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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Donald Trump versus the NFL, explainedDonald Trump versus the NFL, explained
    Politics

    A master of race baiting overreaches.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The staggering hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy and Lindsey GrahamThe staggering hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
    Politics
    The economy really is broken — but we know how to fix itThe economy really is broken — but we know how to fix it
    Politics

    Median household income is back to its 1999 level. Hooray?

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    What really happened in 2016, in 7 chartsWhat really happened in 2016, in 7 charts
    Politics

    Okay, some of them are tables.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The 4 most important stories in politics this weekThe 4 most important stories in politics this week
    Politics

    Legislating — sort of.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Berniecare leaves enormous discretion to the executive branchBerniecare leaves enormous discretion to the executive branch
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    It’ll cost whatever HHS wants it to cost.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump should actually do what he’s pretending he’ll do on tax reformTrump should actually do what he’s pretending he’ll do on tax reform
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    Doing popular things is popular.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The Trump administration’s big new anti-leak memo leaked last nightThe Trump administration’s big new anti-leak memo leaked last night
    Politics

    Of course it did.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Medicare-for-all is nothing like “repeal and replace”Medicare-for-all is nothing like “repeal and replace”
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    One’s a clear vision; the other’s a big con.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Donald Trump is making the single-payer push inevitableDonald Trump is making the single-payer push inevitable
    Politics

    By destabilizing ACA marketplaces, he’s leaving Democrats nowhere to go but left.

    By Matthew Yglesias