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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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The Essence of the Season
It's remarkable how the bright cheerful smile and happy greeting from a little girl can melt your heart. To me, that's the essence of the...
Bob Gatty
Dec 19, 20181 min read
What's Next, Russia?
Other than among his most loyal supporters, there is now no doubt that Russia interfered with our elections to benefit Donald Trump. In...
Bob Gatty
Dec 18, 20182 min read
Russia Targeted Black Americans in Election
The New York Times reports today that the Russian effort to influence the U.S. election in 2016 was heavily targeted at African...
Bob Gatty
Dec 17, 20183 min read
Top Charity CEO Ripoffs
This time of year our mailboxes are swamped with pitches from charitable organizations, often tugging at the heartstrings with pictures...
Bob Gatty
Dec 16, 20183 min read
Another swamp rat drowns in greed
For a president who promised to drain the swamp, Donald Trump certainly filled his administration with a bunch of rats. Yet another one,...
Bob Gatty
Dec 15, 20182 min read
On the other side of freedom's door
Yesterday it was reported that a seven year-old girl from Guatemala had died of dehydration and exhaustion only hours after she had...
Bob Gatty
Dec 14, 20182 min read
The powerful influence of the religious right on Trump policy
A research contract that uses fetal tissue to test for new treatments for HIV apparently is being cancelled by the Trump administration...
Bob Gatty
Dec 13, 20182 min read
His 'fixer' is fixin' to put Trump in a fix
President Trump's former personal attorney and "fixer", before being sentenced today to three years in the slammer for a variety of...
Bob Gatty
Dec 12, 20182 min read
The Presidential temper tantrum
After watching President Trump's televised temper tantrum today at the White House with Democratic leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA) and...
Bob Gatty
Dec 11, 20182 min read
How culprits in plastics can make you fat
How is it possible that stuff found in plastics can actually contribute to your weight gain? It's bad enough that the food stored in...
Bob Gatty
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Burning Question at the Beach
There's a burning question before U.S. District Court in Baltimore that will require great wisdom in deciding fairly: If men can go...
Bob Gatty
Dec 9, 20182 min read
The enemy of the people? Does Trump have a mirror?
Yesterday, shortly after a bomb threat forced evacuation of CNN headquarters in New York, President Trump sent another vitriolic Robert...
Bob Gatty
Dec 7, 20182 min read
Wonder what Trump was thinking...
President Trump sat quietly in the Washington Cathedral today as George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, was eulogized...
Bob Gatty
Dec 5, 20182 min read
Wacky stories in today's news
I woke up this morning to two really wacky stories in today's news. One guy apparently tried to assassinate President Trump using a...
Bob Gatty
Dec 4, 20183 min read
She told her son he could do anything if he tried. So, he's sailing around the world
When Brandon Cristiano was a little boy, his mom told him that if he really tried, there was nothing he couldn't do. Apparently, he...
Bob Gatty
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Globe 360: The Sail of a Lifetime
Today, Brandon Cristiano and two shipmates are in Amelia Island, FL, the 50 ft. Flying Dutchman-12 on which they intend to circumnavigate...
Bob Gatty
Dec 2, 20185 min read
'Nonsense. It's Your Duty to Get That America Back'
Today in the Washington Post former President Bill Clinton writes about the letter that his predecessor, President George H.W. Bush, left...
Bob Gatty
Dec 1, 20182 min read
Watergate Had Deep Throat. Mueller Has 'Individual 1'
One of the real stars of the Watergate investigation that resulted in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon was the secret source...
Bob Gatty
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Should the World be Subjected to Trump's 'Gut'?
President Trump is making sweeping decisions that literally effect the future of the world, not based on facts, not based on science, but...
Bob Gatty
Nov 27, 20183 min read
Tear Gassing Little Kids...is This Really America?
How is it possible that we now live in a country that lobs tear gas at migrants, including mothers and little children, just because they...
Bob Gatty
Nov 26, 20183 min read
The Waccamaw Indians: Are They a 'Lost People?'
The Waccamaw Indian People, a tribe based in South Carolina, has been seeking official recognition from the federal government -- just as...
Bob Gatty
Nov 25, 20183 min read
CHECK OUT THE COOL PRODUCTS IN THE NFN ONLINE STORE!
There's lots of cool stuff in the Not Fake News Shop, check it out! In the Not Fake News Shop T-shirts with a message Ball caps with a...
Bob Gatty
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Things for Which I am Thankful
With today being Thanksgiving, I've been thinking about all of the things in my life for which I am thankful. The first that comes to...
Bob Gatty
Nov 22, 20182 min read
A Trump Judicial Smackdown
Chief Justice John G. Roberts' smackdown of President Trump today illustrates the wisdom of our founding fathers when they established...
Bob Gatty
Nov 21, 20182 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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