Alex Henderson

 

Journalist, Political Reporter, Cultural  Critic, Editor/Proofreader

Alex V. Henderson
Philadelphia, PA
vixenatrixx@gmail.com

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AlterNet

2010-2022


NEWS & POLITICS

Pro-Putin, Anti-Gay and QAnon: Meet Delaware’s Most Embarrassing Republican 

March 4, 2022


NEWS & POLITICS

Christian Nationalists’ End Game May Not Be Abortion and Roe v. Wade 

September 3, 2021


NEWS & POLITICS

Why ISIS and the Taliban Really Hate Each Other

August 26, 2021



NEWS & POLITICS

The Latest Ignorant MAGA Culture War Attack: Demonizing ‘the Childless Left'

August 13, 2021



NEWS & POLITICS

The Evolution of Elise Stefanik: The More Powerful She Becomes, the Worse She Becomes

August 2, 2021



NEWS & POLITICS

'Trump in Heels': Meet Virginia's Far-right Gubernatorial Candidate Who Praised Capitol Rioters as 'Patriots'

March 21, 2021




NEWS & POLITICS

The 21st Century Has Been Insanely Turbulent — and the Storm Is Only Going to Continue  

March 5, 2021



NEWS & POLITICS

Far-right White Evangelicals Will Miss Trump Dearly — Even Though He Knows Next to Nothing About the Bible  

December 18, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Democrats Have a Florida Problem — But It Isn’t Insurmountable

December 11, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Survivor of the Jonestown Massacre Compares Trump to Jim Jones: ‘The Rhetoric Is So Similar'

November 19, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Blue Wave or Not, Expect to See a Lot of Mitch McConnell in 2021  

October 23, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

How Moral Majority Founder Jerry Falwell, Sr. Helped Pave the Way for Trumpism and the White Nationalist Horrors of the Trump Era               

September 4, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here’s Why Trump’s Disdain for Military Heroes Is Totally Consistent With His View of the World              

September 4, 2020




NEWS & POLITICS

Medical Experts Slam Joni Ernst for Echoing QAnon Conspiracy Theory That COVID-19 Death Count is Exaggerated: ‘Truly Unconscionable’              

September 2, 2020




NEWS & POLITICS

New Swing State Polls Show a Strong Path for Biden — But Also Highlight His Most Worrying Areas             

September 1, 2020




NEWS & POLITICS

Far-right Trump Supporters in Ohio Want to Impeach GOP Gov. DeWine for Trying to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus             

August 25, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Donald Trump Has a Long History of Questioning the Citizenship of Non-white Politicians             

August 14, 2020


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NEWS & POLITICS

How a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Won a Georgia GOP Congressional Primary Battle with the Help of Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan             

August 12, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Trump Is Making an Overtly Racist Appeal to White Suburban Voters — But Here’s What He Doesn’t Understand About Modern Suburbia             

August 7, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 4 Reasons Why Richard Nixon Would Be Way Too Liberal For the Crazy GOP and Trump Supporters of 2020          

August 7, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

‘From Hell, Jim Jones Rejoices’: Famous Anti-Cult Attorney Explains What Trump Has in Common With Notorious People’s Temple Leader           

August 3, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Senate Hopeful Kris Kobach — Bankrolled by Billionaire Peter Thiel — Says Coronavirus Numbers are ‘Being Cooked’ to Hurt Trump          

July 28, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Trump’s Suburban Outreach Is Simply Naked Racism — Right Out of the Nixon and Wallace Playbook        

July 17, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Jeff Sessions Fights for His Political Survival in Alabama GOP Primary           

July 14, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 4 Red States Where Joe Biden Is Shockingly Competitive With Trump                

July 13, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 of the Most Stunning Details from Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book       

July 7, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Clarence Thomas Claims Roe v. Wade Doesn’t Have a ‘Shred’ of Constitutional Support     

July 1, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Could Biden Really Win in Texas? It's Not Out of the Question

June 26, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Trump is Attacking Biden’s Verbal Slip-up — But Here Are 10 of His Own Embarrassing Gaffes   

