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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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Fake MAGA Outrage and a Horrific Shooting

By C J Waldron By any measure the shooting of two West Virgina National Guardsmen deployed Washington, DC is a horrific act. And because the alleged shooter is an immigrant, it has triggered the predictable fake outrage from the MAGA cult. Calls for more troops to occupy our nation’s capital have followed this event and […]

They Call Us the Radical Left. We Call it Democracy

By C J Waldron To hear Donald Trump and his MAGA minions tell it, all our country’s ills can be blamed on the radical left. But who are they? They are those who do not slavishly worship Trump and are therefore, a threat to democracy. They are those who believe America is a nation of […]

The Charlie Kirk Death: Weaponizing Tragedy

How the Right is Using Kirk’s Death to Stoke Fear and Division By Bob Gatty Donald Trump and many of his followers are using the tragic death of MAGA mouthpiece Charlie Kirk to declare war on Democrats and anyone who criticizes the young man who spewed hate against anyone who is different. And that’s not […]

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