Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for August 23, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech as the Democratic Party’s nominee for President last night at her party’s convention in Chicago, Illinois. While parts of her speech were questionable, on the whole, Harris delivered and memorable and effective speech. Most importantly, Harris…
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Episode 92: Slate’s Nitish Pahwa On Lansing’s Political Power
Here’s Episode 92 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! Nitish Pahwa is Slate’s associate writer for business and tech, and he’s a native Michigander. In fact, he grew-up around Lansing, and remembered what the political scene was like just a decade ago when MAGA Republicans had complete control of state government. That’s why he’s surprised to…