How much has politics changed in the last 20 years? That was a different time— a time before President Trump and MAGA, before the wealth gap continued expanding, before we were as polarized as we are today, and before algorithmic media took hold. But how different were things, really? What can we learn from that era of politics? And what are the things that we should be happy we’ve left behind? Jennifer Granholm was the governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. She was also the energy secretary under the Biden administration. She’s on Mackinac Island, and will be speaking at this year’s policy conference. She spoke with The Metro's Robyn Vincent.