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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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When Faith Trades its Soul for Power

The Christian Right’s Bargain with the Devil by Mark M. Bello An AI image of Donald Trump as Jesus. An attack on the Pope for preaching restraint over war. Choosing to fund war over daycare A rush toward conflict with Iran when negotiation was still on the table. People dying in the Middle East. This […]

On MLK Day: Let’s Compare Dignified Leadership With Leadership by Degradation

Trump Could Learn from This King By Mark M. Bello Jan. 19, 2026 Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr.—not as a saint carved in marble, but as a living model of leadership grounded in human dignity. And this matters because dignity is precisely what our current political moment lacks. King believed power without moral […]

Victory and Values: Donald Trump’s Dangerous View of World War II

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by Mark M. Bello On May 8, 1945, the world took a collective breath. After six long years of fighting in Europe, Allied forces—led in large part by the United States—achieved what many thought impossible: the defeat of Nazi Germany. Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, became not only a marker of military success […]

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