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Alex V. Henderson
Philadelphia, PA
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AlterNet
2010-2021
NEWS & POLITICS
Why ISIS and the Taliban Really Hate Each Other
NEWS & POLITICS
The Latest Ignorant MAGA Culture War Attack: Demonizing ‘the Childless Left'
NEWS & POLITICS
The Evolution of Elise Stefanik: The More Powerful She Becomes, the Worse She Becomes
NEWS & POLITICS
'Trump in Heels': Meet Virginia's Far-right Gubernatorial Candidate Who Praised Capitol Rioters as 'Patriots'
NEWS & POLITICS
The 21st Century Has Been Insanely Turbulent — and the Storm Is Only Going to Continue
NEWS & POLITICS
Far-right White Evangelicals Will Miss Trump Dearly — Even Though He Knows Next to Nothing About the Bible
NEWS & POLITICS
Democrats Have a Florida Problem — But It Isn’t Insurmountable
NEWS & POLITICS
Survivor of the Jonestown Massacre Compares Trump to Jim Jones: ‘The Rhetoric Is So Similar'
NEWS & POLITICS
Blue Wave or Not, Expect to See a Lot of Mitch McConnell in 2021
NEWS & POLITICS
How Moral Majority Founder Jerry Falwell, Sr. Helped Pave the Way for Trumpism and the White Nationalist Horrors of the Trump Era
NEWS & POLITICS
Here’s Why Trump’s Disdain for Military Heroes Is Totally Consistent With His View of the World
NEWS & POLITICS
Medical Experts Slam Joni Ernst for Echoing QAnon Conspiracy Theory That COVID-19 Death Count is Exaggerated: ‘Truly Unconscionable’
NEWS & POLITICS
New Swing State Polls Show a Strong Path for Biden — But Also Highlight His Most Worrying Areas
NEWS & POLITICS
Far-right Trump Supporters in Ohio Want to Impeach GOP Gov. DeWine for Trying to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus
NEWS & POLITICS
Donald Trump Has a Long History of Questioning the Citizenship of Non-white Politicians
NEWS & POLITICS
How a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Won a Georgia GOP Congressional Primary Battle with the Help of Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump Is Making an Overtly Racist Appeal to White Suburban Voters — But Here’s What He Doesn’t Understand About Modern Suburbia
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 4 Reasons Why Richard Nixon Would Be Way Too Liberal For the Crazy GOP and Trump Supporters of 2020
NEWS & POLITICS
‘From Hell, Jim Jones Rejoices’: Famous Anti-Cult Attorney Explains What Trump Has in Common With Notorious People’s Temple Leader
NEWS & POLITICS
Senate Hopeful Kris Kobach — Bankrolled by Billionaire Peter Thiel — Says Coronavirus Numbers are ‘Being Cooked’ to Hurt Trump
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump’s Suburban Outreach Is Simply Naked Racism — Right Out of the Nixon and Wallace Playbook
NEWS & POLITICS
Jeff Sessions Fights for His Political Survival in Alabama GOP Primary
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 4 Red States Where Joe Biden Is Shockingly Competitive With Trump
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 of the Most Stunning Details from Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book
NEWS & POLITICS
Clarence Thomas Claims Roe v. Wade Doesn’t Have a ‘Shred’ of Constitutional Support
NEWS & POLITICS
Could Biden Really Win in Texas? It's Not Out of the Question
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump is Attacking Biden’s Verbal Slip-up — But Here Are 10 of His Own Embarrassing Gaffes
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 Key Facts About Antifa That Trump and Right-Wing Media Are Painfully Unaware Of
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 of the Ugliest Moments in the Steve King Hall of Shame
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 Hip-Hop Classics That Are Totally Relevant to the George Floyd Protests of 2020
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 7 of the Many Former Administration Officials Trump Has Trashed
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are Six Key Moments from the Coronavirus Whistleblower's Bombshell Testimony
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump Complains That Female CBS Journalists Aren't More Like a 1950s Housewife: 'It Wasn't Donna Reed'
NEWS & POLITICS
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Shows That Christian White Nationalism Is a Much Greater Threat to the U.S.Than Radical Islam
ECONOMY
Yes, Donald Trump and His Supporters Are to Blame
NEWS & POLITICS
Here’s Why the Fear of Medical Bankruptcy Could Make the Spread of Coronavirus Even Worse in the U.S.
