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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

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    Donald Trump and the president of Mexico are fighting on TwitterDonald Trump and the president of Mexico are fighting on Twitter
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    This is how the world works now, apparently

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Donald Trump just gave his immigration speech. White nationalists loved it.
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    These guys think he really nailed it.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Donald Trump is never going to stop being Donald Trump
    Politics

    There’s no pivot. There’s no softening. This is what you get.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Donald Trump is flying to Mexico because he’s losingDonald Trump is flying to Mexico because he’s losing
    Politics

    An underwater campaign needs to make risky, dangerous decisions.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    The stark and growing racial divide in American politics, in 2 charts
    Politics

    A partisan gulf in perceptions of nonwhites.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    President Obama just extended the “state of emergency” that’s existed for 15 years
    Politics

    The US has been in a “state of emergency” since September 14, 2001.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Why Europe is ordering Apple to pay Ireland $14.5 billion in taxes Ireland doesn’t want
    Politics

    The EU is cracking down on tax avoidance.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Colin Powell’s foundation and Hillary Clinton’s are treated very differently by the media
    Politics

    Clinton’s problem is she’s presumed guilty.

    By Matthew Yglesias
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    Meet the good-paying job of the futureMeet the good-paying job of the future
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    Go to nursing school.

    Politics
    Donald Trump just made his worst tweet yetDonald Trump just made his worst tweet yet
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    Turning an innocent woman’s tragic death into partisan fodder.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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