The Lean to the Left Podcast

31/10/2025

How Dems Can Attract
Democrats need to recognize the impact of new technology -- AI, for example -- and discuss that and its impact in understandable terms, says Democratic activist Kaivan Shroff in this Lean to the Left interview clip.

To attract young voters, Democrats need to recognize the impact of modernization -- AI, for example -- and discuss that and its impact in understandable term...

30/10/2025

🔥 “We can’t just run against Trump — we have to run toward a better vision.” — Kaivan Shroff
In this compelling Lean to the Left Podcast episode, Bob Gatty talks with Kaivan Shroff, attorney and political strategist, about how Democrats can reconnect with young voters, inspire hope, and craft policies that meet the moment.
🎙️ Protest. Policy. Purpose.
Shroff’s insights reveal how a new generation can reshape America’s political future.
👉 Watch or listen now: https://youtu.be/ONrRVX7DXlo?si=Hy1EQlg9ojQGGpPa

In this powerful episode of Lean to the Left, host Bob Gatty sits down with Kaivan Shroff, political commentator, attorney, and Triple Ivy League alum, to di...

29/10/2025

Could Donald Trump have become a pawn of Vladimir Putin’s Russia?
C.J. Waldron traces Trump’s long, tangled relationship with Russian oligarchs — from his failed 1980s Moscow hotel dreams to financial bailouts and the infamous Miss Universe pageant.
Read Chris Waldron's take on how ego, greed, and vanity may have made Trump the perfect kompromat.
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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker....

27/10/2025

“Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Those historic words brought down Joe McCarthy’s witch hunts. Today, they ring true once again — as Donald Trump weaponizes the government shutdown, cuts food aid to America’s most vulnerable, and blames Democrats for his own cruelty.
In his latest column, Chris Waldron draws chilling parallels between McCarthy’s era and Trump’s America, asking whether decency itself has died.
👉 Read more on Lean to the Left: Decency is dead in America.

Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker....

26/10/2025

As Veterans Day approaches, Trump and his MAGA Republicans in Congress have shut our government down and millions of veterans and military personnel are suffering. How does Trump's government shutdown affect them? On the Lean to the Left Podcast, Elizabeth Jamison, a tireless advocate for veterans and military families who played a leadership role with Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces Initiative, reveals the many hard realities of the shutdown for veterans and military families.

As Veterans Day approaches, Trump and his MAGA Republicans in Congress have shut our government down and millions of Americans are suffering, including those...

25/10/2025

Kyle Freeman: Free Healthcare for All https://youtu.be/wEV4BmHrGi4?si=uyTsjScFfOUEg7GS via The SC Dem U.S. Senate candidate says he's willing to give up his job for free healthcare for all. Plus, he says all three of his opponents also are worthy of support. That's different!

South Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kyle Freeman says he's willing to trade his job for free health care for all. In this clip from his interview...

24/10/2025

Who is South Carolina's "windsock?" Just ask Democratic Senate candidate Kyle Freeman. He'll tell you it's MAGA Sen. Lindsey Graham.

South Carolina has its share of hurricanes, and so it can get pretty windy here, and that's in addition to all the MAGA blowhard politicians who are in offic...

23/10/2025

Here's a quick clip from our interview with South Carolina Democratic candidate Kyle Freeman, one of four Democrats seeking the nomination to challenge MAGA Sen. Lindsey Graham. Freeman says we're actually "lucky" that Trump and his cronies are "morons".

In an interview on the Lean to the Left podcast, South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Kyle Freeman says Americans are lucky that Trump and his hand-pic...

23/10/2025

Meet Kyle Freeman, a South Carolinian who turned frustration into action. In this episode of Lean to the Left, Bob Gatty talks with the Democratic candidate challenging Senator Lindsey Graham. Freeman’s campaign centers on integrity, unity, and real solutions for the people—not party politics.

🎧 Listen now and discover how one ordinary citizen is standing up to make extraordinary change.

👉 https://youtu.be/78QMGblU2Mc?si=97zMY2bE2s_7n4Em

In this powerful episode of Lean to the Left, host Bob Gatty speaks with Kyle Freeman, a determined Democrat running to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham in Sout...

21/10/2025

In his powerful essay “Signs of the Times: Jesus or Trump?” veteran journalist Dan Luzadder reflects on how faith, morality, and democracy have become entangled in modern America. Once rooted in compassion and humility, religion in the heartland now faces a troubling question: Has the message of Jesus been replaced by the politics of Trump?
👉 Read more on Lean to the Left — where faith meets politics and the soul of America hangs in the balance.

Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker....

21/10/2025

Why all of a sudden is my FB page being invaded by a bunch of Trump-MAGA crap?

19/10/2025

Patriotism isn’t blind obedience — it’s the courage to stand up for what’s right. In his latest piece on Lean to the Left, Mark M. Bello argues that peaceful protest is not hate, but democracy in motion.

The “No Kings” rally reminds us that America was founded on freedom, not fear. Read more at LeanToTheLeft.net

https://leantotheleft.net/no-kings-day-what-could-be-more-american/

Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker....