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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    These are the popular ideas progressives can win withThese are the popular ideas progressives can win with
    Politics

    Crackdowns on pharmaceutical and credit card companies lead the way.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Mainstream Democrats shouldn’t fear Bernie SandersMainstream Democrats shouldn’t fear Bernie Sanders
    Politics

    He’d be a strong nominee and a solid president.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    How the good economy is benefiting workers with disabilitiesHow the good economy is benefiting workers with disabilities
    Politics

    A much-debated disability benefit crisis simply eased when the economy improved.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Mike Bloomberg is a disasterMike Bloomberg is a disaster
    Politics

    He’s bad at politics and running scared from his own record.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The mutually beneficial war between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg, explainedThe mutually beneficial war between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg, explained
    Politics

    Two candidates who really want to portray the election as a two-way race.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    7 things to know about the private equity industry7 things to know about the private equity industry
    Politics

    It shapes every big company in America, even those it never directly touches.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Mike Bloomberg is trying to remind voters that Trump inherited his moneyMike Bloomberg is trying to remind voters that Trump inherited his money
    Politics

    Many voters don’t know this — and it probably matters a lot.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Mainstream Democrats shouldn’t fear Bernie SandersMainstream Democrats shouldn’t fear Bernie Sanders
    Politics

    He’d be a strong nominee and a solid president.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Amy Klobuchar is the thinking moderate Democrat’s electability candidateAmy Klobuchar is the thinking moderate Democrat’s electability candidate
    Politics

    She has less baggage than Biden, and a real track record of winning Midwestern swing voters.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Explainers
    Elizabeth Warren’s once-promising, now-imperiled campaign, explainedElizabeth Warren’s once-promising, now-imperiled campaign, explained
    Explainers

    She’s badly in need of a New Hampshire surprise.

    By Matthew Yglesias