Elizabeth Becker
@ehbecker.bsky.social
Was a daily journalism for decades mostly at The New York Times and Washington Post. I write books about Cambodia and the Vietnam War - and the pleasure and perils of the tourism industry. Enthusiastic grandmother.
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Elizabeth Becker
@ehbecker.bsky.social
· May 29
A JOURNALIST MOVIE FOR THE MOMENT
MY MOVIE COMES TO AMERICAN THEATERS!
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A JOURNALIST MOVIE FOR THE MOMENT
My movie opens in theaters. NYC - Lincoln Center
June 13-19 - Please join me!
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My movie opens in theaters. NYC - Lincoln Center
June 13-19 - Please join me!
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
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“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
www.publicnotice.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
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History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
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Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Thousands march at 'Refuse Fascism' protest in DC
YouTube video by WUSA9
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November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
TRUMP'S ASSAULT ON TOURISM
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TRUMP'S ASSAULT ON TOURISM
THE VIEW FROM BAD BUNNY COUNTRY
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November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
TRUMP'S ASSAULT ON TOURISM
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."
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Friends in Massachusetts - Please join me
November 22 - 3PM - Stockbridge Library - Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Becker with Jim Brooke - Book Discussion and Special Screening! Tickets are FREE and open to the general public
November 22 - 3PM - Stockbridge Library - Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Becker with Jim Brooke - Book Discussion and Special Screening! Tickets are FREE and open to the general public
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Friends in Massachusetts - Please join me
November 22 - 3PM - Stockbridge Library - Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Becker with Jim Brooke - Book Discussion and Special Screening! Tickets are FREE and open to the general public
November 22 - 3PM - Stockbridge Library - Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Becker with Jim Brooke - Book Discussion and Special Screening! Tickets are FREE and open to the general public
Keep Protesting - Washington DC
11:00 am - the Mall - Nov. 5
11:00 am - the Mall - Nov. 5
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Keep Protesting - Washington DC
11:00 am - the Mall - Nov. 5
11:00 am - the Mall - Nov. 5
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Let the Trump admin argue in court the legal technicalities on why people should starve. Great optics for them.
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Let the Trump admin argue in court the legal technicalities on why people should starve. Great optics for them.
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This is their playbook for the midterms. Intimidation and harassment - if we are lucky it will only be that. Because their full playbook is most likely much worse but this is the warmup act.
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is their playbook for the midterms. Intimidation and harassment - if we are lucky it will only be that. Because their full playbook is most likely much worse but this is the warmup act.
Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’
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October 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
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