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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

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    “It doesn’t help get us to where we have to go.”

    By Dylan Matthews
    Turkey
    Vox Sentences: There’s a coup underway in TurkeyVox Sentences: There’s a coup underway in Turkey
    Turkey

    What the hell is going on in Turkey, explained.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Socialism after Bernie Sanders: “Being a radical isn’t about being too pure for the world”Socialism after Bernie Sanders: “Being a radical isn’t about being too pure for the world”
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    Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara on the future of the class struggle.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: What we know about the truck attack in NiceVox Sentences: What we know about the truck attack in Nice
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    Dozens dead after a truck runs over Bastille Day celebrants in Nice; planning for chaos inside and outside the Republican National Convention.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Pokémon Go is barely a week old and Hillary Clinton is already using it to register votersPokémon Go is barely a week old and Hillary Clinton is already using it to register voters
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    Vox Sentences: The Trump veepstakes near their frenzied end in IndianaVox Sentences: The Trump veepstakes near their frenzied end in Indiana
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Bernie Sanders gets it over with alreadyVox Sentences: Bernie Sanders gets it over with already
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    Bernie Sanders throws in the towel; his British equivalent faces a primary fight; China gets shut down in international court.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    How Brexit went from a problem for the Conservatives to a catastrophe for LabourHow Brexit went from a problem for the Conservatives to a catastrophe for Labour
    Politics

    It’s having its second leadership race in less than a year.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The UK gets its second woman leader before the US gets its firstVox Sentences: The UK gets its second woman leader before the US gets its first
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    Theresa May is the UK’s next prime minister; arrests around the country after protests over police deaths; Pokémon Go.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton lobbied Congress to pass welfare reform. Now she barely tries to defend itHillary Clinton lobbied Congress to pass welfare reform. Now she barely tries to defend it
    Politics

    She still hasn’t totally owned up to its failure.

    By Dylan Matthews

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