June 26, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 Key Facts About Antifa That Trump and Right-Wing Media Are Painfully Unaware Of   

June 12, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 of the Ugliest Moments in the Steve King Hall of Shame 

June 5, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 Hip-Hop Classics That Are Totally Relevant to the George Floyd Protests of 2020

June 5, 2020


NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 7 of the Many Former Administration Officials Trump Has Trashed 

June 4, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are Six Key Moments from the Coronavirus Whistleblower's Bombshell Testimony 

May 15, 2020


 

NEWS & POLITICS

Trump Complains That Female CBS Journalists Aren't More Like a 1950s Housewife: 'It Wasn't Donna Reed'   

May 5, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Shows That Christian White Nationalism Is a Much Greater Threat to the U.S.Than Radical Islam 

April 17, 2020



ECONOMY

Yes, Donald Trump and His Supporters Are to Blame

March 20, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here’s Why the Fear of Medical Bankruptcy Could Make the Spread of Coronavirus Even Worse in the U.S.  

February 28, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are Some Far-Right Reactionaries the Term 'OK, Boomer' Was Perfectly Designed For

January 1, 2020



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 of the Wildest Moments in the House’s First Public Impeachment Hearing 

November 13, 2019



ECONOMY

No, the Economy Isn't Working Well for All Americans — and a New Survey Proves It 

October 25, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 4 Important Facts About the Late Rep. Elijah Cummings

October 17, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Trump's Most Reliable and Obsequious Sycophants

September 20, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 of the Darkest Factors in Justice Clarence Thomas’ Crusade to Drag the Supreme Court to the Far Right    

July 12, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Here's Why Trump's Ideal Lawyer, Roy Cohn, Was Such a Vile Figure in U.S. Politics—and Why His Name Lives in Infamy  

April 19, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Here's Why President Trump Probably Respects Nancy Pelosi a Lot More Than Sean Hannity 

January 25, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

'Dirty Trickster' Revealed: Here Are 5 of the Sleaziest Things Roger Stone Did Before Joining the Trump Campaign 

January 25, 2019




NEWS & POLITICS

Trump 'Sounds Like a Mob Boss': Here Are 5 Movie Gangsters That the President Mimics     

January 24, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Not Just Civil Rights: Here Are 5 Vitally Important Positions Dr. Martin Luther King Took on Economic Justice 

January 21, 2019




NEWS & POLITICS

Some Federal Workers Are Turning to Food Pantries Out of Desperation as Government Shutdown Drags On    

January 9, 2019



NEWS & POLITICS

Don't Believe the Right-Wing Fear-Mongering About Turning into Venezuela—Here's What Democratic Socialists Actually Want       

December 19, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Trump's Worst Legal Nightmare Isn't Robert Mueller: Meet Letitia James       

December 14, 2018


 

NEWS & POLITICS

Here Are 5 Ways President Trump Behaves Like the Leader of a Corrupt Banana Republic   

November 21, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Soy Boy Conspiracy Theory: Why the Alt-Right Believes Soybeans Are Part of a Vast Left-Wing Plot Against Manhood 

November 13, 2018


 

NEWS & POLITICS

The Need for Free Expression: Here Are 5 Highlights of Jamal Khashoggi's Final Column  

October 20, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Ruthless Determination of Mitch McConnell 

September 14, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Evolution of Rudy Giuliani: How He Went from 'America's Mayor' to Mindless Trump Apologist      

August 21, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Will the End of the U.S. Empire Be a Soft Landing or a Total Collapse?     

August 20, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

RESPECT: Here Are 5 of Aretha Franklin's Most Important Contributions to Civil Rights    

August 16, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

What Happens in November Could Mean the Difference Between Outlawing Abortion in Some States and Outlawing It Nationwide   

August 2, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

New York City Voters Will Be Choosing Between a Rockefeller Republican and a Democratic Socialist This November 

August 1, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

This Texas Man Has Been  Behind Bars 4 Years As he Continues to Await Trial in  War on Drugs 

July 27, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Bernie Sanders' Progressive Movement Is Influencing Democratic Political Campaigns All Over the U.S.

