Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” on October 14, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new plan where Medicare would cover the costs for in-home elder care, and also for people with disabilities. Nine in 10 Americans say they’re unable to cover the costs to care for a senior family member, which is…
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Friday Short: Michigan AG Nessel Takes-On Big Oil!
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for May 10, 2024. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is planning to take the Big Oil industry to court over the environmental and economic damages climate change is causing the state of Michigan. This announcement comes on the heels of several tornado touchdowns in the southwestern portion of…
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…
Billionaires Could Fight Back, But They Consider Higher Taxes Worse Than Authoritarianism
Paul Krugman posted this interesting thread today: The Ukraine story is one of extortion and bribery: Trump threatened a vulnerable nation by withholding aid, using the threat to extract help against his domestic rivals. What’s not being widely noted is that the same thing is happening to U.S. corporations 1/ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November…
Left of Lansing Podcast–Episode 10: Lou Glazer from Michigan Future, Inc. on Moving Michigan Into the 21st Century Economy
Left of Lansing Podcast–Episode 10: Lou Glazer from Michigan Future Inc. on preparing Michigan for the future economy. Plus, progressive policies are winning in Michigan!
Left of Lansing Podcast 4–David Hecker, President of AFT Michigan
Here’s the Left of Lansing podcast for March 14, 2019! You’ll hear me talk about how decades of Republican laissez-faire politics failed Michigan. And how refreshing it’s been that Michiganders are finally waking up to their game. I also interview David Hecker, President of the American Federation of Teachers-Michigan. We talk about how Republican rule…
