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William S. Becker

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The oil industry should pay for climate change — and Congress should decide how

For more than 60 years, America’s response to global climate change has been like a hot potato passed from the presidency to Congress and the...

05.10.2026 10

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William S. Becker

How Trump can earn the monument he so desperately desires

Pulling the world back from three crises — nuclear weapons, climate change and AI — would be the ultimate test of his deal-making skills

28.09.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Down but not out: How America can rebuild after Trump

The Trump presidency has been an exhausting crisis-a-day affair, profoundly damaging to the American spirit and its mission in the world. The crises...

21.09.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Deadly silence: The world can't afford to ignore climate change much longer

Sixty years of inaction in Washington have not made climate change go away. Hushing won’t either. In the meantime, the American people, present and...

14.09.2026 40

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Elections won’t fix America's political divisions

If you think politics in America could not be more acrimonious than it is right now, don’t bet on it. It’s about to get much worse, unless we, the...

09.09.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Military intelligence? Nuclear weapons led by AI is a terrible idea.

Intelligence is one thing, and machines can be imbued with it. But wisdom, morality and intuition are the domain of humans. They should never be...

31.08.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Is it finally time for a female president?

The next presidential election is more than two years away, but several women are already mentioned as possible candidates.

24.08.2026 10

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William S. Becker

The democratic approach to confronting climate change

The decisions we each make every day, particularly how we use energy, influence whether the weather becomes more extreme.

03.08.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Todd Blanche doesn't deserve to be attorney general

Those who most covet the job of attorney general may not be worthy to have it. The best candidates are willing to resign from the department in its...

27.07.2026 10

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William S. Becker

Trump’s growing gang of untouchables

Trump has subverted equal justice to create two classes of citizens: one privileged, the other persecuted.

20.07.2026 20

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William S. Becker

Trump is America’s biggest national security threat

The most important thing Congress can do to strengthen national security is to remove Trump from office as soon as possible.

13.07.2026 20

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William S. Becker

Is the US Constitution still fit for purpose?

This anniversary year is a time to celebrate how far America has come and to ask a direct question: Is it time to update the Constitution?

06.07.2026 20

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William S. Becker

Democratic socialists are on the rise — are the pitchforks finally coming out?

Voters tired of the mess at the highest levels of government and the lowest tiers of the economy could make Nov. 3 their happiest day in a very long...

29.06.2026 20

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William S. Becker

Democrats want control of Congress, but what will they actually do with it?

Trump has undoubtedly done more damage to the federal government than we know. It will take a long time to identify and repair it. Democrats should...

22.06.2026 30

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William S. Becker

We are betraying our children with fossil fuel pollution

Over the decades, whether we paid attention or not, one thing has remained constant: Our failure to get global warming under control is the greatest...

15.06.2026 40

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William S. Becker