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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

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    A master of race baiting overreaches.

    By Matthew Yglesias
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    The staggering hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy and Lindsey GrahamThe staggering hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
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    The economy really is broken — but we know how to fix itThe economy really is broken — but we know how to fix it
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    Median household income is back to its 1999 level. Hooray?

    By Matthew Yglesias
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    What really happened in 2016, in 7 chartsWhat really happened in 2016, in 7 charts
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    Okay, some of them are tables.

    By Matthew Yglesias
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    The 4 most important stories in politics this weekThe 4 most important stories in politics this week
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    Legislating — sort of.

    By Matthew Yglesias
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    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
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    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
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    The Trump administration’s big new anti-leak memo leaked last nightThe Trump administration’s big new anti-leak memo leaked last night
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    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
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    Donald Trump is making the single-payer push inevitableDonald Trump is making the single-payer push inevitable
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    By destabilizing ACA marketplaces, he’s leaving Democrats nowhere to go but left.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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