Here’s Episode 108 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:07: Trump’s Fascism/Rick Snyder’s Sad Pat Johnston begins the episode talking about how Dear Leader Trump’s former Chief Of Staff, John Kelly, called his former boss a fascist. And even though Trump has praised Hitler, the MAGA Republican Party continue to rush to his defense. That’s why…
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Monday Musing: Harris’s Smart non-Traditional Media Strategy Is Brilliant
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” for October 7, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has been playing a bit prevent defense for my taste of late, but she seems to be getting back on the offense in a smart and calculated way. Along with making appearances on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this week, Harris is also…
Episode 100: Building A Better Way w/ Democrat Clint St. Mosley for Michigan’s 9th!
Here’s Episode 100 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! And what a show we have in-store for your on this monumental episode! 00:00-9:35: Michigan Reading Scores/Corp. Price-Gouging The episode opens-up by sharing the news that third-grade reading efficiency is at a 10-year low in Michigan. That’s not good news at all, and of course, MAGA Michigan…
Friday Short: Another Week of MAGA’s Fake Populism On Display!
Here’s the Left of Lansing Friday Short for August 2, 2024. It’s another week where MAGA Republicans’ fake populism stance stood exposed once again. Michigan MAGA Republicans are outraged over a State Supreme Court ruling that Republicans acted unconstitutionally in blocking and watering-down minimum wage increase and earned paid sick leave ballot proposals in 2018….
Friday Short: Investing in People Really Works! April 19, 2024
Here’s this week’s LoL Friday Short for this April 19, 2024 There’s hope new legislation could be introduced in Lansing called The Working Parents Tax Credit. If passed, it could help around 250,000 Michigan kids in just one year. Supporters say this tax credit would incentivize work, and reward working families, and recent polling shows…
Episode 82: Transforming the Social Contract with Rx Kids in Flint
Here’s Episode 82 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! It’s another week. That means it’s another episode of the Republican Crime Syndicate! Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel announced several charges against former Michigan Republican state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, and his wife, Stephanie, for operating a criminal enterprise! Just like Chatfield’s hero, Dear Leader Trump, he…
Episode 59: Taking On Corporate Greed, And Fighting FOR The People w/ State Rep. Dylan Wegela
It’s the 59th episode of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! My returning guest this week is Michigan Democratic State Rep. Dylan Wegela from the 26th House District. We talk about his plans to thwart the state’s two main utility companies–DTE & Consumers Energy–from using dark money to influence Lansing, especially at a time when Michiganders want…
Episode 55: Paid Family Leave w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
Here’s Episode 55 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! Paid Family and Medical Leave is one of the important policies Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer mentioned in her “What’s Next” speech last month. If Michigan’s Democratic majority in the legislature can pass State Sen. Erika Geiss’s paid family and medical leave bills, Michigan would join 11…