Edward McClelland

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.

Donald Trump
Baby boomers have a Donald Trump problem: Immigration, nativism and the mythic golden age of the middle class Edward McClelland
Donald Trump
Inequality leads to authoritarianism: Why Trump is acting like "a generalissimo with a giant brass eagle on his hat" Edward McClelland
Bernie Sanders, HIllary Clinton
My day with Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton: Two Iowa rallies explain why Hillary may be about to blow a sure thing Edward McClelland
Garry McCarthy, Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel's Nixon moment: The Laquan McDonald coverup will be his legacy Edward McClelland
The Christian right's shocking conquest: Why religious moderates have disappeared from America Edward McClelland
Rahm Emanuel
"Pushed to the brink of extinction": How Rahm Emanuel won — and became the biggest loser in Chicago Edward McClelland
Nixon Protest 1973
The month that killed the middle class: How October 1973 slammed America Edward McClelland
Rahm Emanuel, Jesus
Rahm Emanuel's political nightmare: Jesus "Chuy" Garcia tells Salon why he'll oust the Mayor Edward McClelland
Why white men hate unions: The South, the new workforce and the GOP war on your self-interest Edward McClelland
Tea Party's self-defeating hate: Why toxic resentment hurts their bottom line Edward McClelland
America's middle-class defeat: How Canada shamed the wealthiest nation on earth Edward McClelland
Sears is dying: What the ubiquitous store’s death says about America Edward McClelland
Communism saved the American worker Edward McClelland
You call this a middle class? "I’m trying not to lose my house" Edward McClelland
Blame Canada! Fighting has turned hockey immoral Edward McClelland