Adam Serwer

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Adam Serwer

12years ago
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Obama mostly avoids addressing racial issues in Ferguson

Obama called for both sides in Ferguson to “seek to heal rather than to wound each other.”

12years ago
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Ron Johnson can’t save Ferguson

Ron Johnson cannot resolve the issues in Ferguson, which are systemic, not personal.

12years ago
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Why did Ferguson police release the convenience store video?

The convenience store video released by Ferguson police is likely inadmissible in court.

12years ago
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In Ferguson, the blurred line between law enforcement and combat

Surviving non-violent protest in the era of the “warrior cop.”

12years ago
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Same-sex marriage advocates could lose one

Same-sex marriage supporters’ first loss on the federal level could be imminent.

12years ago
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Michael Brown case: Black shooting victims face trial by social media

Even after their deaths, black shooting victims face trial by social media.

12years ago
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Efforts to ban ‘gay conversion’ therapy stall in the states

Efforts to ban so-called “conversion therapy” for minors have stalled even as LGBT rights activists have made gains in other areas.

12years ago
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Rap lyrics not evidence, court rules

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that prosecutors can’t use your rap lyrics against you absent a “strong nexus” to the crime you’re accused of.

12years ago
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Senators angry at CIA redactions to torture report

Democratic senators lashed out at the Central Intelligence Agency Tuesday over redactions to the Senate intelligence committee’s report on Bush-era torture.

12years ago
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US hasn’t taken responsibility for torture yet

Obama said last week that the U.S. has to “take responsibility” for torture, but in six years of his presidency that hasn’t happened.