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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

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This Earth Day, it doesn't have to be 'Mother Nature versus Man' 

And while we continue avoiding another stone age by exploring space and creating new technologies, we should respect and learn from nature.

22.04.2024 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s criminal hush money trial to kick off in New York: Live updates

Former President Trump will be back in a New York courtroom Monday, this time for the start of his first criminal trial in a matter involving a hush...

15.04.2024 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

3 crises we shouldn’t waste 

There is no shortage of crises from which to learn today, but three have reached existential importance: the loss of faith in democracies,...

15.04.2024 10

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Free speech is vital to democracy, but what happens when free speech is weaponized? 

America needs to step back and ask whether there is anything we can do to restore civility to civil society. 

02.04.2024 3

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

The Supreme Court is broken — we need Congress to fix it 

Reforming the Supreme Court should be top of the list for the next Congress's Contract with America. 

25.03.2024 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

America needs wind and solar energy; rural America needs to provide it 

There is trouble in rural America. 

18.03.2024 6

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Another fine mess from the US Supreme Court 

In their unanimous decision, the nine justices ruled that states don't have the authority to keep candidates for federal office off their election...

11.03.2024 80

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Contempt of court: By delaying Trump’s trial, the Supreme Court disgraces itself  

The U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t seem to care about its credibility any more.

04.03.2024 40

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

For Big Oil, deadly childhood asthma is the cost of doing business 

For the oil and gas industry, foul air is the smell of money. 

26.02.2024 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Age is one thing, when it comes to leadership — sanity is another 

Age is not the most important issue in this election. The candidates' values, motives and deeper mental health matter.  

19.02.2024 3

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Biden needs the youth vote — and he can’t get it without real action on climate change 

What can Biden do to win back the votes of young Americans worried about global warming? 

12.02.2024 8

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

The Supreme Court’s Trump ruling could be the beginning of the end for our democracy  

The implications of this case go deeper than Trump's eligibility to hold office. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a solemn oath means...

05.02.2024 30

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Democracy’s enemies have spoken. What about its defenders? 

Democracy's enemies have told us what they would do. Democracy's defenders must respond.

29.01.2024 7

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Greed is good? Not in the oil industry. 

Today, even Gordon Gekko could not credibly claim greed is good in the oil and gas sector.

22.01.2024 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

When GOP voting starts today, remember: The very soul of America is at stake 

We will see in the long primary election season that begins in Iowa today how much the American people care.

15.01.2024 10

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A Biden campaign theme for 2024: Pass the torch to the next generation 

President Biden should promise to fill the roughly 4,000 appointments in government with talented young people who can help shape the future in which...

08.01.2024 4

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

What 2023 taught us about global warming  

In the new year, we will have another chance to elect national, state and local leaders with the backbone to slow the stampede. Will we take it? 

01.01.2024 30

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Disqualification disinformation: Here’s where Trump’s ballot battle stands 

The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot next year has set off an uproar that the decision is...

25.12.2023 30

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Can we untangle 2024’s tangled web? 

Donald Trump has woven the web. Voters have a big job ahead to sort it all out. 

21.12.2023 3

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Why the ‘historic’ climate summit was just a publicity stunt 

Think about it: A baby born in 1992, when countries began negotiating about global warming, turned 32 years old before agreements could even mention...

16.12.2023 10

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Market cooperation, not competition, will achieve clean energy goals

Is it necessary for every nation to have its own solar and wind manufacturing capability?

14.12.2023 3

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

The Disqualification Clause is clear — let’s use it 

With everybody accusing everybody else of weaponizing government, we don't have to weaponize the Constitution.

27.11.2023 2

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Will we let the “Trump Effect” defeat democracy? 

There is no more important issue in next year's election than the defense of freedom here, in Ukraine, and wherever despots would kill it.

20.11.2023 5

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

SLAPP-ing down free speech: The law shouldn’t be used as a corporate a weapon  

It would be ideal if all of society worked in concert for the good of everyone, but reality is much more complicated.

13.11.2023 4

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

The 2024 election could be the end of democracy as we know it 

In 2000, America witnessed one of the strangest election outcomes in its history — the "hanging chads" election in which the winner was to be...

06.11.2023 5

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Trump, 14th Amendment hearing in Denver: Watch live

A weeklong hearing on a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Trump from the ballot in Colorado under the 14th Amendment is underway this morning in...

30.10.2023 40

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

For Donald Trump, justice demands: Lock him up 

If we are to have equal justice in America, we must start with the premise that no one is too big to jail.

30.10.2023 20

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Biden should force an end to the House budget brinksmanship — now 

This is no way to run a business or a government. America's chief executive should make an issue of it and insist that Congress not take another break...

23.10.2023 20

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Climate change is still the top issue in the 2024 election 

No international, national or local issue is more important than global warming. Voters and candidates must treat it that way.

15.10.2023 20

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

America is not ready for climate disasters 

Neither the federal government nor the American people are prepared for the many direct and knock-on impacts of global warming — the “storm” is...

02.10.2023 3

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Is the GOP House working for the Trump campaign? 

The House is diverting significant resources away from its legitimate responsibilities. We can't allow it to use those resources to work for anyone's...

20.09.2023 2

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Congress needs to follow Mitt Romney’s example, and let a new generation lead  

Our top leaders would be understandably reluctant to give up the positions they've achieved during decades of service. But mentoring the next...

18.09.2023 1

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

The cult of Donald Trump

May the wisdom and grace of God be with all of us in the coming presidential election.

08.09.2023 1

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

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