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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    A new paper finds stimulus checks, small business aid, and “reopening” can’t rescue the economy
    Future Perfect

    Real-time data on how the economy responded to Covid-19 suggests the problem is the disease itself.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Why the Trump campaign is complaining so much about NBC’s Savannah GuthrieWhy the Trump campaign is complaining so much about NBC’s Savannah Guthrie
    Politics

    The Trump campaign and allies are now “working the refs” after the president’s brutal town hall.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    It’s time to end presidential debates — foreverIt’s time to end presidential debates — forever
    Politics

    At least in the general election, they’re a vector for misinformation and don’t seem to meaningfully inform voters.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    How factory farms are making the antibiotics we use less effective against diseaseHow factory farms are making the antibiotics we use less effective against disease
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    Two scientists explain the public health risks posed by factory farms — and how we might solve the problem.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
    5 winners and 3 losers from the vice presidential debate
    2020 Presidential Election

    Kamala Harris and Mike Pence faced off in 2020’s only VP debate. Here’s who came out ahead.

    By Emily Stewart, German Lopez and 4 more
    Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s proposals could cut poverty in half
    Future Perfect

    Democrats have a historic opportunity to lift 20 million people out of poverty.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Chicken plants are more dangerous places to work than coal minesChicken plants are more dangerous places to work than coal mines
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    US chicken plants process 140 birds a minute. The Trump administration thinks that’s too slow.

    By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
    Explainers
    The pandemic is forcing Democrats to ask: Does knocking on doors work?The pandemic is forcing Democrats to ask: Does knocking on doors work?
    Explainers

    Political scientists say contacting voters by phone might be just as good as going door to door.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Supreme Court is too powerful and anti-democratic. Here’s how we can scale back its influence.The Supreme Court is too powerful and anti-democratic. Here’s how we can scale back its influence.
    Politics

    University of Chicago professor Ryan Doerfler explains how to restrain “judicial review,” the Court’s power to strike down laws.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Here’s how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald TrumpHere’s how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald Trump
    Politics

    A single adult without kids making $18,000 would have paid more.

    By Dylan Matthews