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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Brett Kavanaugh and the new judicial activism, explainedBrett Kavanaugh and the new judicial activism, explained
    Politics

    From the CFPB to the EPA to the ACA to net neutrality, a consistent thumb on the scales for capital.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s administration can’t clean house because its leader is too soaked in scandalTrump’s administration can’t clean house because its leader is too soaked in scandal
    Politics

    It’s party time for grifters in today’s GOP.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Democrats are campaigning in poetry againDemocrats are campaigning in poetry again
    Politics

    The real message of Medicare-for-all and Abolish ICE.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Brett Kavanaugh and the fatal weakness of normcore politicsBrett Kavanaugh and the fatal weakness of normcore politics
    Politics

    He’s a very normal Republican pick — that’s the problem.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    The impact of Trump’s trade wars, explainedThe impact of Trump’s trade wars, explained
    Explainers

    Bad news if you work in a nail factory, probably not a big deal otherwise.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’s lawyer and potential presidential candidate, explainedMichael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’s lawyer and potential presidential candidate, explained
    Politics

    That’s ridiculous, right? Right? Right. Maybe.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Support for immigration is surging in the Trump eraSupport for immigration is surging in the Trump era
    Politics

    The president’s reverse-Midas touch strikes again.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Donald Trump, the resistance, and the limits of normcore politicsDonald Trump, the resistance, and the limits of normcore politics
    Politics

    There’s no returning to a golden age of American democracy that never existed.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Mitch McConnell’s politics of shamelessness have wonMitch McConnell’s politics of shamelessness have won
    Politics

    Nobody likes him, but he’s the most effective politician of his time.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    3 winners and 2 losers from the June 26 primaries3 winners and 2 losers from the June 26 primaries
    Politics

    A striking win for the left, and some triumphs for the GOP establishment.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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