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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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Dear Oprah: Please Don't. Just Don't.
BY GUEST BLOGGER STACY FITZGERALD -- if the rumors are true, Oprah is currently considering running for president. You’d be hard pressed...
Bob Gatty
Jan 18, 20183 min read
Trump's DACA Ruling: A Personal Story
I In September, President Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, launched in 2012 by President...
Bob Gatty
Jan 17, 20182 min read
HOPE (Despite Today's News)
BY GUEST BLOGGER JOAN SLOANE -- As I reflect upon President Trump's despicable words last week about Haiti and other African nations, I...
Bob Gatty
Jan 16, 20183 min read
When is Enough...Enough?
BY GUEST BLOGGER BARBARA A. HAKE -- The names Roy Moore, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Al Franken, John Conyers and, yes,...
Bob Gatty
Jan 15, 20183 min read
Patient Dumping--Are We Back to That?
Earlier this week a woman dressed only in a hospital gown and socks was left at a bus stop by four security guards from a Baltimore...
Bob Gatty
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Need a Doctor? Better Have a Job
So now, if you are poor and sick, but the least bit able-bodied, you better have a job or somehow pay for your own health insurance,...
Bob Gatty
Jan 13, 20182 min read
Trump: Why Accept People from 'Shithole' Countries?
Now we have a president who asks in an Oval Office meeting "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries coming here?" He...
Bob Gatty
Jan 11, 20182 min read
Trump & Drilling: Nothing Like Playing Favorites
So now after a cozy little meeting with Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that the home state of Trump's...
Bob Gatty
Jan 10, 20182 min read
Are Anti-Trumpers Buying into a Fairy Tale?
New York Times columnist David Brooks in yesterday's editions writes that he believes the anti-Trump movement, to which he belongs,...
Bob Gatty
Jan 9, 20183 min read
Hershey CEO Michele Buck to Women: Take on the Tough Assignment
Michele Buck, the first female CEO on Hershey's 123-year history, has this advice for women who want to advance to the executive suite:...
Bob Gatty
Jan 9, 20182 min read
Tracking Your Every Move
How would you like to live in a country where authorities track virtually your every move on camera and use facial recognition technology...
Bob Gatty
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Trump on Drilling: Greed Rules
President Trump, in decreeing that the federal government will dramatically expand drilling off the coasts of most states, once again...
Bob Gatty
Jan 6, 20182 min read
DOJ Pot Rule: Back to the Dark Ages
Just days after voters in California voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, Trump's attorney general announced that an...
Bob Gatty
Jan 5, 20182 min read
Don't EVER Say Your Vote Doesn't Matter
In Virginia, a race for the state House of Delegates was decided by one vote, then declared a tie. Yesterday, the winner, incumbent...
Bob Gatty
Jan 4, 20182 min read
Climate Change Threatens CHOCOLATE!
Officials at Mars, the candy company best known for M&Ms and SNICKERS, are worried that 40 years from now the cacao plants used for...
Bob Gatty
Jan 3, 20182 min read
More Drug Price Gouging
Now it's being reported that the price of an antibiotic commonly used to treat acne, bronchitis, gonorrhea and many other ailments shot...
Bob Gatty
Jan 2, 20182 min read
The GOP: Trump's Chew Toy?
Why are so many Republican officials working so hard to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into...
Bob Gatty
Jan 1, 20182 min read
'Why Not Help?'
While much of the public discourse in America during this NFL season has been focused on whether richly paid players are standing or...
Bob Gatty
Dec 31, 20173 min read
Goodbye 2017. Will 2018 be Better?
As we look to 2018, I hope it can be with optimism that times will be good for all, that peace will reign, that goodwill and...
Bob Gatty
Dec 30, 20172 min read
Remembering Roberto Clemente
On Sunday, Dec. 31, it will be 45 years since one of the greatest players who ever stepped on a baseball field, Roberto Clemente, died in...
Bob Gatty
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Food Stamps in Paul Ryan's Gunsights
If House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WS) has his way, not only would Medicare and Medicaid be emasculated, but the Supplemental Nutrition...
Bob Gatty
Dec 28, 20172 min read
Making Elder Abuse Great Again
The Trump administration reportedly is taking it easy on nursing homes that have been cited for patient care violations or mistreatment,...
Bob Gatty
Dec 27, 20172 min read
Cell Phones in Surgery?
This is not about liberal political commentary nor is it about Republicans or Democrats or the need to resist. OK, it is about the need...
Bob Gatty
Dec 27, 20172 min read
Rep. Mo Brooks: Life Saving Loss
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) believes his loss in his bid to win the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions may actually...
Bob Gatty
Dec 26, 20171 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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