Tag: Working Class

Friday Short: Teamsters Damage Own Brand By Not Backing Harris

Here’s the Left of Lansing Friday Short for September 20, 2024. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is in danger of damaging itself into perpetuity because of its fear of the possibility of either another Dear Leader Trump administration, or that the next President of the United States will be a black woman. Or both. The…

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Episode 102: Harris Destroys and Embarrasses Dear Leader In Debate

Here’s Episode 102 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-23:27: Harris-Trump Debate Reaction In the first segment, Pat begs the Elissa Slotkin campaign to help push her candidacy for the U.S. Senate by sending-out yard signs to rural Democrats across the state. It’s a crucial race, and we progressives want to help her defeat “Florida” Mike…

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Friday Short: How Harris Can Put Trump On Defense On Immigration

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for August 30, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has done a stellar job at keeping Dear Leader Trump and the Republicans on the defensive since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. One area where Harris and her campaign could improve, and really put Dear Leader on the defensive,…

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Friday Short: Kamala Harris Reclaims Patriotism And The Future For Democrats

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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Monday Musing: It’s Pro-Worker Harris Vs. Corporate Stooge Trump

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Short” for August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris introduced a rather solid populist, progressive, common sense, and popular economic agenda last week. Tax breaks to build three-million homes, $25k to help first-time homeowners with a down payment, $6k if a low-income and middle class family has a baby,…

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Friday Short: Another Week of MAGA’s Fake Populism On Display!

Here’s the Left of Lansing Friday Short for August 2, 2024. It’s another week where MAGA Republicans’ fake populism stance stood exposed once again. Michigan MAGA Republicans are outraged over a State Supreme Court ruling that Republicans acted unconstitutionally in blocking and watering-down minimum wage increase and earned paid sick leave ballot proposals in 2018….

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Episode 96: Michigan in VP Buzz News, And Tech Oligarchs Line-Up w/ Trump-Vance

Here’s Episode 96 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-20:56: Why Not Whitmer for Vice President? While she has steadfastly refused to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ own pick for VP, some of us wonder, “Why Not Whitmer?” Michigan Advance’s Editor-in-Chief, Susan Demas, joins the first segment to discuss how and why Michigan Governor Whitmer would…

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