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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Will Two Supreme Court Decisions Fuel Political Corruption?

By Bob Gatty In just a few days, Americans will celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday—a milestone that should inspire both pride in what we’ve achieved and hope for what lies ahead. But it’s difficult to celebrate without concern for our future. In the closing days before Independence Day, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions […]

Trump’s Supreme Court and the Case That Could Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana v. Callais may decide whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — the law that gives minority voters a fair shot at representation — survives another conservative assault. by Mark M. Bello As I write this, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, which will revisit […]

Red Planet Rising

Trump Orders Elon Musk Deported to Mars, Democrats Demand Asylum Protections for Martians Bizarre Trump-Musk feud takes a cosmic turn as Steve Bannon exposes Elon’s true interplanetary identity. Suddenly everyone has a take—including the U.S. Supreme Court. By Mark M. Bello I thought we’d reached peak absurdity in American politics—but Steve Bannon, waving what he […]

The Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling: The High Cost of Trump

Trump deports immigrants

by Mark M. Bello The United States Supreme Court has delivered a decision that should jolt every voter who has ever underestimated what’s at stake in recent presidential elections. The Court sided with the Trump Administration’s right to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans—despite the fact that the program was created by the Biden […]

Trump Continues His Attack on the Immigrant Community

Deportations begin

His Latest Executive Order is Declared “Blatantly Unconstitutional” by Mark M. Bello The hits just keep on coming. President Donald Trump continues challenging existing law and the United States Constitution, giving this lawyer plenty to write about. His most recent executive order aims to abolish birthright citizenship. It is a virtual slam dunk that the […]

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