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A Sad Day: Koko the Gorilla Dies at 46
I just learned that Koko, the gorilla who used sign language and who I saw on Mr. Rogers years ago, had died at the age of 46. I thought...
Bob Gatty
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Trump Caves on Kids; Will Entire Families Now be Kept in Cages?
President Trump caved in to enormous public and media pressure today and ordered that immigrant families can stay together rather than...
Bob Gatty
Jun 20, 20182 min read
This Child
Thirty plus years ago my husband and I adopted a child internationally. This child had been a foundling in an Asian country (which means...
Bob Gatty
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Trump Space Force. Really?
President Trump is pushing his goal of establishing a sixth branch of the armed services, a new Space Force that would bring dominance to...
Bob Gatty
Jun 19, 20182 min read
Is 'Dictator Creep' Overtaking Our Nation?
"The most bewildering thing about US dictator creep isn’t that it’s happening: it’s that it is happening with such predictability." That...
Bob Gatty
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Docs: Separating Kids from Parents Can Cause Irreparable Harm
Medical groups are denouncing the Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents who enter the U.S. illegally,...
Bob Gatty
Jun 17, 20182 min read
Separating Immigrant Kids from Parents is a Cruel Trump Negotiating Tool
President Trump is using the tactic of separating some 2,000 children from their immigrant parents on our southern border and placing...
Bob Gatty
Jun 16, 20182 min read
When Trump Speaks, 'Sit Up at Attention'
Today President Donald Trump expressed admiration for how much the people of North Korea "love" their despotic supreme leader, Kim Jong...
Bob Gatty
Jun 15, 20182 min read
'Poke the Bear' & You're Screwed
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) blasted members of his own party this week for being afraid to cross President Donald Trump. "We might poke the...
Bob Gatty
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Feds Block Indian Tribe from Properly Burying its Ancestors
The Waccamaw Indian tribe, whose 550 members make their home along South Carolina's Waccamaw River, has tried for years to bury more than...
Bob Gatty
Jun 14, 20183 min read
San Francisco Elects First Black Woman as Mayor
The Trump lovers and Hillary haters won't be happy if they happen to live in San Francisco, where the City by the Bay has just elected a...
Bob Gatty
Jun 13, 20182 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Says Voting Purge is Legal
In a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has upheld Ohio’s purge of voting records. The decision will likely have implications...
Stacy Fitzgerald
Jun 12, 20183 min read
Trump Targets German Cars...uhh, Trump, Most are Made in the U.S.A.
As President Trump crusades to protect American workers from imports, he has complained to foreign leaders that there are too many German...
Bob Gatty
Jun 11, 20182 min read
'Gator' Eats Woman in Florida; 2nd Thoughts about Kayaking on SC River
Most of the body of a missing woman was found Friday in a lake near where she was walking her dogs. Her arm was found inside an alligator...
Bob Gatty
Jun 10, 20182 min read
Legalizing Recreational Pot: Windfall of Cash?
Legalizing recreational pot in Canada could generate sales of up to $4.3 billion in its first year, according to an analysis by the...
Bob Gatty
Jun 7, 20182 min read
Are Sex Robots Healthy? Who Cares?
"No Evidence that Sex Robots are Healthy" reads the headline in the Washington Post this morning. Now that story intrigued me. Not...
Bob Gatty
Jun 5, 20182 min read
Supreme Court Ruling on Baker vs Gay Couple: What?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple makes no sense...
Bob Gatty
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Health Care Providers Arrested for Illegal Opioid Distribution
While our nation struggles with the opioid epidemic and health care providers are asked for their help, all too often some of them are...
Bob Gatty
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Scott Pruitt & the Coal Baron
Scott Pruitt loves his perks, whether he's really entitled to them or not, and regardless of whether they involve an obvious conflict of...
Bob Gatty
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Wear Orange Demonstration for Gun Violence Awareness
Helping to lead the drive for gun violence awareness and advocating for sensible gun safety legislation, demonstrators in communities...
Bob Gatty
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Trump Tariffs Could Increase the Price of Beer
We learned today that President Trump's new tariffs on metals could increase the price of beer, and analysts are speculating that beer...
Bob Gatty
May 31, 20182 min read
Televangelist Says God Wants Him to Have a New $54 Million Private Jet
Televangelist Jesse Duplantis says God told him that he needs a new $54 million private jet to help him preach the Gospel to the world....
Bob Gatty
May 30, 20182 min read
The Impact of Starbucks' Bias Training
More than 8,000 Starbucks stores closed for several hours this afternoon so the company could provide employees with training about bias,...
Stacy Fitzgerald
May 29, 20182 min read
Unconscious or Explicit Bias Against People of Color?
In recent weeks, there have been several incidents where white people, mostly women, have called the police on people of color for doing...
Bob Gatty
May 28, 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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