A profile of Mitch Landrieu, the first white mayor of New Orleans in nearly 30 years–part of a larger post-Katrina trend in the city’s politics. “The elected leadership looks almost like a photo negative of the pre-Katrina government.”
Justin Vogt Washington Monthly Jan 2011 30min Permalink
A profile of Canadian politician Jamie Lee Hamilton.
Michael Harris The Walrus Jun 2010 15min Permalink
Notes from the California recount.
Michael Lewis New York Times Magazine Sep 2003 30min Permalink
A profile of Rahm Emanuel, written during his first congressional campaign in Illinois. Emanuel was running to fill the seat vacated by Rod Blagojevich.
Ben Joravsky Chicago Reader Feb 2002 20min Permalink
In 2003, Gary Coleman ran for governor of California. But what he really wanted was to have never come to Hollywood in the first place.
Hank Stuever Washington Post Aug 2003 15min Permalink
In 1995, the Chicago Reader profiled a little-known professor (and lawyer and philanthropist and author) who had decided to run for office to get back to his true passion: community organizing.
Hank De Zutter Chicago Reader Dec 1995 15min Permalink
