Cleveland: Ground zero for the housing bubble
The housing crisis that helped tank the economy started here. As usual, America paid no attention to the Midwest
Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 11Life Books, Cleveland, Housing bubble
Edward McClelland
Life Books, Cleveland, Housing bubble
Richard Marx hates my guts
I made a snarky comment about the 1980s soft-rock balladeer on my blog. And now he won't leave me alone. Really
Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 198Life Music, Richard Marx
Obama in 2000: “Pervasiveness of guns in this country contributes to violence”
EXCLUSIVE: In a previously unpublished interview, the then-state senator attacked guns and a culture of violence
Monday, Dec 17, 2012 7:18 PM UTCNews Adam Lanza, Barack Obama
Right-to-work bill: Michigan just gives up
An anti-union bill is the wrong response to a brain drain, and ensures the state will only create low-paying jobs
Monday, Dec 10, 2012 9:05 PM UTC 33News Michigan, Labor, Labor unions
Barack Obama comes full circle
The president sounded as idealistic at the end of his last campaign as at the beginning of his first
Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 11:56 AM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, Chicago
Mitt “doesn’t get” the auto bailout
Romney calls himself "a son of Detroit." The mayor of nearby Lansing, Virg Bernero, calls him "a son of something"
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 19Politics Mitt Romney, Auto Industry
Third-party candidates debate
Little-known contenders joined Larry King last night for a substantive, wide-ranging and largely ignored debate
Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 4:09 AM UTCPolitics 2012 Presidential Debates
That’s an Olympian!
Not every Olympian is cut like Ryan Lochte. The games have proven we can all be athletes, no matter our body size SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Aug 10, 2012 8:59 PM UTCLife London Olympics, Sarah Robles
No one left to hate
Olympic rivalries seem a little dull since the end of the Cold War. Are less politicized games more fun?
Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 8:10 PM UTCLife 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympians you should boo
A clueless princess. An obnoxious -- really! -- badminton player. These are the Olympians we'll be jeering SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Jul 27, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 74Life 2012 Summer Olympics, Lin Dan
Olympians worth cheering
The big names at the summer games are pros or well-marketed brands. These international athletes deserve support SLIDE SHOW
Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 12:00 AM UTCLife 2012 Summer Olympics
The other side of segregation
Working with the Census in Chicago, I saw the hope in a city divided along racial lines: The opportunity to blend
Saturday, Apr 2, 2011 9:01 PM UTC 22Life Race, Chicago, Life stories
Can an electric car save the American dream?
The Chevy Volt is cramped, overpriced -- and the best thing an American motor company has done in years
Saturday, Mar 12, 2011 7:01 PM UTC 106Life Auto Industry
How Borders lost its soul
The store went from a true alternative to a big-box bore. Now, it's the independent shops who come out the winners
Saturday, Feb 19, 2011 10:01 PM UTC 111Entertainment Bookstores, Books
When mom comes out
I blamed gay culture for breaking up my parents' marriage. Now I realize there's an upside to having two mothers
Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 1:20 AM UTC 30Life Real Families, LGBT, Life stories
Can Dems hold Obama’s old Senate seat?
In Illinois, a former federal prosecutor and a banker battle over who's the best face of 2010 reform.
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 1:30 AM UTC 33News 2010 Elections
“Get your pit bull on!”
Palin fans left their hunting camps and donned tea party gear to greet sister Sarah from Alaska and jeer the media
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 4:20 PM UTC 76News Sarah Palin, 2012 Elections
Why Chicago didn’t want the Olympics
The city's 2016 bid would have had more support if it benefited everyone, not just Mayor Daley and his cronies
Friday, Oct 2, 2009 7:07 AM UTC 123News Olympics, Barack Obama, Chicago
Farewell, Sportsman’s Park. So long, horseracing?
Before I give you Salon's Kentucky Derby pick, let's take a moment to remember the just-demolished racetrack outside Chicago, one of the many recent casualties in a fast-fading sport.
Friday, May 1, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 22News
It really was my father’s Oldsmobile
As General Motors prepares to sell off or kill a slew of brands in order to survive, a Lansing native remembers the first member of the G.M. family to die.
Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 10:30 AM UTC 42News
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Edward McClelland is the author of "Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President" and "Nothin' But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times and Hopes of America's Industrial Heartland." Follow him on Twitter at @tedmcclelland.
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