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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    2015 was the year Congress started working again2015 was the year Congress started working again
    Politics

    Thanks, shady backroom deals!

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    Google, Facebook, and Apple make all the most popular appsGoogle, Facebook, and Apple make all the most popular apps
    Business & Finance

    Some people also use Pandora.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The time Rubio helped a convicted cocaine trafficker get a real estate license, explainedThe time Rubio helped a convicted cocaine trafficker get a real estate license, explained
    Politics

    The first hint of fire behind the Rubio smoke.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Our 25 most social stories of 2015Our 25 most social stories of 2015
    Politics

    You “liked” these stories a lot. Now like them in aggregate!

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Despite the Trump disaster, the Republican Party is in great shapeDespite the Trump disaster, the Republican Party is in great shape
    Politics

    The GOP’s odds of winning the White House are much better than Dem odds of winning congress.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Culture
    The Big Short tells a complicated story, but the Great Recession is very simpleThe Big Short tells a complicated story, but the Great Recession is very simple
    Culture

    It was the demand, stupid.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Sports
    Why Disney stock is down even as Star Wars crushes box office recordsWhy Disney stock is down even as Star Wars crushes box office records
    Sports

    It’s all about ESPN and the death of cable.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    To stop gentrification from hurting the poor, neighborhoods need to change fasterTo stop gentrification from hurting the poor, neighborhoods need to change faster
    Business & Finance

    Aesthetics versus economics.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Culture
    Rey’s English accent in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a clue about her parentsRey’s English accent in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a clue about her parents
    Culture

    It’s actually a Coruscanti accent, if you must know.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Business & Finance
    Seattle shows San Francisco and New York how to fix the housing crisisSeattle shows San Francisco and New York how to fix the housing crisis
    Business & Finance

    If you build it, prices will moderate.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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