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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Globalists, explainedGlobalists, explained
    Politics

    Trump used a (possibly anti-Semitic) insult that illuminates a big fight unfolding in the Republican Party.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The DCCC should chill out and do less to try to pick Democrats’ nomineesThe DCCC should chill out and do less to try to pick Democrats’ nominees
    Politics

    There’s very little evidence that “electable” moderates do better.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s trade demand to China is pathetically smallTrump’s trade demand to China is pathetically small
    Politics

    The US-China trade deficit rose $28 billion last year. Trump is asking for a $1 billion cut.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Cory Booker’s new Workers Dividend Act, explainedCory Booker’s new Workers Dividend Act, explained
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    A new bill would require companies to pay workers alongside shareholders.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The 17 Democrats selling out on bank regulation is worse than it looksThe 17 Democrats selling out on bank regulation is worse than it looks
    Politics

    There was room for a deal, but they did a giveaway instead.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s tariffs are a scary look at what happens when he actually tries to governTrump’s tariffs are a scary look at what happens when he actually tries to govern
    Politics

    It’s hard to make policy when you’re this lazy and uninformed.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The 4 stories that mattered this week in Washington, explainedThe 4 stories that mattered this week in Washington, explained
    Politics

    Guns, scandals, and steel.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Jeff Sessions’s dinner with Rod Rosenstein and Noel Francisco, explainedJeff Sessions’s dinner with Rod Rosenstein and Noel Francisco, explained
    Politics

    A simple meal, fraught with implication.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    A telling anecdote about Trump and the opioid abuse crisisA telling anecdote about Trump and the opioid abuse crisis
    Politics

    Fail as deputy chief of staff? You’re the next drug czar!

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s corruption deserves to be a central issue in the 2018 midtermsTrump’s corruption deserves to be a central issue in the 2018 midterms
    Politics

    Democrats need to shine a spotlight on conflicts of interest.

    By Matthew Yglesias