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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    9 ideas Biden should steal from his Democratic rivals
    Future Perfect

    From coronavirus response to lead abatement to fighting child poverty, there’s a lot of good policies to choose from.

    By Dylan Matthews
    9 charts showing what coronavirus is doing to the economy
    Future Perfect

    Jobless claims are already at record numbers, and it’s getting worse.

    By Dylan Matthews
    One Good Thing
    The online board game Dominion is the only thing keeping me sane during coronavirusThe online board game Dominion is the only thing keeping me sane during coronavirus
    One Good Thing

    And it’s free to play online!

    By Dylan Matthews
    Covid-19
    The stimulus’s $349 billion program to pay workers at struggling small businesses, explainedThe stimulus’s $349 billion program to pay workers at struggling small businesses, explained
    Covid-19

    It’s probably too small. But it could be a big help to many businesses.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Coronavirus could lead to the highest unemployment levels since the Great DepressionCoronavirus could lead to the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression
    Future Perfect

    The upcoming jobs report will be far too rosy. The reality is much grimmer.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Social distancing won’t just save lives. It might be better for the economy in the long run.Social distancing won’t just save lives. It might be better for the economy in the long run.
    Future Perfect

    A study of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic finds that cities with stricter social distancing reaped economic benefits.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The coronavirus unemployment insurance plan, explainedThe coronavirus unemployment insurance plan, explained
    Future Perfect

    Every unemployed worker gets an extra $600 per week.

    By Dylan Matthews
    The $2.2 trillion stimulus can’t be the last thing Congress does on coronavirus
    Future Perfect

    It’s a great first start. But the battle is not over.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The $1,200 coronavirus checks, explainedThe $1,200 coronavirus checks, explained
    Future Perfect

    The IRS will start direct depositing and mailing as soon as the bill passes.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    5 policy disagreements holding up the Senate coronavirus stimulus5 policy disagreements holding up the Senate coronavirus stimulus
    Politics

    Democrats object to a corporate “slush fund,” how cash payments are structured, and more.

    By Dylan Matthews