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Lean to the Left is a progressive media platform offering political commentary, fact-based news analysis, and expert interviews that expose threats to democracy and hold leaders accountable. Lean to the Left is an independent, evolving media platform. Member benefits will grow and adapt over time. Founded in 2017 as Not Fake News and rebranded in 2021, Lean to the Left brings together the work of journalist and author Bob Gatty and a talented team of contributing writers who deliver sharp, insightful content on the issues affecting Americans today. 

Our podcast—launched as NFN Radio News before becoming The Lean to the Left Podcast—features weekly interviews with authors, activists, experts, and political insiders, with hard-hitting commentary on the challenges facing our nation. What began as a podcast has grown into a community of listeners and readers who care deeply about democracy, accountability, and civic engagement.

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Holiday Reality Check: Trump Supporters Facing Benefit Cuts

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Christmas with Donald Trump You voted for Trump? Now wait to see what happens to the benefits you rely on. By Bob Gatty With the holiday season upon us, the conversation surrounding politics and its impact on everyday Americans becomes even more poignant. An article by The Washington Post sheds light on a group of […]

Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications?

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Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications? by Bob Gatty Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented workers is nothing but another scheme to line his pockets and those of his corporate buddies who stand to profit from payoffs and contracts to build and maintain the private detention camps that […]

The Election: The Macho Cult Won

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The Election: The Macho Cult Won by Eileen Powell As long as we’re still doing post-mortems on how Donald Trump won the election over Kamala Harris, let’s look at the obvious. We don’t have to be statisticians, or policy experts to come up with the reason.  A recent article in TIME revealed Trump’s secret. It […]

We’re Not Going Back

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We’re Not Going Back by Eileen Powell The election that was lost to Donald Trump felt like a gut-punch to many Americans.  Many of us saw Kamala Harris’s campaign as the way forward to continuing the legacy of decency and humanity that make us proud to be Americans. Trump, on the other hand, in his […]

The Paradox of Tolerance

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by Stacy Fitzgerald Americans have sprinted into a predictable pattern of accepting the intolerable.  When Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, stunned Democrats made promises to reject and resist the blatant racism, sexism, xenophobia, and mean-spiritedness he and many of his supporters represented. Never before had we had a president that openly mocked the disabled, called […]

A Gut Punch

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by Mark M. Bello A Gut Punch If you are like me, you are profoundly disappointed in the outcome of Tuesday’s election. You are left stunned, in pain from a gut punch to the stomach, and wondering what went wrong. Here are some takeaways: We do not live in “the greatest country in the world,” […]

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