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are Some Far-Right Reactionaries the Term 'OK, Boomer' Was Perfectly Designed For
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 of the Wildest Moments in the House’s First Public Impeachment Hearing
ECONOMY
No, the Economy Isn't Working Well for All Americans — and a New Survey Proves It
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 4 Important Facts About the Late Rep. Elijah Cummings
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump's Most Reliable and Obsequious Sycophants
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 of the Darkest Factors in Justice Clarence Thomas’ Crusade to Drag the Supreme Court to the Far Right
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
NEWS & POLITICS
Here's Why President Trump Probably Respects Nancy Pelosi a Lot More Than Sean Hannity
NEWS & POLITICS
'Dirty Trickster' Revealed: Here Are 5 of the Sleaziest Things Roger Stone Did Before Joining the Trump Campaign
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump 'Sounds Like a Mob Boss': Here Are 5 Movie Gangsters That the President Mimics
NEWS & POLITICS
Not Just Civil Rights: Here Are 5 Vitally Important Positions Dr. Martin Luther King Took on Economic Justice
NEWS & POLITICS
Some Federal Workers Are Turning to Food Pantries Out of Desperation as Government Shutdown Drags On
NEWS & POLITICS
Don't Believe the Right-Wing Fear-Mongering About Turning into Venezuela—Here's What Democratic Socialists Actually Want
NEWS & POLITICS
Trump's Worst Legal Nightmare Isn't Robert Mueller: Meet Letitia James
NEWS & POLITICS
Here Are 5 Ways President Trump Behaves Like the Leader of a Corrupt Banana Republic
NEWS & POLITICS
The Soy Boy Conspiracy Theory: Why the Alt-Right Believes Soybeans Are Part of a Vast Left-Wing Plot Against Manhood
NEWS & POLITICS
The Need for Free Expression: Here Are 5 Highlights of Jamal Khashoggi's Final Column
NEWS & POLITICS
The Ruthless Determination of Mitch McConnell
NEWS & POLITICS
The Evolution of Rudy Giuliani: How He Went from 'America's Mayor' to Mindless Trump Apologist
NEWS & POLITICS
Will the End of the U.S. Empire Be a Soft Landing or a Total Collapse?
NEWS & POLITICS
RESPECT: Here Are 5 of Aretha Franklin's Most Important Contributions to Civil Rights
NEWS & POLITICS
What Happens in November Could Mean the Difference Between Outlawing Abortion in Some States and Outlawing It Nationwide
NEWS & POLITICS
New York City Voters Will Be Choosing Between a Rockefeller Republican and a Democratic Socialist This November
NEWS & POLITICS
This Texas Man Has Been Behind Bars 4 Years As he Continues to Await Trial in War on Drugs
NEWS & POLITICS
Bernie Sanders' Progressive Movement Is Influencing Democratic Political Campaigns All Over the U.S.
NEWS & POLITICS
Here's Why Right-Wingers Are So Threatened by Hearing Foreign Languages in the Trump Era
NEWS & POLITICS
Sex, Trump and the Supreme Court: Here Are 8 Seminal Decisions Trump's Far-Right Appointees Could Reverse
NEWS & POLITICS
Waffle House's Far-Right Politics
NEWS & POLITICS
The Horrifying Truth About Starbucks
NEWS & POLITICS
The GOP's Contempt for Public Education
NEWS & POLITICS
5 Ways Liberals and Progressives Shame the Poor Without Even Realizing It
NEWS & POLITICS
Proof the American Dream Has Been Indefinitely Deferred
NEWS & POLITICS
Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You've Been Led to Believe
NEWS & POLITICS
The Brutal Reality of Being Poor in America the Super-Rich Won't Acknowledge
NEWS & POLITICS
The Astonishing Numbers Behind the Republican Crusader Against Pregnant Women
NEWS & POLITICS
The Staggering Irony of Trump's Fascination with Norway
NEWS & POLITICS
America's Health Care System is an International Disgrace, and It's Only Getting Worse
NEWS & POLITICS
The Crisis Ahead: The U.S. Is No Place for Older Men and Women
NEWS & POLITICS
8 Heinous Acts of White Nationalist Terror, Most of Them Just This Year
NEWS & POLITICS
8 Horror Stories From Trump's Radicalized and Empowered ICE Agency
POLITICS
5 Wingnuts and Reactionaries Bill Maher Has Made Peace With in the Last Year Alone
PERSONAL HEALTH
9 of the Most Staggeringly Awful Statements Republicans Have Made About Health Care Just This Year
ECONOMY
Debt Collector Abuse Is Raging in the Trump Era
THE RIGHT WING
Republicans Are Determined to Shred Employer Provided Health Care
LABOR
One of the worst trends in Red-State Politics Is Coming to a Blue State Near You
PERSONAL HEALTH
6 Diseases That Could Skyrocker or Become Far More Deadly If the Affordable Care Act Is Repealed
ECONOMY
8 Countries Where Rampant Inequality Has Led to Violence
