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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: Paris’s double hostage situationVox Sentences: Paris’s double hostage situation
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    Plus, Obama’s plan to make community college free.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: What we know about the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspectsVox Sentences: What we know about the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects
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    Plus, Barbara Boxer retires from the Senate after 24 years.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    So much for “women and children first”: men survive shipwrecks much more oftenSo much for “women and children first”: men survive shipwrecks much more often
    Life

    One big exception: the Titanic.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Robots, trade, and four other things that might be keeping you from getting a raiseRobots, trade, and four other things that might be keeping you from getting a raise
    Politics

    The labor share of income is falling. Here are our best guesses as to why.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Gun Violence
    Vox Sentences: Understanding the Charlie Hebdo shootingVox Sentences: Understanding the Charlie Hebdo shooting
    Gun Violence

    What happened, what we know, and what it means.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    Scientific proof that the weekend is awesomeScientific proof that the weekend is awesome
    Life

    People really are happier and less anxious on Saturdays and Sundays.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: The conservative coup against John Boehner failsVox Sentences: The conservative coup against John Boehner fails
    Congress

    Plus: Bob McDonnell is sentenced to two years in prison, and Obama pledges to veto the GOP’s Keystone XL bill.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Senate is undemocratic and it mattersThe Senate is undemocratic and it matters
    Politics

    Just as in the House, the rural bias of the Senate disadvantages urban Democrats.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The Boston Marathon trial beginsVox Sentences: The Boston Marathon trial begins
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    Plus, the NYPD work slowdown.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    This is Paul Krugman’s chart of the year, and it’s easy to see whyThis is Paul Krugman’s chart of the year, and it’s easy to see why
    Politics

    The middle class did very well from 1988 to 2008 — the global middle class, that is.

    By Dylan Matthews

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