Matthew Vickers

Matthew Vickers is a writer and journalist based in New York City.

A satellite image of flooded fields and buildings near Waialua, on Oahu's north shore.

Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past

The latest wave of storm devastation closely tracks the regional neglect of infrastructure instituted by the state’s first modern agricultural barons

Mar 26, 2026 / Matthew Vickers

Daniel Biss in Chicago on August 12, 2025.

“I Think I’m Very Intimidating to AIPAC” “I Think I’m Very Intimidating to AIPAC”

An interview with Illinois congressional candidate Daniel Biss.

Mar 13, 2026 / Matthew Vickers

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison addresses the 2014 New Economy Summit in Tokyo.

How Larry Ellison’s Acquisition Binge Began in Hawaii How Larry Ellison’s Acquisition Binge Began in Hawaii

In 2012, the Oracle CEO bought most of the island of Lānaʻi. What happened next doesn’t bode well for his new empire of media properties.

Mar 12, 2026 / Matthew Vickers

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