photos would be released, but President Obama overruled him. Show More Summary
Star Bleck
Q uick quiz: which movie currently in theaters does worst by a beloved national classic, "modernizing" it in ways that violate everything people cherished about the original? If you picked Star Trek Into Darkness, let's have a beer one of these days. Show More Summary
I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore, Keystone
AP Photo/Elise Amendola
I t’s rare for environmental organizations to lead outside spending in an election. Even the largest don't have that much cash to burn. But in last month's Senate primary in Massachusetts, no other interest group spent more. Show More Summary
A River Runs Through It
Dennis Chamberlin
T o get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds into the Gulf of Mexico. Show More Summary
Confirm Cordray Already!
The Senate confirmation vote on Richard Cordray this week won’t have much to do with Richard Cordray. As I wrote when the Senate Banking Committee considered the Cordray nomination back in March, nobody disputes the idea that the former...Show More Summary
Mr. Smith Is Vaporized in the Fire of a Thousand Suns
It hasn't gotten too much attention given the other things that are going on, but there is a battle looming this summer over the filibuster, one that could be a significant milestone in the already poisonous relationship between the parties on Capitol Hill. Show More Summary
How the "Obama Recovery" Makes Scandals Irrelevant
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
President Barack Obama waves to the crowd at his election night party celebrating his victory over challenger Mitt Romney.
Do you remember Mitt Romney’s election-year promise to create 12 million jobs during...Show More Summary
Disaster at Close Range
As the reports from Oklahoma got worse and worse Monday afternoon, it was increasingly hard not to take some emotional distance. “Why didn’t they leave?” I asked myself of the Moore, Oklahoma’s residents as the death toll began to climb. Show More Summary
Naming Names in the Dodd Frank Mess
As we trudge through the swamp of disappointment that characterizes Dodd-Frank implementation, the liberal commentariat has lately seized upon a new meme; Wall Street lobbyists are responsible for gutting Dodd-Frank behind closed doors. Show More Summary
If at First You Don't Succeed, Bomb, Bomb Again
AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi
I n testimony last week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman made clear the U.S. would continue to look...Show More Summary
Patty Murray in 19 Takes
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
No. 1: The Fixer
Patty Murray may be the dullest, most unremarkable member of the United States Senate. Two decades in, she lacks any major legislation to her name, isn’t associated with an issue, rarely appears...Show More Summary
Michelle Obama Sends the Wrong Message
Over the weekend, the Obamas—both Barack and Michelle—gave commencement speeches to historically black colleges and universities. At Bowie State University in Maryland, the First Lady mixed praise and encouragement with the kind of...Show More Summary