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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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Therapy Dogs Help Vets Suffering from PTSD
I saw one of my neighbors with his dog the other day and he told me that he credits it with saving his life. My neighbor served in Iraq...
Bob Gatty
Apr 1, 20182 min read
Presidential Candidate Proposes $1,000 per Month Basic Income for All
2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang believes that automation like robots and driverless vehicles will throw so many people out of...
Bob Gatty
Mar 30, 20182 min read
New FTC Fraud Report: Don't be a Scam Victim
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that 1.1 million Americans reported scam attempts last year, with more than $905...
Bob Gatty
Mar 30, 20183 min read
VA Chief Shulkin Claims Firing Was to Clear Way for Agency's Privatization
Ousted Veterans Administration chief Dr. David Shulkin claims his ouster was engineered by the Trump administration to clear the way for...
Bob Gatty
Mar 29, 20182 min read
Kecksburg, PA UFO Festival Set for July
The Kecksburg, PA UFO Festival, which commemorates the December 9, 1965 landing of an unidentified flying object in a farmer's field near...
Bob Gatty
Mar 28, 20182 min read
Some Local News Anchors Forced to Deliver Pro-Trump Fake News
In what amounts to an insidious use of public newscasts. local television stations across the country that are owned by the Sinclair...
Bob Gatty
Mar 27, 20182 min read
Hardline GOP Cost-Cutters Now Promoting Funding for Education
Today, only two days after the historic March for Our Lives in Washington, DC and other communities across the nation, there's a report...
Bob Gatty
Mar 26, 20183 min read
The Kecksburg, PA UFO Story: A New Podcast
On Thursday, December 9, 1965, a strange object was sighted over Canada. This object passed into the United States, creating sonic booms...
Bob Gatty
Mar 26, 20182 min read
Hey Trump: What About the Stock Market Now?
Despite all of the best advice from renowned economists and other experts, our brilliant President has insisted on imposing devastating...
Bob Gatty
Mar 22, 20183 min read
White House Leaker: Thanks for Your Service
Now that it's been revealed that President Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his sham election victory despite...
Bob Gatty
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Trump: A Reader's Questions
Despite the millions of words that have been written about the Donald Trump presidency and the Mueller-Russia investigation, many...
Bob Gatty
Mar 20, 20182 min read
Pedestrian Killed: Uber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests
It had to happen. A self-driven car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night in Tempe, AZ, and now the company has...
Bob Gatty
Mar 19, 20182 min read
Good News: As Roads, Bridges Collapse, Momentum Builds for Giant Wall
Andy Borowitz satirical author of The Borowitz Report in The New Yorker, nailed it with his recent piece noting that momentum is building...
Bob Gatty
Mar 16, 20182 min read
SC Gov. McMaster: Dinosaur Days are Numbered
In one of the most absurd political statements I've ever seen, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster called yesterday's student marches...
Bob Gatty
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Students Protest Nationwide on Guns; in Horry County, SC, They Were Silenced
Students across the country walked out of classes today in peaceful demonstration seeking gun law reform exactly one month after the...
Bob Gatty
Mar 14, 20182 min read
TRUMP: The Truth Shall Set You...Free
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired today just hours after he called the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter with a...
Bob Gatty
Mar 13, 20182 min read
Should Terminally Ill Patients Have the 'Right to Try' Unapproved Drugs?
The House of Representatives is set to vote tomorrow on Trump-backed legislation that would give terminally ill patients the right to...
Bob Gatty
Mar 12, 20182 min read
It All Began in 'Smoketown' & at The Pittsburgh Courier
A new book. "Smoketown," by Mark Whitaker, talks about the black community in Pittsburgh, PA, its contributions to music, the arts,...
Bob Gatty
Mar 11, 20183 min read
Study: Fake News Spreads Faster & Farther Than the Truth
According to a just published study by Science, Twitter postings from 2006 to 2017 show that false news spreads faster and father than...
Bob Gatty
Mar 10, 20182 min read
Poor Martin Shkreli: Heading Off to Jail
Remember when Martin Shkreli sneered during a Congressional committee as he took the Fifth when questioned about why his pharmaceutical...
Bob Gatty
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Debbie Winkler: Making America Humane Again
The other day I wrote a blog about how raising fancy chickens is the latest status symbol among the too-rich set in California and one of...
Bob Gatty
Mar 8, 20182 min read
Stormy Daniels: Making America Horny Again
It is my duty as Not Fake News' editor-in-chief and number one truth teller to report that President Trump's ex-girlfriend, Stormy...
Bob Gatty
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Trump Admin. Breaks Elephant Trophy Promise
Why should I be surprised that the Trump administration has broken its promise to ban the importation of wild elephant trophies from...
Bob Gatty
Mar 6, 20182 min read
Good News for Medicare Patients
Good news out of Congress for Medicare recipients who need medical therapy: the 2018 budget signed by President Trump in February lifts...
Bob Gatty
Mar 6, 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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