Matthew Cooper
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
Executive Editor-Digital at Washington Monthly Journalist, Human
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Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
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Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
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Great new @bloomberg.com piece by Jessica Stolzberg on ongoing struggle against stupidest and most harmful part of current 'Conspicuous Consumption' yard hygiene.
The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
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The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
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What It Takes to Defeat the Leaf Blowers
To end the use of gas-powered blowers, advocates in one New Jersey town focused on public health and made their case directly to local elected leaders.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great new @bloomberg.com piece by Jessica Stolzberg on ongoing struggle against stupidest and most harmful part of current 'Conspicuous Consumption' yard hygiene.
The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Get yourself someone who righteously hates something as much as @jfallows.bsky.social hates leaf blowers (I’m with him! at least go electric)
Great new @bloomberg.com piece by Jessica Stolzberg on ongoing struggle against stupidest and most harmful part of current 'Conspicuous Consumption' yard hygiene.
The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The diff this has made in DC is ... incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What It Takes to Defeat the Leaf Blowers
To end the use of gas-powered blowers, advocates in one New Jersey town focused on public health and made their case directly to local elected leaders.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Get yourself someone who righteously hates something as much as @jfallows.bsky.social hates leaf blowers (I’m with him! at least go electric)
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Once again, @glastris.bsky.social does a masterful job piloting a principled magazine. Compare this to the vile “I have no view on the Nazi tattoo” stance taken by the Prospect’s editor.
The Magical Thinking Behind Graham Platner’s Rise
Progressives are backing a Nazi-tattooed amateur over Gov. Janet Mills, a feminist who expanded Medicaid and made community college free.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Once again, @glastris.bsky.social does a masterful job piloting a principled magazine. Compare this to the vile “I have no view on the Nazi tattoo” stance taken by the Prospect’s editor.
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Elwood Watson of East Tennessee State takes the measure of various college rankings and finds @washingtonmonthly.com to be the best for most students. www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/arti...
Commentary: A different way to rank colleges — Elwood Watson
Commentary: Washington Monthly has published rankings with the intent of avoiding what the most prestigious rankings seek to reward: an institution’s wealth, prestige, and exclusivity.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Elwood Watson of East Tennessee State takes the measure of various college rankings and finds @washingtonmonthly.com to be the best for most students. www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/arti...
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We are joined by @glastris.bsky.social to discuss how Democrats can win back voters by creating their own response to Project 2025. We discuss this new series at The Washington Monthly, including his article, “How the Democrats Can Play Offense” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Trump Has Project 2025 But the Democrats Have No Plan and They Need to Go On the Offensive With One
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November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We are joined by @glastris.bsky.social to discuss how Democrats can win back voters by creating their own response to Project 2025. We discuss this new series at The Washington Monthly, including his article, “How the Democrats Can Play Offense” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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In Portland, our intrepid legal affairs editor @garrettepps.bsky.social braves ICE and kombucha to report on the Justice Department’s Orwellian arguments and how a Trump-nominated jurist is holding the line for democracy.
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The Judge Standing up to Trump’s Portland Invasion
A report on the Justice Department’s Orwellian arguments and how a Trump-nominated jurist is holding the line for democracy.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In Portland, our intrepid legal affairs editor @garrettepps.bsky.social braves ICE and kombucha to report on the Justice Department’s Orwellian arguments and how a Trump-nominated jurist is holding the line for democracy.
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Great reporting from @washingtonmonthly.com Contributing Editor @timothynoah.bsky.social.
This weekend is a good time to catch up on my stories about Trump’s imminent sale and likely destruction of a 1940 government building that one expert calls “the Sistine Chapel of New Deal art.”
Part one:
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Part two:
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Part one:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Part two:
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
The New Deal Masterpieces Threatened by Trump’s D.C. Downsizing
Your great-grandparents paid Ben Shahn and Philip Guston to create gorgeous public murals. Next year they could be rubble.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Great reporting from @washingtonmonthly.com Contributing Editor @timothynoah.bsky.social.
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This weekend is a good time to catch up on my stories about Trump’s imminent sale and likely destruction of a 1940 government building that one expert calls “the Sistine Chapel of New Deal art.”
Part one:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Part two:
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
Part one:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Part two:
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
The New Deal Masterpieces Threatened by Trump’s D.C. Downsizing
Your great-grandparents paid Ben Shahn and Philip Guston to create gorgeous public murals. Next year they could be rubble.
newrepublic.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This weekend is a good time to catch up on my stories about Trump’s imminent sale and likely destruction of a 1940 government building that one expert calls “the Sistine Chapel of New Deal art.”
