Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for June 28, 2024 In what has been a rather bleak news for progressives and Democrats this week, there’s been some good news on abortion rights in Michigan this week. Proving, once again, that Michigan believes in the economic and health care freedoms of women. After a Court…
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Podcast Ep. 90: Paid Family Leave & How To Even The Playing Field w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
It’s Episode 90 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! On this week’s show, Pat speaks with Danielle Atkinson, executive director and founder of Mothering Justice, which is an organization working to empower mothers of color through public policy. Mothering Justice is part of a coalition demanding the Democratic majority in the Michigan legislature to vote on…
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…
Friday Short: Why Christian Nationalists Push For Abortion, Contraception, IVF, and Fun Sex Bans
Here’s this week’s LoL Friday Short! Last week, the Christian Nationalist Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embroys used in in vitro fertilization are “children.” This is just another step in the attack on women’s reproductive rights. It’s just not a national abortion ban these extremists are pushing. They want a ban on contraception, IVF,…
Episode 62: MAGA Keeps Losing On Abortion Rights, and My Defense of Rashida Tlaib
It’s episode 62 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! MAGA Republicans suffered another beatdown at the polls this past Election Day, and once again, abortion rights proved to be the key reason. Abortion rights scored a major victory in Ohio, and played a major role in Democrats retaining the Virginia state legislature. Yet, MAGA is doubling-down…
Episode 55: Paid Family Leave w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
Here’s Episode 55 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! Paid Family and Medical Leave is one of the important policies Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer mentioned in her “What’s Next” speech last month. If Michigan’s Democratic majority in the legislature can pass State Sen. Erika Geiss’s paid family and medical leave bills, Michigan would join 11…
Left of Lansing Friday Short: Democrats Reversing Draconian GOP Abortion Access Laws
The “Friday Short” highlights the Reproductive Freedom Act, which Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky formally introduced this week. The RFA would reverse many hurtful abortion access restrictions put in place by Republicans through the years as they tried to enact their view of Christian Nationalism on the rest of the state. Please, listen to this…
Episode 53: Reproductive Health Act w/ Ashlea Phenicie from Planned Parenthood of Michigan
It’s the 53rd installment of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! I start out mocking the right wing Michigan Republican Party for claiming to care about working Michiganders on this past Labor Day. Then, I talk about the latest from the nutty right wing Ottawa Impact faction, which is working to defund the Ottawa County health department…
Episode 49: Fighting To Close Line 5 w/ Sean McBrearty of Oil & Water Don’t Mix
It’s the 49th episode of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! I celebrate Ohio’s decision to hand the state Republican party a humiliating defeat at the polls this week, when voters rejected the GOP’s efforts to raise the threshold to pass a state referendum from 50-to-60%. Ohio Republicans were hoping to hurt the chances of enshrining abortion…