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Gabrielle Zwi-Guns to a Playground Fight
The mass shootings keep coming and innocent people keep getting gunned down. In fact, every day 110 people are killed by guns. On Feb. 14 it will be t...
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bobgatty_leantotheleftOn the Lean to the Left podcast, Gabrielle Zwi, 22, describes what it was like as a member of the "school shooting generation," going to school at a time when shooter and bomb threat drills had become part of the norm. Gabrielle's interview will stream 2/6 on YouTube and major podcast channels. https://youtube.com/watch?v=RRb38GvJ1g4&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
Sunday, December 18, 2022Fighting Times, Organizing on the Front Lines
It’s hard to believe that in this day and age unions representing freight rail workers are having to threaten a strike because they cannot get paid si...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022The Dixie Dems-The 2022 Story of the Year
Today on the December edition of the Dixie Dems on the Lean to the Left podcast we’re taking a look at the mid-term election, Sen. Ralphael Warnock’s ...
Saturday, December 10, 2022John Pabon: No Bullshit Plan for Saving the Planet - 12:6:22, 4.53 PM
The battle against climate change and the need to move sustainability from theory to practice becomes increasingly important and apparent every day.Jo...
Thursday, December 8, 2022Inesa Ponomarlovalte-All About CBD
We seem to be bombarded these days with claims that CBD and related products can cure everything from backaches to depression, sleeplessness and more....
Saturday, December 3, 2022Using Literature & the Arts to Promote Social Justice
Today we have something a little different for you. I’m with Ciahnan (Keenan) Darrell, author of the new book, Blood at the Root, and we’re going to t...
Saturday, November 26, 2022David Tabatsky-Surviving the Nazis
In this episode of the Lean to the Left and Justice Counts podcasts, Mark Bello and I are speaking with David Tabatsky, the author of a riveting book ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022Dixie Dems-Will We Ever Get to Blue?
Today on the Lean to the Left podcast we’re talking politics with a focus on the past election and what’s still ahead, and with me are my pals, Arthur...
Sunday, November 20, 2022Dr. Shuvendu Sen- Holistic Methods to Prevent Dementia
An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's today. Seventy-three percent are age 75 or older, and altogether, abou...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022Allen B. Clark-Soldiers Blood, Bloodied Money
As we honor those who have served our nation, our Lean to the Left podcast guest is Allen B. Clark, a heroic Army officer who shed his blood for our c...
Saturday, November 12, 2022Rich Jacobs-From Inside the Walls-Prison Reform
Rich Jacobs works inside one of the largest maximum-security prisons in the United States. He began his career 20 years ago as a corrections officer ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022Bob Wilber-Baseball to Hot Rod Racing and More - 11:9:22, 3.45 PM
The World Series is now over and for baseball fans, we’re in that never-never land where all we can hope for is a bit of news from our favorite team w...
Sunday, November 6, 2022Andrew Seidel-The Supreme Court Takeover
Christian conservatives, led by a cabal of wealthy, influential Republicans, have executed a long, drawn out coup that now gives them virtually ironcl...
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