ECONOMY
10 Economic Woes Generation X Faces
LABOR
Sick at Work Work: Staggering Numbers of Americans Go to Work With Bad Colds or Flu
ECONOMY
Millions Now Understand That Capitalism Needs Socialism to Work, Which Is Why Bernie Is So Popular
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
ECONOMY
10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is More Common Now Than Just 20 Years Ago
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
ECONOMY
10 Things to Never, Ever Say to Someone Struggling Financially
RELIGION
10 People Who Turned Against Scientology and Revealed Its Bizarre Secrets
NEWS & POLITICS
10 Companies That Act Like They Hate Their Customers
NEWS & POLITICS
5 States Where Christian Right Homophobes Got Their Comeuppance
NEWS & POLITICS
10 Obnoxious Right-Wing Moralists Who Were Caught with Their Pants Down
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
NEWS & POLITICS
Army of God? 6 Modern-Day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About
NEWS AND POLITICS
9 Things Many Americans Just Don't Grasp (Compared to the Rest of the World)
MEDIA
Bill O'Reilly's Meltown and the 10 Most Disgraceful Moments from the Fox News Hall of Shame
NEWS & POLITICS
9 Surprising Industries Profiting Handsomely from America's Insane Prison System
WORLD
7 Fascist Regimes Enthusiastically Supported by America
NEWS AND POLITICS
What Happens When a Civilian Kills a Cop in Self-Defense?
NEWS & POLITICS
The Hunger Capital of America: 10 Cities Where an Appalling Number of Americans Don't Have Enough Food
ECONOMY
10 Economic Trends that Spell Doom for America's Workers
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Police Raid on Okra Plants? 10 Totally Pointless SWAT Raid Nightmares
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
10 Ways Conservatives Sell Their Failed Policies
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
10 Republican Red States That Mooch Off Coastal Liberal States
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
10 Most Inhumane Laws Courtesy of Southern Republicans
FOOD
10 Ways Life in America Encourages Obesity
BELIEF
8 Religious People Who Were Not Oppressors
WORLD
10 Things Europe Does Way Better Than America
ECONOMY
6 Things That Should Never Be Privatized
PERSONAL HEALTH
10 Foods That Were Touted As Health Miracles, Then Villifed As Health Hazards
ECONOMY
How You'll Get Screwed If Conservatives Kill the U.S. Postal Service
ECONOMY
6 States Where Non-Wealthy Rural White People Actually Vote in Their Economic Interests Instead of Jamie Dimon's
PERSONAL HEALTH
The Ten Most Obese States in America, and the Right-Wing Policies That Promote Poor Health
BELIEF
9 Absurd Religious Right Attempts to Seem Sexy and Hip
ECONOMY
6 Financial Monsters That Have Only Gotten Bigger After Destroying the Economy
ECONOMY
How the GOP Is Literally Killing Its Voters
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKPLACE
McDowell County, USA Has Close to Haiti's Life Expectancy: Welcome to Third World America
NEWS & POLITICS
10 Past Republicans Who Would Never Make It In Today's Insane GOP
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKPLACE
10 Reasons Millennials Are the Screwed Generation
ECONOMY
10 Ways America Has Come to Resemble a Banana Republic
DRUGS
10 Shocking Examples of the Police Killing Innocent People in the War on Drugs
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
10 Key Court Decisions That Prevent Right-Wing Christians from Controlling Your Sex Life
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.
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Five Countries That Do It Better: How Sexual Prudery Makes America a Less Healthy and Happy Place
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
The Bible Belt's Love Affair With (Gay and Straight) Porn
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Rise of the Dominatrix: How to Make $300 an Hour Doing Sex Work....Without Having Sex
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
Fighting the Culture Wars With Hate, Violence and Even Bullets: Meet the Most Extreme of the Radical Christians
ECONOMY
'Am I Going to Have to Kill You?': The Horrific Ways Abusive Debt Collectors Threaten and Harass Their Victims
CULTURE
Living the Good Life in Europe: Ex-Pats Enjoy Better Health, Schools
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Women Who Like to Be Dominated in Bed: Talking to BDSM Submissives
GENDER
How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the Traditional Family They Claim to Treasure
Alex V. Henderson
Philadelphia, PA
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