Corporate, Religious, Ethnic, Female, and Working Class Voters by Mark M. Bello In Parts I—III of our series, we talked about the crimes. We talked about the cover-ups. We talked about the cowardly Congress, the inactive Departments of Justice, and a compliant, profit hungry media that looked the other way, normalized the abnormal, and let […]
The DOJ & 3 Attorneys General, A Wimpy, Greedy Press, and a Gutless Congress by Mark M. Bello When the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Donald Trump was told in May 2025 that his name was in the Epstein files, I shrugged. Who is surprised that Trump’s name is in the Epstein files? As […]
Criminal or Unethical Behavior Committed While in Office by Mark M. Bello Part I of our series on the most criminal, unethical president in American history focused on Donald Trump’s behavior before becoming president. Our conclusion was that there was more than enough smoke to ignite a fire that would prevent this man from ever […]
PART ONE: Before He Came Down the Escalator by Mark M. Bello Americans have literally millions of opinions about Donald Trump. Some adore him. Some like his willingness to say and do things other presidents wouldn’t consider. Some single-issue voters hold their nose and vote for him because he supports their single issue. Many voters […]
by Bob Gatty You’ve heard the noise from the far-right. Now it’s time to hear from the real South. I’m proud to introduce The Dixie Dems — a monthly feature of the Lean to the Left Podcast, where I’m joined by Robert Thompson (GA) and Arthur Hill (NC), two powerful progressive voices who aren’t afraid […]
by Bob Gatty You’ve heard the noise from the far-right. Now it’s time to hear from the real South. I’m proud to introduce The Dixie Dems — a monthly feature of the Lean to the Left Podcast, where I’m joined by Robert Thompson (GA) and Arthur Hill (NC), two powerful progressive voices who aren’t afraid […]
Lean to the Left has been redesigned for a better user experience, with new features and more on the way. By Bob Gatty You may have noticed some changes in the appearance of the Lean to the Left website, and it’s no accident. In addition to improving the look and feel of the site with […]
by Mark M. Bello You may have seen the recent Atlantic article chronicling an extraordinary shift on the U.S. Supreme Court—not just in jurisprudence, but in tone, trust, and tradition. Progressive Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor aren’t just dissenting from the Court’s conservative supermajority—they’re issuing warnings. And they are not using […]
by Mark M. Bello Donald Trump’s supporters call him a populist. They say he stands up to China. They cheer when he slaps tariffs on foreign goods and promises to bring jobs back home. So Trumpers, in July 2025, how’s that working out for you? Americans are paying the price—literally—for your hero’s reckless, economically illiterate […]
NPR CEO warns public broadcasting cuts will cause ‘stations to go dark’ as soon as next quarter. by Bob Gatty The decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show on CBS, along with the Republicans’ devastating cuts to public broadcasting constitutes a major threat to freedom, of speech, a cornerstone of our democracy — and […]
