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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

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    Kidney donors save lives. Why aren’t we compensated for it?

    By Dylan Matthews
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    The case of the nearly 7,000 missing pancreasesThe case of the nearly 7,000 missing pancreases
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    Organ companies are getting up to pancreas hijinks.

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    Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    The billionaire tax proposal that’s driving Silicon Valley to support TrumpThe billionaire tax proposal that’s driving Silicon Valley to support Trump
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    No, it isn’t a devious Democratic plan to destroy startups.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    What a big experiment giving money to parents revealsWhat a big experiment giving money to parents reveals
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    Giving people cash makes them less poor. It doesn’t fix everything.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.
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    This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.

    By Dylan Matthews, Christian Paz and 2 more
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    The most crucial part of next year’s federal budgetThe most crucial part of next year’s federal budget
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    The fight to fund Gavi, the international vaccine fund, explained.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Policy
    The most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t knowThe most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t know
    Policy

    Vox’s Dylan Matthews sits down with US trade representative Katherine Tai

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Why Americans hate inflation — and its cureWhy Americans hate inflation — and its cure
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    Other countries have social safety nets. The US has debt.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    A new study finds that combating malaria, TB, and HIV pays for itself 405 times over.

    By Dylan Matthews

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