Left of Lansing
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<p>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!</p>
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Recent Episodes
August 3, 2026
430: Monday Musing: How Will Establishment Democrats React If Progressives Win Michigan Primary?
<div> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a></p><p>Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for August 3, 2026!</p><p>We're one day from the Michigan Primary, and LOL's Pat Johnston wonders how the corporate-establishment Democratic Party will react if progressives score major victories on Tuesday.</p><p>Will they acknowledge the political reality that the working class is in a populist mood, or will they take their ball and go running closer to MAGA Republicans?</p><p>It's a serious question!</p><p>Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!</p><p>leftoflansing@gmail.com</p><p>Left of Lansing is now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ">YouTube as well</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LeftofLansing/posts/lol-weekly-poll-165258233?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Vote on this week's LOL Poll!!!<br></strong></a><br>Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard">https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard<br></a><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a><strong><br><br></strong>#podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #WorkingClass #unions #HaleyStevens #AishaFarooqi #KelliVanGinhoven #KyleBlomquist #DataCenters #TomBarrett #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #AIPAC #IranWar #Israel #CitizensUnited #GretchenWhitmer #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing</p></div>
July 31, 2026
429: Friday Short: Whitmer Abandons Planned Parenthood, and Legacy
<div> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a></p><p>Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for July 31, 2026!</p><p>Planned Parenthood of Michigan announced three more clinic closures in the state on Thursday, making it a total of 14 closures in the last couple of years.</p><p>While The Trump Regime and the MAGA Republican Congress are to blame for their massive cuts to Planned Parenthood (since punishing women is one of the hallmarks of the White Christian Nationalist agenda), Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer shares some of the blame as well.</p><p>Whitmer refused to "Fight like Hell" to keep those clinics opened as she refused Planned Parenthood of Michigan's request to unleash emergency funding.</p><p>It's just another in the long line of betrayal from the former "Big Gretch," who's now just called, Gretchen.</p><p>Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!</p><p>leftoflansing@gmail.com</p><p>Left of Lansing is now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ">YouTube as well</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LeftofLansing/posts/lol-weekly-poll-165258233?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Vote on this week's LOL Poll!!!<br></strong></a><br>Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard">https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard<br></a><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a><strong><br></strong>#podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #WorkingClass #unions #HaleyStevens # AbortionRights #PlannedParenthood #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #GretchenWhitmer #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing</p></div>
July 30, 2026
428: Michigan Primary Primer: Will Progressives Score Major Victories Across the State?
<div> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a></p><p>Here's Episode #189 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!</p><p>00:00-19:05: AIPAC, DTE, & Data Centers</p><p>Pat Johnston discusses why working class Michiganders have turned more populist, and why accepting AIPAC, or DTE, or other corporate PAC money is hurting several candidates in different races. Also, working class Michiganders are irate over the rush to build hyper-scale A.I. data centers, and specific Democrats are being rewarded for opposing the Big Tech Bros' data centers. </p><p>19:05-31:40: Working Class-America First Populism</p><p>Progressive candidates, like Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Aisha Farooqi, Kyle Blomquist, Diop Harris II, Donovan McKinney, Ivan Diaz, or Kelli Van Ginhoven, are resonating with voters in different areas across Michigan because they present a strong, working class and America First agenda. It's an agenda that pushes to revitalize a forgotten working class by focusing on a people-centered over a profit-centered campaign. It's an agenda that aims to strengthen unions, expand opportunities, make housing affordable, advocating for our farmers, Abolishing ICE, taxing the rich, ending costly wars, making the Epstein Class face more accountability, and fighting back against The Trump Regime. </p><p>31:41-39:10: Electability</p><p>If Abdul El-Sayed, and other Michigan progressive candidates, win the primary, and then goes on to win the general election, doesn't that end the corporate-establishment Democratic Party argument that progressives can only win in blue cities?</p><p>39:11-43:43: Quicksand Ending</p><p>Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!</p><p>leftoflansing@gmail.com</p><p>Left of Lansing is now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ">YouTube as well</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LeftofLansing/posts/lol-weekly-poll-165258233?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Vote on this week's LOL Poll!!!</strong></a></p><p>Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard">https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard<br></a><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong>Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join"><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join">https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join</a></strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>NOTES:</p></div><h1>"<a href="https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/20/three-licks-and-a-question-who-is-gretchen-whitmer-governing-for/">Three licks and a question: Who is Gretchen Whitmer governing for?</a>" By Jon King of Michigan Advance </h1><h1>"<a href="https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1175745&post_id=209034857&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzk1OTIxNjUsInBvc3RfaWQiOjIwOTAzNDg1NywiaWF0IjoxNzg1MzYzNDIzLCJleHAiOjE3ODc5NTU0MjMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMTc1NzQ1Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.YXDOC888vm_tWjZnxMuP3xzzi2tfgf-CaLwIslJvOos&r=2b3y05&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">Quicksand: How Gen X Was Right All Along</a>." By Sarah Kendzior in Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter </h1><h1>"<a href="https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-ads-take-el-sayed-out-of-context-to-claim-he-disrespects-women/?utm_source=Bridge+Michigan&utm_campaign=35004520c3-Bridge+Newsletter+07%2F27%2F2026&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c64a28dd5a-35004520c3-77337713">Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women</a>.’" By Lauren Gibbons of Bridge Michigan </h1><h1>"<a href="https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/24/board-of-state-canvassers-finds-michigans-money-out-of-politics-effort-has-sufficient-valid-signatures/">State canvassers finds Michigan’s ‘Money out of Politics’ effort has sufficient valid signatures.</a>" By Ben Solis of Michigan Advance </h1><h1>"<a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/10/new-report-slams-michigan-for-slowest-power-restoration-nationwide/">New report slams Michigan for slowest power restoration nationwide</a>." By WDIV-Channel 4 News in Detroit </h1><div>#podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #WorkingClass #unions #HaleyStevens #AishaFarooqi #KelliVanGinhoven #KyleBlomquist #DataCenters #TomBarrett #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #AIPAC #IranWar #Israel #CitizensUnited #Line5 #FossilFuels #GretchenWhitmer #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing</div>
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