The city's 2016 bid would have had more support if it benefited everyone, not just Mayor Daley and his cronies
By Edward McClelland Oct 2, 2009
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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.
By Edward McClelland
April 2, 2009
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The perfectly coiffed politician is under arrest, sunk by his own vanity. But what did you expect? He's an Illinois governor.
By Edward McClelland
December 10, 2008
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As Washington clashes over a Big Three bailout, it's ignoring the best cure to the automakers' ills: Universal healthcare.
By Edward McClelland
November 26, 2008
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The "first post-baby boomer" president and an enormous supporting cast celebrate Barack Obama's victory in Grant Park.
By Edward McClelland
November 5, 2008
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For a century, the Cubs have based their identity on disappointment and defeat. So what happens if they actually win it all this year?
By Edward McClelland
October 1, 2008
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From David Foster Wallace to Paul Begala, four authors trace the politician's journey from the liberal's conservative to flip-flopping hack.
By Edward McClelland
September 29, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
September 4, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
August 21, 2008
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Pabst may be worshiped by hipsters, but can it replace Budweiser as the best classic domestic brew? The answer may surprise you.
By Edward McClelland
August 11, 2008
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Before it was bought by Belgium's InBev, Budweiser trampled local breweries across this land. Who's crying in their (piss) beer now?
By Edward McClelland
July 17, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
May 6, 2008
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Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?
By Edward McClelland
May 1, 2008
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
By Edward McClelland
April 28, 2008
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The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today.
By Edward McClelland
April 8, 2008
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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?
By Edward McClelland
March 18, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
March 3, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
February 26, 2008
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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.
By Edward McClelland
February 20, 2008
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All the remaining 2008 contenders -- except Barack Obama -- indulge in an artery-busting blue-collar orgy of fried fish, bratwurst and cheese.
By Edward McClelland
February 19, 2008
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Barack Obama celebrated his heartland victories back home in Illinois, where seldom was heard a word of Hillary Clinton's coastal triumphs.
By Edward McClelland
February 6, 2008
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It was almost inevitable that Obama, as a Chicago politician, would spend a lot of quality time with someone like recently jailed Rezko. But that doesn't excuse bad judgment.
By Edward McClelland
February 1, 2008
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The presidential hopeful crusades for the auto industry of yore -- and looks awfully out of touch with Michigan's economic pain.
By Edward McClelland
January 15, 2008
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The city has a unique history of launching the careers of powerful black politicians -- which is part of the reason Obama moved there.
By Edward McClelland
January 14, 2008
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Hey, Sun Belters, move to the Great Lake states. You can have all the water you want and stop worrying about droughts. Besides, we're not piping our water south.
By Edward McClelland
January 7, 2008
Why Chicago didn't want the Olympics
It really was my father's Oldsmobile
Rod Blagojevich's bad hair day
Detroit isn't dead yet
More than 125,000 witness history in Chicago
Can the Chicago Cubs lose for winning?
Who is the real John McCain?
Kwame Kilpatrick exits, with Barack Obama holding the door
Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
And the next great American beer will be...? 
The rise and fall of an American beer
Eight Belles' last run
So long, Canada
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
How 1968 changed Hillary
The crazy uncles in Obama's attic
Cleveland to Dennis Kucinich: Phone home
The dude vote
How Obama won Wisconsin 
Bowling for votes in Wisconsin
Sweet home Chicago
How close were Barack Obama and Tony Rezko?
Is Mitt Romney taking Michigan for a ride?
Chicago is Barack Obama's kind of town
How to solve America's water problems
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