Part one:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Part two:
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
Part one:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Part two:
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
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As always, @boltsmag.org puts out a great guide to all the elections coming up.
"We’ve identified more than 180 key elections that will be decided this fall—from mayors and governors to school boards and judges—and explain why they matter."
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"We’ve identified more than 180 key elections that will be decided this fall—from mayors and governors to school boards and judges—and explain why they matter."
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read M...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
As always, @boltsmag.org puts out a great guide to all the elections coming up.
"We’ve identified more than 180 key elections that will be decided this fall—from mayors and governors to school boards and judges—and explain why they matter."
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
"We’ve identified more than 180 key elections that will be decided this fall—from mayors and governors to school boards and judges—and explain why they matter."
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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The deep dive that @donmoyn.bsky.social and I did into what Russell Vought and Donald Trump are seeking in their shutdown is now published with transcript and show notes.
We also covered the history of right-wing public administration and Vought's religious extremism, and much more!
We also covered the history of right-wing public administration and Vought's religious extremism, and much more!
Trump’s shutdown strategy is far more radical than you know
White House budget director Russell Vought is waging war on the government, secularism, and modernity itself
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October 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The deep dive that @donmoyn.bsky.social and I did into what Russell Vought and Donald Trump are seeking in their shutdown is now published with transcript and show notes.
We also covered the history of right-wing public administration and Vought's religious extremism, and much more!
We also covered the history of right-wing public administration and Vought's religious extremism, and much more!
Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street! Very funny from @garrettepps.bsky.social in the @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/25/b...
Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street!
Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh greenlit racial profiling. How the jurist sees an envision an ICE agent confronting a Hispanic Appearing Person.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street! Very funny from @garrettepps.bsky.social in the @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/25/b...
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They are not hiding it, people who don't see it at this point are choosing not to
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
They are not hiding it, people who don't see it at this point are choosing not to
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Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
September 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
The Kirk Assassination and the MAGA Threat to Free Speech by @garrettepps.bsky.social in the @washingtonmonthly.com
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The Kirk Assassination and the MAGA Threat to Free Speech
Demagogues are using the tragic Kirk assassination to target free speech, the First Amendment, and America itself.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The Kirk Assassination and the MAGA Threat to Free Speech by @garrettepps.bsky.social in the @washingtonmonthly.com
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He can't even stick with the pretext they cooked up as to why Kimmel had to go, huh?
Trump:
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
He can't even stick with the pretext they cooked up as to why Kimmel had to go, huh?
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“Democrats need to let it be known that any and all Trump accomplices who carry out corrupt or illegal actions on his behalf will face accountability later. It’s the only language these authoritarian thugs will ever understand.” newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that her boss’ move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Democrats need to let it be known that any and all Trump accomplices who carry out corrupt or illegal actions on his behalf will face accountability later. It’s the only language these authoritarian thugs will ever understand.” newrepublic.com/article/2006...
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@timmiller.bsky.social: “This is the federal government pressuring media companies to silence critics of the president. I mean, this is a straight out of the authoritarian playbook. It is an attempt to silence speech directly from the government.”
September 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: “This is the federal government pressuring media companies to silence critics of the president. I mean, this is a straight out of the authoritarian playbook. It is an attempt to silence speech directly from the government.”
Great Constitution Day read! The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention. Great from Stanford ’s Jack Rakove on the Senate that could have been.
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The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention
The U.S. Senate and the nation's history might different if the Constitutional Convention had structured the chamber differently.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Great Constitution Day read! The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention. Great from Stanford ’s Jack Rakove on the Senate that could have been.
The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/17/c...
The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/17/c...
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Thought-provoking reflection on journalism and 9/11 by @mattizcoop.bsky.social
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The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that we need now.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thought-provoking reflection on journalism and 9/11 by @mattizcoop.bsky.social
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Charlie Kirk's Assassination War More Than Just Murder.
The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell – @mattizcoop.bsky.social:
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The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell – @mattizcoop.bsky.social:
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The Charlie Kirk Assassination: More Than Just Murder
The Charlie Kirk assassination shows why political assassination is penalized differently than typical murders.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Charlie Kirk's Assassination War More Than Just Murder.
The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell – @mattizcoop.bsky.social:
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The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell – @mattizcoop.bsky.social:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/t...
Me: The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11 washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/t...
The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that we need now.
washingtonmonthly.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Me: The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11 washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/t...
Still bereft about the passing of my close friend since college, who had a profound influence on my life and career.
Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin
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September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Still bereft about the passing of my close friend since college, who had a profound influence on my life and career.
Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...