Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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Kamala Harris' 'pragmatic' plan for the economy
The Explainer Tax credits for manufacturing, small businesses, affordable housing
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How Trump's 'dark' rhetoric could motivate undecided voters
Talking Points 'This is a dark — this a dark speech,' Trump said in Wisconsin
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Big Tech's answer for AI-driven job loss: universal basic income
In the Spotlight A new study reveals the strengths and limitations
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Why is Tesla stumbling?
In the Spotlight More competition, confusion about the future and a giant pay package for Elon Musk
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What does 'Quiet on the Set' mean for the future of kids' TV?
In the Spotlight A new documentary exposes the 'dark underbelly' of Nickelodeon productions
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Kenyan police could make Haiti's problems worse
Talking point Haiti has a history of disastrous foreign interventions. Kenyan police are accused of brutality. Now the two will mix.
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Debating the 'book ban-demic'
Talking Point Banned Books Week comes at tender time for libraries. Conservatives are skeptical.
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Texas and Yelp are suing each other over crisis pregnancy centers
Talking Point A battle over free speech and abortion rights heads to court
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Will Democrats save Kevin McCarthy's speakership?
Today's Big Question On the eve of a likely government shutdown, the speaker is left with no good choices
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Evergrande was just the beginning. China's property sector is in trouble.
Talking Point It's not clear that Xi Jingping's government has the tools to fix the problem
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Will the US keep aiding Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Republicans give Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'cold shoulder' in D.C.
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Trump's rhetoric rankles the anti-abortion movement
Why Trump's latest comments "may be the single biggest issue that leads him to lose in 2024"
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Why the Libya floods are a human-made disaster
A dictator broke the country. The U.S. intervened, then walked away. The result? A failed state.
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Conservatives target George W. Bush's AIDS-fighting program
A successful program that previously had bipartisan support is in the crosshairs, worrying public health advocates
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Why House Republicans might shut down the government
Why Republicans might shut down the government
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Are American consumers facing a credit crisis?
Today's Big Question U.S. credit card debt has risen above $1 trillion. Can we afford it?
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Why auto workers are on the brink of striking
Speed Read As the industry transitions to EVs, union workers ask for a pay raise and a shorter workweek
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Is it time to mask up again?
Today's Big Question A rise in Covid-19 cases brings back the possibility of mask mandates
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Cheap cars get run off the road
Speed Read Why automakers are shedding small cars for SUVs, and what that means for buyers
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Will China's slowdown pull the US into recession?
Today's Big Question President Biden calls Beijing's economy a 'ticking time bomb'
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Is conference realignment ruining college football?
Today's Big Question The Big Ten and Big 12 absorb teams from the Pac-12 in a chase for TV money
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The new push to solve long Covid
Speed Read Patients say researchers have been too slow to address the condition
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Has Ukraine's counteroffensive become a 'war of attrition?'
Today's Big Question An expected thrust has turned into a slog
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Is America still credit-worthy?
Today's Big Question Why Fitch downgraded the U.S. debt rating
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