Adam Serwer is a senior editor covering politics at The Atlantic.
Biography
editAdam Serwer is biracial. His mother is Jacquelyn Days Serwer, PhD, an African-American art historian and Chief Curator of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution. His father is Daniel Serwer, PhD, a Jewish scientist and historian who served as Vice President of the United States Institute of Peace. [1]
Adam Serwer has reported for several publications including MSNBC, Buzzfeed, and Mother Jones.[1] In 2012, he was named The Root 100 honoree.[2][3] In 2014, Buzzfeed hired Serwer as its national editor and he moved to work at their headquarters in New York.[4][5][6] In August 2016, he began working for The Atlantic and is currently a senior editor covering politics.[7][8] He is a regular critic of the Republican Party under President Donald Trump, and has stated Trump's election and presidency are due in part to widespread racism and white nationalism.[9][10][11][12] Several of his articles have been widely discussed, including "The Cruelty is the Point" which argues that cruelty by the Trump Administration is a tool being used on purpose,[13][14][15] and "The Nationalist's Delusion" which is about Trumpism and its related to racism.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Adam Serwer writes the definitive piece on Trumpism". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ Authors. "Adam Serwer: Success Is Not Your Own". The Root. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Adam Serwer is an editor on a mission to empower readers". rollingout.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Adam Serwer named Buzzfeed national editor". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Adam Serwer is BuzzFeed's new national editor". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "BuzzFeed Trades Up". Washington Monthly. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Adam Serwer To Join The Atlantic - Cision". Cision. 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "The Atlantic Adds Adam Serwer, Siddhartha Mahanta". Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ ""Scale of Awfulness" with Adam Serwer and Lizzie O'Leary | Crooked Media". Crooked Media. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "The Atlantic's Adam Serwer tells Jordan Klepper how to know who Donald Trump really is". www.avclub.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Liberals' clueless crusade against far-right extremists". 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ Author defends calling Trump supporters cruel - CNN Video, retrieved 2018-10-20
- ^ "This Cruelty Can't Be Ours". 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ Loofbourow, Lili. "In America, Those Who Earn Their Anger Are Often the Ones Who Are Punished for It". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Trump's New Attack on Transgender People Is Another Sign It's About the Cruelty Itself". Esquire. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Serwer Error: Misunderstanding Trump Voters - Quillette". Quillette. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "A Look at the Alt-Right One Year after Charlottesville | National Review". National Review. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-06.