Jenesis Garcia (far left) and others watch the State of the Union address with some skepticism at a watch party held by SEIU and OneAmerica. (Photo courtesy OneAmerica)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.