Lean to the Left Is Back — Relaunching as a Listener-Supported Media Platform
Independent political analysis. No noise. Just accountability and clarity when it matters most. by Bob Gatty Due to family health challenges, I was forced to pause Lean to the Left for the past few weeks. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was necessary. During that time, I’m especially grateful to loyal contributors Mark M. […]
House Judiciary Committee Hearing Morphs Into Committee on Fingers Crossed, Eyes Closed, and Ears CoveredIs Pam Bondi Smarter than a 1st Grader?
Is Pam Bondi Smarter than a 1st Grader? Note: This commentary was first published in Mark M. Bello’s And Justice for All Substack. It is reprinted here with permission. by Mark M. Bello I sat down to watch an important House Judiciary Committee Hearing, and an elementary school playground catfight broke out. While much of the debacle […]
NOTICE: Family Health Issue Forces Podcast Pause
by Bob Gatty Because of a serious health issue involving my wife, Jackie, I will be pausing my Lean to the Left podcast until mid-March when I intend to relaunch a renewed version that I hope you will support. I do not want to go into details publicly regarding what’s happening with her, but it’s […]
Talkin’ Politics with an Ex-Republican Marine
By Bob Gatty It was great fun being interviewed by retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carl Able for his terrific Crayon Box Podcast the other day. There’s silliness, yes, but there’s also a good bit of on-point discussion about what Trump and his MAGATs are doing to our country today. Check it out. Video Audio Carl […]
What Would He Have to Do or Say
To Prove He’s a Racist? by Mark M. Bello After a video circulated online depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, some Republicans—including Donald Trump—bent over backwards to instance, once again, that Trump is not a racist. How about we stop arguing in abstractions and deal in facts? Let’s be clear: This is not an […]
Reporter Arrested for ‘Getting Uppity’
By C J Waldron Former CNN reporter Don Lemon was arrested for reporting on a protest that took place in a church in Minneapolis. At least that’s how the charges were presented. The fact of the matter is, Lemon, who is gay and Black, was arrested because he dared to defy the authority of white […]
What if These Were YOUR People?
America’s Greatest Lie About Ourselves by Mark M. Bello Americans like to tell ourselves a comforting story about immigration. We are a nation of immigrants, we say—open-hearted, generous, grateful for those who came seeking freedom. They built this country. But history tells a harder truth: America has repeatedly shut its doors on desperate people—and later […]
The Trump Legacy Part 2: Lies, Lies, and More Lies
Does “Never Again” Mean Anything in America? by Mark M. Bello Proof That America Refused to Believe Its Own Eyes. Joe Biden is president. America settles down. The chaos fades into background noise; the lies blur together. Trump is prosecuted—he paints himself as the victim and TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) strikes again. The economy becomes […]
THE TRUMP LEGACY: LIES, LIES, AND MORE LIES
PART ONE: THE LIES WE SAW WITH OUR OWN EYES—How Trump Trained us to Stop Believing Reality by Mark M. Bello Let’s dispense with polite fiction: Donald Trump did not merely “spin,” exaggerate, or posture during his two presidential administrations. He lied — repeatedly, shamelessly, and about the most consequential matters a president can touch. […]
Trump Voters: Is THIS What you Had in Mind?
By Mark M. Bello I previously called out Fox News for its distorted reporting on the killing of Alex Pretti. Now, I’m speaking directly to voters who chose Donald Trump for president in the last election. Some of you admire Trump, loathe Democrats, and actively support a radical right-wing agenda—Project-2025–type governance, centralized executive power, loyalty […]