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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

    Politics
    Joe Biden still needs a better answer on Hunter and UkraineJoe Biden still needs a better answer on Hunter and Ukraine
    Politics

    He doesn’t want to throw his son under the bus, but he probably should.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Joe Biden’s plan to raise taxes on corporations and the rich, explainedJoe Biden’s plan to raise taxes on corporations and the rich, explained
    Politics

    Taxing the rich, not abolishing billionaires.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    “No Malarkey,” Joe Biden’s unabashedly lame new slogan, explained“No Malarkey,” Joe Biden’s unabashedly lame new slogan, explained
    Politics

    Boldly unafraid to be uncool.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    What Trump has actually done in his first 3 years
    Politics

    A big tax cut, unprecedented environmental degradation, Wall Street unleashed, and a whole lot of judges.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    4 winners and 3 losers from the November Democratic debate
    Politics

    Winner: Cory Booker. Loser: asylum seekers.

    By Nicole Narea, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    America needs to hear — under oath — from Pompeo, Perry, Pence, and Bolton
    Politics

    Sondland’s bombshell testimony demands answers from top officials.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    One advantage of Elizabeth Warren’s employer health fee plan: It polls wellOne advantage of Elizabeth Warren’s employer health fee plan: It polls well
    Politics

    A per-employee fee is more popular than a payroll or income tax.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    The difference between good and bad state polls, explained
    Politics

    When you don’t weight by education, you might massively underrate Trump.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The case for taking Trump’s black outreach seriouslyThe case for taking Trump’s black outreach seriously
    Politics

    There’s some evidence Democrats have lost ground with black voters.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats’ causeA Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats’ cause
    Politics

    Poaching older white voters from Biden won’t check the left.

    By Matthew Yglesias

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