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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

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    Vox Sentences: Is Walmart’s big raise a sign the economy’s back on track?Vox Sentences: Is Walmart’s big raise a sign the economy’s back on track?
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Climate
    These are the 12 things most likely to destroy the worldThese are the 12 things most likely to destroy the world
    Climate

    Most of them involve humans destroying ourselves.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Jeb Bush makes his awkward foreign policy debutVox Sentences: Jeb Bush makes his awkward foreign policy debut
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Obama’s immigration plan’s on hold. Here’s why.Vox Sentences: Obama’s immigration plan’s on hold. Here’s why.
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    6 Straussian readings of Fifty Shades of Grey6 Straussian readings of Fifty Shades of Grey
    Culture

    What if Christian Grey is a stand-in for Vladimir Putin? Nailed it.

    By Zack Beauchamp and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Egypt’s bombing ISIS in Libya. Let that one sink in.Vox Sentences: Egypt’s bombing ISIS in Libya. Let that one sink in.
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    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Renewable Energy
    Vox Sentences: Oregon’s governor resigns in corruption scandalVox Sentences: Oregon’s governor resigns in corruption scandal
    Renewable Energy

    That and more in our daily news roundup.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Ukraine’s ceasefire starts Saturday night. Can it last?Vox Sentences: Ukraine’s ceasefire starts Saturday night. Can it last?
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    That and more from our daily news bulletin.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Culture
    Why 3-hour workdays haven’t happened yetWhy 3-hour workdays haven’t happened yet
    Culture

    John Maynard Keynes predicted we’d have 15 hour workweeks. Oops.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Democrats are holding their 2016 convention in the city where they first rejected Jim CrowDemocrats are holding their 2016 convention in the city where they first rejected Jim Crow
    Politics

    The other finalists were Brooklyn and Columbus, OH.

    By Dylan Matthews

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