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Author_Kari Lydersen
Barack Obama
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Chicago History
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Laquan McDonald
Mayo
Mayors
Occupy Wall Street
Product details
- ISBN 9781608462223
- Weight: 455g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 12 Nov 2013
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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With deep connections to high finance and a penchant for profanity, Rahm Emanuel became the Mayor of Chicago and seized control of its notorious political machine'. This compelling examination of the contradictory past of this former congressman, White House Chief of Staff and ballet dancer sheds a spotlight on America's entire political system and the important issues that surround it.'
Kari Lydersen is a Chicago-based journalist, author and journalism instructor who has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Progressive, In These Times and other publications. She is the author of four books, including The Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover and What it Says About the Economic Crisis. She specializes in coverage of labor, energy and the environment. She has taught at Columbia College Chicago and Northwestern University and also works with youth from low-income communities through the program We the People Media. karilydersen dot com.
