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Hypocrisy on Display in New York
Former Trump appointee, current Fox News commentator Larry Kudlow is calling NYC’s potential prosecution of Trump a "Russian hoax." What?
Mark M. Bello
Mar 22, 20234 min read
Finalize the Equal Rights Amendment: NOW
Women's health coach Cathy Perez urges final approval of the Equal Rights Amendment in her Lean to the Left podcast interview. "It's time."
Bob Gatty
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Cathy Perez: Fighting for Women's Rights
Many states are trying to make it impossible for a woman to have an abortion. Women's health advocate Cathy Perez explains on our podcast.
Bob Gatty
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans
National Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29, commemorates the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families, with the theme "Welcome Home."
Bob Gatty
Mar 21, 20233 min read
The Dixie Dems: Reading the Tea Leaves
Hey guys, welcome to the Lean to the Left podcast and the March 2023 episode of the Dixie Dems with my partners, Arthur Hill, from North...
Bob Gatty
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Ed Hajim: From Orphanage to Board Room
Kidnapped by his father at age 3, Ed Hajim struggled through a difficult childhood to eventually become a highly successful business tycoon.
Bob Gatty
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Honored by the Waccamaw Indian People
I was honored to be welcomed by the Waccamaw Indian People as a "Blood Brother" for supporting the their fight for federal recognition.
Bob Gatty
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Book Banning to Book Burning and Beyond
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Stop Woke Act" censors or bans certain books and curriculum, bringing to mind the pre-WWII Nazi book burnings.
Mark M. Bello
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Mark M. Bello: Thriller Author Strikes Again
On the Lean to the Left and Justice Counts podcasts, author Mark M. Bello describes his latest novels and a children's book about bullying.
Bob Gatty
Mar 12, 20232 min read
The Culture War Over 'Woke' Policies
Republicans constantly deride Democrats' "woke" ideologies, but do they know what that term really means? Here's where that term comes from.
Dr. Pamela Gurley
Mar 7, 20233 min read
A New Tool to Attract Reluctant Blue Voters
Learn about a new tool created to attract reluctant Democratic voters to the polls in this episode of the Lean to the Left podcast.
Bob Gatty
Mar 5, 20232 min read
The Firing Squad or the Electric Chair?
The rightwing wackos are at it again in South Carolina, where some Repubs want women who have an abortion to face the death penalty. No lie.
Eileen Powell
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Mississippi's All-White Court System: New Level of Ignorance
The creation of an all-White court system in Mississippi completely disregards basic human rights has sparked outrage and must be changed.
Dr. Pamela Gurley
Mar 1, 20232 min read
National Day of Hate--Welcome to America
February 25 was a “National Day of Hate” in America. Our nation must seek ways to bring people together with liberty and justice for all.
Mark M. Bello
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Ex Investigator Shares Secrets from the IRS
Ex IRS criminal investigator Robert Nordlander explains how the IRS decides who to charge with a tax crime. The Lean to the Left podcast.
Bob Gatty
Feb 25, 20234 min read
The Dixie Dems: Antics & Shenanigans
We’re back with another episode of Dixie Dems, the podcast from Lean to the Left that takes an irreverent look at politics in the south.
Bob Gatty
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Why Stop at 75? (And Other Problems with Nikki Haley)
GOP pres. candidate Nikki Haley wants mental competency tests for politicians over 75. But why stop there considering the crazies out there?
C J Waldron
Feb 18, 20235 min read
Vietnam 50 Years Later Pt. 2: Facing the Enemy in Combat
Fifty years ago the U.S. signed a peace treaty to end the Vietnam War. Robin Bartlett takes us back those combat experiences 50 years later.
Bob Gatty
Feb 15, 20232 min read
RIP Adriana Kuch--Time to Get Serious About Bullying
It is time to end violence in schools and offer grieving parents and siblings justice, which begins with harsh consequences for bullies.
Mark M. Bello
Feb 14, 20234 min read
The Economics of the 2nd Amendment
With the whoopla about the constitutional “right to bear arms”, the economic influence of the firearms industry can be easily overlooked.
C J Waldron
Feb 12, 20237 min read
The Vietnam War: 50 Years Later-Part 1
50 years ago the U.S. signed a peace treaty to end the Vietnam War. Historian Robert Buzzanco reflects on the Lean to to the Left podcast.
Bob Gatty
Feb 10, 20232 min read
Republicans Need a Red Wave
It will take a true red wave to wipe out the scourge that threatens to destroy any semblance of what they once were, writes Chris Waldron.
C J Waldron
Feb 8, 20235 min read
The Hair-brained GOP Scheme to Shaft U.S. Taxpayers
The MAGA Republicans in Congress are pushing two ideas that, if enacted, would be an economic disaster for most Americans and retirees.
Bob Gatty
Feb 7, 20233 min read
The 'Right' to Bear Arms
Every time there is a mass shooting, those on the Right scream about the Second Amendment and how Liberals are “coming for your guns."
C J Waldron
Feb 6, 20236 min read
Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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