Republican Against Trump: Congressional Challenger Breaks with Trump in Deep Red South Carolina

Marine veteran and Republican congressional candidate Sam Gibbons joins Lean to the Left to explain why he’s challenging MAGA politics, opposing war with Iran, and fighting for change in South Carolina’s 2nd District.

Sanity Tries to Restore Itself—and Gets Shoved Out the Door

Will America to Come to its Senses Again? by Mark M. Bello   It’s happened before. Every so often, American politics produces moments where citizens must feel they live in some alternative universe. But then . . . A politician tones it down, two opponents speak like adults, or someone once fueled by outrage suddenly […]

Inside Trump’s Head

By C J Waldron Can you imagine what it would be like inside Donald Trump’s mind? It’s a scary idea that few want to think about. But what would it be like if his feelings were personified?  Unlike the Disney movie Inside Out that depicted the main character Riely’s feeling in a comical way, the […]

Are We Losing Our First Amendment Rights?

By C J Waldron In this day and age of creeping authoritarianism, the rights Americans have enjoyed for almost 250 years have been diminishing. Most particularly are our First Amendment rights. As the current administration tightens its grip on the reins of power, those who oppose it are losing the very freedoms upon which this […]

On the Record: Republicans Oppose Feeding the Hungry and Insuring American Citizens

Pardoning More January 6th Criminals is the Greater Priority by Mark M. Bello While the GOP shamelessly claims to stand for “freedom,” “opportunity,” and “hope,” its leaders refuse to guarantee the basics—food for children, health insurance for families, and a functioning democracy. We now have a president who lobbied all the way to the Supreme […]

Have You No Sense of Decency?

By C J Waldron The question “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” was leveled at Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy as his House Committee on UnAmerican Activities” came crashing down upon him. It was both a question and an accusation put to a Repulbican senator who sought to destroy the Democratic Party by falsely claiming […]

Signs of the Times: Jesus or Trump?

By Dan Luzadder Our sturdy whitewashed church, Center Chapel, stood on a modest hill overlooking wide sweeps of farmland; farm houses, red barns, furrowed fields and tree-lined fence rows in the distance. I first saw that landscape walking up worn stone steps with my working-class father, steadied by a painted metal railing, cool and smooth […]

Charlie Kirk and The Alamo

By C J Waldron Remember the Alamo was a battle cry used to stir Texans in their fight for independence from Mexico. Now, the Maga-verse is using Remember Charlie Kirk as a similar call to arms. Unlike Texas, those currently being called to the front lines aren’t confronting a foreign nation. Instead, they are being […]

Woke Teachers Aren’t the Problem—They’re the Solution

By C J Waldron These days there is an outcry from the right against what they call “woke”. They insist that it begins in our schools and indoctrinates children with woke philosophy. They want schools to become a place that promotes their own form of patriotism, where their leadership is unquestioned and a sanitized version […]

In Interview, US Senate Candidate Brandon Brown Rips Trump, Graham on Shutdown

In this special episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Democrat Brandon Brown from Greenville, South Carolina, discusses his Senate candidacy against Senator Lindsey Graham and rips both Trump and Graham on the impact of the government shutdown.