Left of Lansing

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An insight into Michigan's progressive political and pop cultural scene. Pat Johnston highlights how the progressive movement is helping shape Michigan's political landscape with opinion and interviews. It's time to make Michigan's political machine work for the people!

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220: Monday Music: MAGA Michigan Republicans Celebrate Musk-Trump Working Class Tax Hike! 03.02.2025 4:39

#podcast #Tariff #WorkingClass #Trump #Musk #Progressive #Michigan #MichiganDemocrats #Republicans #Taxes #Politics #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for February 3, 2025 It's absolutely hilarious to watch MAGA Michigan Republicans celebrate and high-five one another after Dear Leader Trump announced across the board tariffs for Canada and Mexico over the weekend. (Not surp...

219: Friday Short: Ex-Grand Rapids Priest's "Values" Are MAGA Values 31.01.2025 4:15

#podcast #politics #religion #Michigan #GrandRapids #MichiganPolitics #Diversity #Hate #Race #MAGA #ElonMusk #Trump #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for January 31, 2025. A Grand Rapids priest was removed from his position with the Anglican Catholic Church for appearing to mimic Elon Musk's recent "salute," which appeared to many critics to look similar to a Nazi salute. Ca...

218: Fossil Fuel Pushed Big Lie About A Northern Michigan Solar Panel Farm 30.01.2025 48:22

#podcast #politics #News #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Environment #SolarFarm #BigOil #FossilFuels #CorporateCorruption #CorporateGreed #ClimateChange #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Progressives #PeterSinclair #FarmingRights #Trump #Immigration #Economy #WorkingClass #LeftOfLansing Here's Episode 118 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:16: Peters Not Running/MAGA Misinformation Mach...

217: Monday Musing: Why Did Some Michigan Democrats Give Into Fear On Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave? 27.01.2025 4:44

#Podcast #Politics #WorkingClass #Workers CorporateGreed #CorprorateCorruption #CorporateLobby #TippedWorkers #Michigan #Democrats #Republicans #Economy #RestaurantLobby #RestaurantWorkers #Progressive #MichiganPolitics #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for January 27, 2025. The Michigan MAGA Republicans majority in the state House passed bills that roll-back minimum wage i...

216: Michigan Democratic State Rep. Betsy Coffia Refuses To Capitulate 23.01.2025 49:20

#podcast #Politics #news #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Democrats #Progressives #Democrats #Trump #Republicans #MAGA #CorporateCorruption #DonorBase #Oligarchs #RuralDemocrats #WorkingClass #Election #Fascism #Transparency Here's Episode 117 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-15:29: Pat's Mom's Passing & Influence In the first segment, Pat Johnston talks about his Mom passing away...

215: Monday Musing: Trump Officially Returns. Where Do Progressives Go From Here? 20.01.2025 5:10

#Podcast #Politics #Progressives #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #MichiganNews #Democrats #MAGA #Trump #CorporateCorruption #MichiganDemocrats #Republicans #Immigration #Oligarchs #TechBros #Democracy #WorkingClass #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for January 20, 2025. On this second Inauguration Day for Donald Trump, Pat Johnston explains why he can't get behind a wasted "Res...

214: Monday Musing: Michigan Republicans Help Restaurant Lobby By Hurting Servers & Workers 13.01.2025 4:13

#Podcast #Politics #Economics #Progressives #Democrats #WorkingClass #CorporateGreed #Donors #Republican #RepublicanCorruption #MAGA #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #MinimumWage #PaidSickLeave #News #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left Of Lansing "Monday Musing" for January 13, 2024. The new MAGA Michigan Republican majority in the state House is supporting the working class by... watering down minimum wage...

213: Friday Short: The Michigan MAGA Shell Game On Egg Prices 10.01.2025 4:18

#Podcast #Politics #Progressive #Democrats #ProgressivePodcast #News #Michigan #MichiganNews #MichiganPolitics #MAGA #Eggs #Economy #Republicans #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for January 10, 2025. The Michigan MAGA Propaganda Machine was in full anger overdrive over a new law requiring eggs sold in Michigan to come from hens raised in cage-free housing. Michigan MAGA tr...

