Here’s Episode 85 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! They did it! Delta County voters sent pink slips to three extreme Christian Nationalist MAGA county commissioners in recall races this week! This is an area that’s recently turned from blue to red, which is why that extreme brand of right-wing politics gained a hold of the county board….
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Michigan Senate Democrats Pass Bill Improving Energy, Environment, And Paychecks!
To paraphrase something Michigan Democratic state Rep. Kelly Breen said, Democrats in the Lansing are proving more often than not to be the adults in the room. This happened last week, but I wanted to highlight here for everyone so you can understand what I’m saying. Michigan Advance’s Jon King reported the following: Michigan Senate…
Michigan Must Join The National Popular Vote Compact
This system not working: The Biden-Trump election likely will be decided by roughly 6% of voters in just six states https://t.co/Bkh1zuWEjl — Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 6, 2024 Every presidential election is coming down to just five or six states, leaving millions upon millions of voters feeling left-out of the process. As Axios reported, hundreds…
Building a Blue Foundation in the Upper Peninsula w/ Kelli van Ginhoven
Here’s Episode 84 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! One reason I started this venture is that I wanted to help show the importance of local and state politics. For sure, progressives have made some outstanding strides in terms of state politics with Democrats taking the state trifecta last year for the first time in four…
Episode 83: Salon’s Amanda Marcotte on Fascism & The Christian Nationalist Movement
Here’s episode 83 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! Salon columnist Amanda Marcotte spends a few minutes talking with Pat about the Christian Nationalist Movement, and its ultimate goal of not just getting Dear Leader Trump back into power, but of ending religious freedom for all. Ms. Marcotte’s written extensively on how Christian Nationalists are trying…
Want to improve Detroit? How about cleaning-up the air?
In a recent Detroit Metro Times report on how environmental racism continues to impact the City of Detroit, Steve Nealing writes: Pollution is a widespread problem in the majority-Black city of Detroit. The University of Michigan School of Public Health estimates that air pollution kills more than 650 Detroiters a year — more than twice…
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…
Friday Short: Making Michigan Charter Schools Accountable Is Long Overdue
Here’s this week’s LoL “Friday Short” for this April 12, 2024. The Michigan Board of Education passed a resolution this week asking the Democratic majority in the state legislature to pass laws requiring more transparency and accountability when it comes to charter schools. For years, charter schools haven’t had to play by the same rules…
Episode 81: Don’t Believe the Hype on Corporate Subsidies w/ Bridge Magazine’s Paula Gardner
Here’s Episode 81 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! On this week’s episode, Pat talks about “Florida” Mike Rogers’ audacity to run for Michigan’s open Senate seat this Fall even though he hasn’t lived in this state for years (because he wanted to make lobbying cash), and he’s registered to vote in both Florida and Michigan!…
Episode 80: Michigan Republicans Shill For Fascism in Grand Rapids
Here’s Episode 80 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! Pat’s got a lot to say this week, and that’s why it’s a solo show. Pat takes the Michigan Republicans to task, and the handful of right-wing Michigan sheriffs, who stood on stage with Donald Trump this week in Grand Rapids. Trump showed-up in our state to…