July 26, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Here's Why Right-Wingers Are So Threatened by Hearing Foreign Languages in the Trump Era

July 10, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Sex, Trump and the Supreme Court: Here Are 8 Seminal Decisions Trump's Far-Right Appointees Could Reverse

July 6, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Waffle House's Far-Right Politics

May 21, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Horrifying Truth About Starbucks

May 21, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The GOP's Contempt for Public Education

April 10, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

5 Ways Liberals and Progressives Shame the Poor Without Even Realizing It 

April 6, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Proof the American Dream Has Been Indefinitely Deferred 

March 21, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You've Been Led to Believe 

March 6, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Brutal Reality of Being Poor in America the Super-Rich Won't Acknowledge

February 4, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Astonishing Numbers Behind the Republican Crusader Against Pregnant Women  

January 27, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Staggering Irony of Trump's Fascination with Norway 

January 20, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

America's Health Care System is an International Disgrace, and It's Only Getting Worse

January 3, 2018



NEWS & POLITICS

The Crisis Ahead: The U.S. Is No Place for Older Men and Women 

December 12, 2017



NEWS & POLITICS

8 Heinous Acts of White Nationalist Terror, Most of Them Just This Year

October 20, 2017



NEWS & POLITICS

8 Horror Stories From Trump's Radicalized and Empowered ICE Agency

September 1, 2017



POLITICS

5 Wingnuts and Reactionaries Bill Maher Has Made Peace With in the Last Year Alone 

June 27, 2017



PERSONAL HEALTH

9 of the Most Staggeringly Awful Statements Republicans Have Made About Health Care Just This Year 

May 30, 2017



ECONOMY

Debt Collector Abuse Is Raging in the Trump Era

May 12, 2017



THE RIGHT WING

Republicans Are Determined to Shred Employer Provided Health Care

April 17, 2017



LABOR

One of the worst trends in Red-State Politics Is Coming to a Blue State Near You

March 10, 2017 



PERSONAL HEALTH

6 Diseases That Could Skyrocker or Become Far More Deadly If the Affordable Care Act Is Repealed

February 21, 2017



ECONOMY

8 Countries Where Rampant Inequality Has Led to Violence

July 14, 2016




ECONOMY

10 Economic Woes Generation X Faces

July 1, 2016



LABOR

Sick at Work Work: Staggering Numbers of Americans Go to Work With Bad Colds or Flu

May 30, 2016




ECONOMY

Millions Now Understand That Capitalism Needs Socialism to Work, Which Is Why Bernie Is So Popular

May 21, 2016


 

THE RIGHT WING 

3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP-Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States Why Homelessness Is More Common Now Than Just 20 Years Ago

May 10, 2016




ECONOMY

10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is More Common Now Than Just 20 Years Ago

April 15, 2016



TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT

11 Terrible Right-Wing Laws and Ideas Pushed by Far-Right Republicans Near You 

March 17, 2016 



ECONOMY

8 Reasons a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Be Great for Trump Supporters

December 17, 2015



ECONOMY

10 Things to Never, Ever Say to Someone Struggling Financially

September 17, 2015



RELIGION

10 People Who Turned Against Scientology and Revealed Its Bizarre Secrets

July 1, 2015


NEWS & POLITICS

10 Companies That Act Like They Hate Their Customers

June 11, 2015


NEWS & POLITICS

5 States Where Christian Right Homophobes Got Their Comeuppance

 May 13, 2015


NEWS & POLITICS

10 Obnoxious Right-Wing Moralists Who Were Caught with Their Pants Down

 May 8, 2015


ECONOMY

More Nails in the Coffin of the Middle Class  
April, 22, 2015



NEWS & POLITICS

Jailed for Charging a Cell Phone?: 7 Cruelest Instances of Class Warfare in America

 April 8, 2015



NEWS & POLITICS

Army of God? 6 Modern-Day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About

April 1, 2015



NEWS AND POLITICS

9 Things Many Americans Just Don't Grasp (Compared to the Rest of the World)

March 25, 2015


MEDIA

Bill O'Reilly's Meltown and the 10 Most Disgraceful Moments from the Fox News Hall of Shame

February 26, 2015



NEWS & POLITICS

9 Surprising Industries Profiting Handsomely from America's Insane Prison System 

February 18, 2015




WORLD

7 Fascist Regimes Enthusiastically Supported by America

February 4, 2015


NEWS AND POLITICS

What Happens When a Civilian Kills a Cop in Self-Defense?