212: Have Elon Musk & The Tech Bros Taken Over? 09.01.2025 52:18

#Podcast #Politics #Media #LegacyMedia #News #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #MAGA #Oligarchs #ElonMusk #Zuckerberg #FreeSpeech #WorkingClass #Economy #Immigration #Extremism #LeftOfLansing Here's Episode 116 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:00: Dems Acting Like "Maga-Dems" The first segment features Pat Johnston sharing his thoughts on both Michigan and national Democrats running a...

211: Monday Musing: Democrats Wonder How We're Getting Trump, Part II 06.01.2025 4:54

#Podcast #News #Politics #Progressives #Democrats #Trump #Michigan #January6th #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for January 6, 2025. As Vice President Kamala Harris certified her election loss to Donald Trump in Congress today, many who voted for her (or against Trump) are wondering how we're at this place just four years after Trump orchestrated the January 6th insurrecti...

210: Final 2024 Episode: Which Path Will Democrats Take In 2025? 19.12.2024 29:07

Here's Episode 115 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-26:52: Where Will Democrats Go In 2025? Pat begins his final monologue of 2024 wondering what, or if, the Democratic Party in Michigan, and across the country, has learned anything after its deflating defeat to MAGA Republicanism in the election. Judging from how the D.C. Democratic leadership stifled Progressive Congresswoman Ale...

209: Monday Musing: The Corporate Media And Trump Are Working Together 16.12.2024 4:53

#podcast #Politics #ProgressivePolitics #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Trump #CorporateMedia #Media #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for December 16, 2024! With ABC announcing its settlement with Donald Trump over George Stephanopoulos' statement that Trump was found liable for rape in the E. Jean Carrol civil trial case , ABC joins the rest of the corporate media's plans to...

208: Friday Short: Michigan Dems Help Big Tech Billionaire Trump Supporters 13.12.2024 4:09

#Podcast #Progressives #ProgressivePodcast #Politics #news #Michigan #Democrats #Republicans #Trump #Whitmer #CorporateDonors #Populism #CorporateGreed #WorkingClass #BigTech Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for December 13, 2024. Michigan Democrats are about to give Big Tech billionaires are huge victory this Lame-Duck session as a bill granting millions of dollars in corporate welfare f...

207: Will Michigan Democrats Only Deliver "Lame Duck Disappointment?" 12.12.2024 41:39

#podcast #politics #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #Democrats #Republicans #WorkingClass #Populism #Populist #Economy #Election2024 #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #Lobbying #Republicans #MAGA #TheAmericanProspect #DavidDayen Here's Episode 114 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-13:16: Michiganders Want Populist Policies! After pointing-out more absurdity from O...

206: Monday Musing: Health Care CEO Murder Exposes A Tragedy For America 09.12.2024 5:15

#politics #podcast #HealthCare #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #ProgressivePodcast #Progressives #Trump Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for December 9, 2024. The reaction to the murder of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson exposed the collective anger shared by millions of Americans when it comes to the health care industry. And while progressives never believe murder is the an...

205: Friday Short: Michigan Democrats... Stop Ceding Ground To Republicans 06.12.2024 4:59

#podcast #politics #News #Michigan #Progressives #ProgressivePolitics #ProgressivePodcast #Democrats #Republicans #LeftOfLansing Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for December 6, 2024. Pat piggybacks on some thoughts shared by Michigan Democratic Party Rural Caucus Chair (and candidate to become the next MDP Chair) Mark Ludwig on this week's show. Ludwig believes Michigan Democrats must d...

