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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    How Amazon plans to avoid making a profit this holiday seasonHow Amazon plans to avoid making a profit this holiday season
    Politics

    Standalone Prime Video that’s cheaper than Netflix, plus Christmas-only Prime shipping.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    NBA playoffs 2016, explainedNBA playoffs 2016, explained
    Politics

    Can Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors seize the title of Greatest Team Ever?

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    American labor productivity is surging (for dairy cows)American labor productivity is surging (for dairy cows)
    Business & Finance

    Milk per cow has nearly doubled since 1980.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The real tax subsidy for homeowners has nothing to do with mortgage interestThe real tax subsidy for homeowners has nothing to do with mortgage interest
    Politics

    It’s all about the imputed rent.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The Obama administration has a plan to lower your cable billThe Obama administration has a plan to lower your cable bill
    Politics

    One small step in a larger effort to Make Competition Great Again.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton can’t quite decide what she wants to say about Bernie SandersHillary Clinton can’t quite decide what she wants to say about Bernie Sanders
    Politics

    Kitchen sink attacks end up undermining themselves.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Time magazine’s new cover trolls economically literate people with absurd scare tacticsTime magazine’s new cover trolls economically literate people with absurd scare tactics
    Politics

    Everyone needs to calm down about the national debt.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    This San Francisco council member has a clever idea to address the coastal housing shortageThis San Francisco council member has a clever idea to address the coastal housing shortage
    Politics

    An audit of the economic cost of restrictive zoning.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton does a better job than Bernie Sanders of explaining the details of his bank breakup planHillary Clinton does a better job than Bernie Sanders of explaining the details of his bank breakup plan
    Politics

    The detail candidate versus the big ideas candidate.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    Tesla’s not disruptive — and it doesn’t need to be in order to be a big successTesla’s not disruptive — and it doesn’t need to be in order to be a big success
    Business & Finance

    In consumer markets, starting fancy often makes sense.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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