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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How Healthcare Greed Is Crushing American Families

Dr. Adam Cunningham joins the Lean to the Left podcast to expose hidden healthcare pricing, medical debt, insurance failures, and how Americans are turning to medical tourism for affordable treatment options.

❤️ Love Letters to Red America

Why do States that Rely on Government Keep Voting for People who Wish to Take it Away? By Mark M. Bello This is the first in a new weekly series of open “love letters” to the great red states of America — places of breathtaking beauty, deep faith, proud history, and extraordinary resilience. These essays […]

Kyle Freeman for Senate: Integrity, Unity, and Change in South Carolina

Kyle Freeman for Senate

Kyle Freeman, a Democratic candidate seeking to challenge Senator Lindsey Graham, shares his motivations, values of integrity and service — and his key campaign issues, including economic reforms, healthcare, and voter engagement — in this special edition of the Lean to the Left podcast.

Independence Day 2025: MAGA Cult Gets Screwed

Tomorrow, on Independence Day, Donald Trump will sign his massive Robin Hood-in-Reverse bill that robs the poorest people in our country to help finance massive tax breaks for the wealthiest among us. In other words, many MAGA cult members will get screwed. Does that sound like what our forefathers envisioned when they formed this not-so-perfect […]

Whispers of a Dictatorship

Trump addresses Congress

Whispers of a Dictatorship by Bob Gatty Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night was a disaster. He doubled down on his economy-killing tariffs, his cruel federal workforce firings, and his massive immigrant deportations…and further divided our country. In fact, it was even more than whispers of a dictatorship. It was […]

Is Trump Going After Social Security Next?

Grandparents relaxing

Is Social Security Next? by CJ Waldron Despite his campaign promises not to touch Social Security and Medicare, recent moves by the Trump administration, more accurately those made by the de facto president, Elon Musk, it would appear that Social Security is next up on the chopping block. The recent raid, and yes MAGAs, this […]

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