204: Expanding the Michigan Battleground w/ MDP Rural Caucus Chair Mark Ludwig 05.12.2024 52:59

#podcast #politicalpodcast #politics #news #michigan #michiganpolitics #progressivepolitics #Election2024 #MichiganDemocrats #Democrats #Whitmer #CorporateGreed #Progressives #LeftOfLansing 00:00-20:49: MI Dem Leaders Push Corporate Subsidies Pat reviews a fantastic piece by The American Prospect's David Dayen on how the Michigan Democratic leadership, which includes Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, are in...

203: Monday Musing: Abortion Bans Sending Women To Michigan For Care, As Predicted 02.12.2024 4:51

#Podcast #Politics #Michigan #Abortion #AbortionRights #AbortionCare #WomensRights #HealthCare #Economy Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for December 2, 2024. A new state report shows abortions in Michigan neared a 30-year high in 2023. However, the report shows non-residents accounted for more of the state's abortions than they did in the previous year or years. As predicted, women from...

202: Monday Musing: How I Learned To Turn-Off MSNBC, And You Can, Too 25.11.2024 5:08

#Podcast #PoliticalPodcast #ProgressivePodcast #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #News #MichiganNews #CorporateMedia #MSNBC #Democrats Here's the "Monday Musing" for November 25, 2024. MSNBC's ratings are cratering, and perhaps that's due to its longtime viewers not buying what they were selling for the last few years. I am one of those viewers who has learned to turn-off the supposed "liberal" networ...

201: Friday Short: How Did Democrats Lose "Populist" Label To Trump? 22.11.2024 5:08

#Podcast #Politics #news #Michigan #Progressives #Populism #Trump #KamalaHarris Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for November 22, 2024. Recent surveys are showing Republican voters suddenly thinking the economy is better now than it was two weeks ago, which many of us predicted would happen. But remarkably, some 60% of Americans believe Trump will make good decisions on the economy, despi...

200: Standing-Up For Progressive Values and Courage w/ Democratic State Rep. Emily Dievendorf 21.11.2024 47:18

#Podcast #PoliticalPodcast #ProgressivePodcast #Politics #Michigan #News #Progressives #EmilyDievendorf #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #CorporateCorruption #CorporateGreed #CorporateMoney #MoneyInPolitics #Rural #Agriculture #FamilyFarms #Farming #Election2024 #WorkingClass #LGBTQ+ #TransRights #NancyMace #Housing #Homelessness Here's Episode 112 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-8:5...

199: Monday Musing: Corporate Media Will Not Save Us 18.11.2024 4:31

#podcast #politicalpodcast #politics #CorporateMedia #CorporateCorruption #Progressives #ProgressivePolitics #Michigan #News #MSNBC #JoeScarborough #Trump #Democracy Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for November 18, 2024. Many are stunned by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough & Mike Brzezinski decision to visit Dear Leader Trump at his Palm Beach, Florida home over the weekend. I am not stunne...

198: Friday Short: Are Michigan Democrats Wasting Lame Duck For Corporations? 15.11.2024 4:18

#Podcast #Michigan #Politics #MichiganPolitics #Progressives #News #Democrats #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #WorkingClass #Teachers #CorporateWelfare #Whitmer Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for November 15, 2024! The Michigan Democratic House majority only has a little time left to pass some good legislation in the lame duck session before the MAGA Republicans gain control at the...

197: Kasey Helton on Why Democrats Must Return To Working Class Roots 14.11.2024 44:47

#Podcast #Politics #PoliticalNews #Michigan #Democrats #MAGA #Republicans #LeftOfLansing #Election2024 #WorkingClass #Economy #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #DirtroadDems Here's Episode 111 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-15:36: Democrats Losing Working Class In the opening segment, Pat Johnston talks about how Democrats are losing the working class, and why it's unconsciona...

196: Monday Musing: Disinformation Doomed Democrats 11.11.2024 4:18

#Politics #News #Election2024 #Democrats #Michigan #Progressives #Media #CorporateMedia #Podcast Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for November 11, 2024. There are many reasons as to what led to the Democratic Party's demise in the election. Many of which are being discussed everywhere with many people pointing the fingers at each other. But Pat believes there's one reason for Trump's vic...