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CNN Redemption and Resurrection
Thanks to cable TV, what was once a Sunday morning ritual for political junkies, has turned into a steady stream of insider information,...
elainesbelson
Oct 20, 20232 min read
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Democrats have integrity and policy on their side. They just need the communication skills to sell it
America is at the precipice of democratic collapse with Republicans steadily pushing us toward the edge. As a clinical social worker, I...
elainesbelson
Nov 9, 20223 min read
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The January 6th Committee Forgot About the Officers
This article was updated on March 16, 2023. After the attacks on 9/11, I provided Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) services for...
elainesbelson
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Know a Trump supporter? Here’s how to talk to them.
No matter how logical your argument, how many facts you present, how emotional your pleas, or how often you repeat yourself, you can’t...
elainesbelson
Oct 27, 20214 min read
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: It’s Not Who You Think
Published December 2019 Some readers may remember Congresswoman Connie Morella. I grew up in her district. I used to quip she was a...
elainesbelson
May 15, 20213 min read
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“America is Not a Racist Country:” The politics of semantics
The comment by Senator Tim Scott and other Republicans that, “America is not a racist country,” is like saying humans beings aren’t...
elainesbelson
May 11, 20212 min read
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Demonizing Joe Manchin
Take it from someone who worked on Capitol Hill: DC Statehood was always one of those causes every Democrat in congress would get behind...
elainesbelson
May 1, 20213 min read
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Name-Calling Veterans: How Trump’s remarks are different from others he’s made and why i
I joined the Army late in life, at the age of 42. In announcing this decision, the first question I’d get was, “Why?” While I feared my...
elainesbelson
Sep 4, 20202 min read
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The New York Times Versus the Truth: How the media giant shut down warnings of Trump’s dangero
Published April 28, 2020 I’m the last person in the world who believes in conspiracy theories. So if anyone had told me what I read in...
elainesbelson
Apr 28, 20207 min read
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Trump Dissected
Photo credit: SplinterNews.com Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? – Brothers Grimm A boy comes running home...
elainesbelson
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Magnificent Obsession: a plea to Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Berni
Photo: BuzzfeedNews.com, August 19, 2017 Hear me out. Please. If there’s one thing Americans can agree on it’s how divided we are....
elainesbelson
Feb 14, 20203 min read
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Impeachment: Right Idea, Wrong Remedy
I started writing this article back in July, 2019, right after Donald Trump “approved military strikes on Iran, then pulled back…” ...
elainesbelson
Jan 12, 20204 min read
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All the President’s Men: in order to impeach Donald Trump, hold his inner circle accountable
In our media-driven culture of 24-hour news and rapidly breaking headlines, some say House Democrats are running out of time to make the...
elainesbelson
Nov 25, 20194 min read
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Morning (Joe) in America
Live in New Hampshire before the 2020 Primary I’ve been watching Joe and Mika for years. Accusations of favoritism toward Trump are...
elainesbelson
Oct 28, 20192 min read
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A Letter to Mitch
Dear Mitch, I’m not Black. I don’t know how it feels to be Black. But I am Jewish. And no matter how much time elapses between past and...
elainesbelson
Jun 29, 20192 min read
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The Debate Myth: Advice from a therapist
Attention Democratic Presidential Candidates: You’ve studied the issues, honed your policy proposals, reviewed videos, consulted...
elainesbelson
Jun 26, 20193 min read
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We’re no different. Neither are they.
There was a time I thought Americans were above this. That we were special. I thought what happened in WWII Germany could never happen...
elainesbelson
Jun 18, 20193 min read
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The Media’s Missed Opportunity
After his sterling performance at the 75th Commemoration of D-Day, the news media debated if Trump really meant what he read from the...
elainesbelson
Jun 9, 20192 min read
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Trump is OUR Fault
Voters, politicians and the press missed signs of mental illness because of social stigma and ignorance Leading up to the 2016...
elainesbelson
Nov 5, 20185 min read
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