Rod Blagojevich’s bad hair day
The perfectly coiffed politician is under arrest, sunk by his own vanity. But what did you expect? He's an Illinois governor.
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 12:00 PM UTC 124All Salon Barack Obama, Chicago
Edward McClelland
All Salon Barack Obama, Chicago
Detroit isn’t dead yet
As Washington clashes over a Big Three bailout, it's ignoring the best cure to the automakers' ills: Universal healthcare.
Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008 11:36 AM UTC 98All Salon Republican Party
More than 125,000 witness history in Chicago
The "first post-baby boomer" president and an enormous supporting cast celebrate Barack Obama's victory in Grant Park.
Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 6:13 AM UTC 21News 2008 Elections, Barack Obama
“The black people in Gary, Ind., are racist”
Dueling Obama and McCain supporters troll for votes on a street corner in a city key to Obama's Indiana hopes.
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 10:45 PM UTCPolitics War Room
Can the Chicago Cubs lose for winning?
For a century, the Cubs have based their identity on disappointment and defeat. So what happens if they actually win it all this year?
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 10:01 AM UTC 41Life Baseball, Chicago
Who is the real John McCain?
From David Foster Wallace to Paul Begala, four authors trace the politician's journey from the liberal's conservative to flip-flopping hack.
Monday, Sep 29, 2008 10:39 AM UTC 83Entertainment 2008 Elections
Kwame Kilpatrick exits, with Barack Obama holding the door
With the presidential race in Michigan too close for comfort, it can only help Obama that Detroit's racially divisive and felonious mayor has finally lost his job.
Thursday, Sep 4, 2008 2:51 PM UTC 32News Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan
Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
I blame A/C for the decline of the labor movement and for decimating the Midwest's population. Mostly, I blame it for the election of George W. Bush.
Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 11:55 AM UTC 124Life George W. Bush
And the next great American beer will be…?
Pabst may be worshiped by hipsters, but can it replace Budweiser as the best classic domestic brew? The answer may surprise you.
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 10:26 AM UTC 102Life Beer, Food
The rise and fall of an American beer
Before it was bought by Belgium's InBev, Budweiser trampled local breweries across this land. Who's crying in their (piss) beer now?
Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 10:49 AM UTC 191Life U.S. Economy, Food
Eight Belles’ last run
As a racing fan, I've learned to accept injuries as a consequence of a sport. But I also understand the revulsion at the filly's destruction.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 12:09 PM UTC 117All Salon Noble Beasts
So long, Canada
Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?
Thursday, May 1, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 150News Canada, Terrorism, Immigration
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 9:33 PM UTC 36News 2008 Elections
How 1968 changed Hillary
The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today.
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008 11:13 AM UTC 135News 2008 Elections
The crazy uncles in Obama’s attic
Will the black nationalists and white lefties who pushed Obama up the political ladder in Chicago prove to be a liability to his White House run?
Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 11:30 AM UTC 194All Salon 2008 Elections
Cleveland to Dennis Kucinich: Phone home
Back in Ohio, the left's favorite long shot is paying the price for his presidential ambitions. Calling him out of touch, four Democrats will try to take his House seat Tuesday.
Monday, Mar 3, 2008 12:43 PM UTC 31News 2008 Elections
The dude vote
Eight years after the beer-buddy test gave us W., the guys are going for Obama or McCain, if only to keep Hillary out of the White House.
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 1:07 PM UTC 421All Salon 2008 Elections
How Obama won Wisconsin
The Illinois senator did well with campus liberals, white men, crossover Republicans and independents, but he made inroads into Clinton's working-class base too.
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 12:58 PM UTC 244News 2008 Elections
Bowling for votes in Wisconsin
All the remaining 2008 contenders -- except Barack Obama -- indulge in an artery-busting blue-collar orgy of fried fish, bratwurst and cheese.
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 1:00 PM UTC 145News 2008 Elections
Sweet home Chicago
Barack Obama celebrated his heartland victories back home in Illinois, where seldom was heard a word of Hillary Clinton's coastal triumphs.
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 12:26 PM UTC 45News 2008 Elections, Barack Obama
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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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