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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Poll: more than 60 percent of Americans say the US is greatPoll: more than 60 percent of Americans say the US is great
    Politics

    But most say it’s not as great as it used to be.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Socialism is still really unpopular in the United StatesSocialism is still really unpopular in the United States
    Politics

    One reason superdelegates are unlikely to buy Bernie Sanders’s electability argument.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    Twitter is going to make it easier to cram more characters into tweets. Good.Twitter is going to make it easier to cram more characters into tweets. Good.
    Business & Finance

    You can already hack the system — Twitter should support it natively.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    Why Amazon is going to start making generic diapers, coffee, nuts, and laundry detergentWhy Amazon is going to start making generic diapers, coffee, nuts, and laundry detergent
    Business & Finance

    It’s more about filling trucks than making money.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    How much credit does Bill Clinton really deserve for the 1990s boom?How much credit does Bill Clinton really deserve for the 1990s boom?
    Politics

    Hillary says she’ll put him “in charge of revitalizing the economy,” and it’s an idea with some merit.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    This journalist has seen Trump’s tax returns and says he’s not as rich as he claimsThis journalist has seen Trump’s tax returns and says he’s not as rich as he claims
    Politics

    He might not even be a billionaire.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    2016 Presidential Election
    Donald Trump threatens Amazon as payback for Washington Post articles he doesn’t likeDonald Trump threatens Amazon as payback for Washington Post articles he doesn’t like
    2016 Presidential Election

    A scary threat to the rule of law.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Elizabeth Warren and more than 100 House Democrats blast lack of diversity at the FedElizabeth Warren and more than 100 House Democrats blast lack of diversity at the Fed
    Politics

    “The leadership across the Federal Reserve system remains overwhelmingly and disproportionately white and male.”

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The raging controversy over a profile of Ben Rhodes, explainedThe raging controversy over a profile of Ben Rhodes, explained
    Politics

    A botched portrait of a divided administration.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    A Trump adviser’s plan for a multitrillion-dollar budget surplus, explainedA Trump adviser’s plan for a multitrillion-dollar budget surplus, explained
    Politics

    tl;dr this is not going to happen.

    By Matthew Yglesias