{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Friday Short: Progressivism Is Essential For Michigan & Country","description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join)\nhttps://www.patreon.com/15494297/join\n\nHere's the Left of Lansing \"Friday Short\" for June 19, 2026!\n\nThis week, Michigan Democratic State Senate candidate for most of the Upper Peninsula, Kelli Van Ginhoven, talked with me about her her campaign on Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast.\n\nI asked KVG if she thought of herself as a progressive Democrat, and KVG said in today's time, being progressive is \"essential.\"\n\nIn this week's \"Friday Short,\" I piggyback off of KVG's statement, and explain why progressivism is essential in Michigan and around the country as the working class gets further behind the untouchable Epstein Class.\n\nThere's a reason why many progressive candidates, and progressive-populist messages, are winning.\n\nBecause, progressivism is essential to saving the working class.\n\nTo hear the entire interview with Kell Van Ginhoven, and the entire episode:\n\nhttps://audioboom.com/posts/8918186-kelli-van-ginhoven-s-people-powered-campaign-for-the-upper-peninsula\n\nClick here to vote on this week's Web Poll on \"Data\" pronunciation (https://www.patreon.com/LeftofLansing/posts/lol-weekly-poll-161430406?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) .\n\nPlease, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!\n\nleftoflansing@gmail.com\n\nLeft of Lansing is now on YouTube as well (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ) !\n\nMusic provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard\nNOTES:\nKelli Van Ginhoven State Senate District 38 campaign site (https://www.kvgforsenate2026.com/)\nhttps://www.kvgforsenate2026.com/\nKVG's Facebook Campaign Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579337620539) : https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/\nKVG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/\n#podcast #politics #progressive #Democrats #Michigan #MAGA #Republicans #Trump #WorkingClass #Economy #Immigrants #ICE #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #DataCenters #EpsteinClass #Affordability #MedicareForAll #HealthCare #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing","author_name":"Left of Lansing","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141-left-of-lansing","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43706032/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}