January 21, 2015


NEWS & POLITICS

The Hunger Capital of America: 10 Cities Where an Appalling Number of Americans Don't Have Enough Food

January 7, 2015


ECONOMY

10 Economic Trends that Spell Doom for America's Workers

November 7, 2014


CIVIL LIBERTIES

Police Raid on Okra Plants? 10 Totally Pointless SWAT Raid Nightmares

October 15, 2014



TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT

10 Ways Conservatives Sell Their Failed Policies

September 24, 2014



TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT

10 Republican Red States That Mooch Off Coastal Liberal States

September 17, 2014


TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT

10 Most Inhumane Laws Courtesy of Southern Republicans

September 3, 2014 



FOOD

10 Ways Life in America Encourages Obesity

 July 31, 2014


BELIEF

8 Religious People Who Were Not Oppressors

July 10, 2014



WORLD

10 Things Europe Does Way Better Than America

July 9, 2014


 

ECONOMY

6 Things That Should Never Be Privatized

May 26, 2014



PERSONAL HEALTH

10 Foods That Were Touted As Health Miracles, Then Villifed As Health Hazards

May 16, 2014



ECONOMY

How You'll Get Screwed If Conservatives Kill the U.S. Postal Service

May 14, 2014



ECONOMY

6 States Where Non-Wealthy Rural White People Actually Vote in Their Economic Interests Instead of Jamie Dimon's

May 13, 2014


PERSONAL HEALTH

The Ten Most Obese States in America, and the Right-Wing Policies That Promote Poor Health  

April 16, 2014


BELIEF

9 Absurd Religious Right Attempts to Seem Sexy and Hip

February 20, 2014



ECONOMY

6 Financial Monsters That Have Only Gotten Bigger After Destroying the Economy

February 12, 2014 

 

 

 


 

 




 

ECONOMY

How the GOP Is Literally Killing Its Voters  

November 20, 2013


CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKPLACE

McDowell County, USA Has Close to Haiti's Life Expectancy: Welcome to Third World America

October 16, 2013


NEWS & POLITICS

10 Past Republicans Who Would Never Make It In Today's Insane GOP  

September 26, 2013


CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKPLACE    

10 Reasons Millennials Are the Screwed Generation

September 12, 2013


ECONOMY

10 Ways America Has Come to Resemble a Banana Republic

September 5, 2013


DRUGS

10 Shocking Examples of the Police Killing Innocent People in the War on Drugs

August 21, 2013


SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

10 Key Court Decisions That Prevent Right-Wing Christians from Controlling Your Sex Life

December 20, 2012




SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

The Right-Wing's 20 Biggest Sex Hypocrites: The ones who scream the loudest about how godly they are often turn out to be the exact opposite.

May 3, 2012


SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

Five Countries That Do It Better: How Sexual Prudery Makes America a Less Healthy and Happy Place

April 12, 2012


SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

The Bible Belt's Love Affair With (Gay and Straight) Porn

March 13, 2012


SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

Rise of the Dominatrix: How to Make $300 an Hour Doing Sex Work....Without Having Sex

December 26, 2011


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TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT

Fighting the Culture Wars With Hate, Violence and Even Bullets: Meet the Most Extreme of the Radical Christians

June 27, 2011


ECONOMY

'Am I Going to Have to Kill You?': The Horrific Ways Abusive Debt Collectors Threaten and Harass Their Victims

April 17, 2011


CULTURE

Living the Good Life in Europe: Ex-Pats Enjoy Better Health, Schools

March 1, 2011


 SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

Women Who Like to Be Dominated in Bed: Talking to BDSM Submissives

October 27, 2010


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GENDER

How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the Traditional Family They Claim to Treasure

August 30, 2010



 

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Philadelphia, PA
vixenatrixx@gmail.com

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