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Dick Batchelor: Building Bridges in Toxic Times
In this episode of the Lean to the Left podcast, host Bob Gatty welcomes Dick Batchelor, a former Florida House Representative and influential busines...
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May 2 -- Edward Segal -- How Could Biden Reverse the Tide?
May 6 -- Lori Alhadeff -- Make Our Schools Safe
May 13 -- Gerald Epstein -- Busting the Bankers Club
May 16 -- Cheryl Nail metal -- Preserving Endangered Rivers
May 20 -- Matthew Stevenson -- America's Electoral Descent
May 28 -- Scott Kolbaba, MD -- Combatting Teen Depression
May 30 -- Dixie Dems -- Politics Southern Style
June 3 -- Sarah Cart -- Catastrophic Illness to Healing & Hope
June 10 -- Peter Sacks -- "Libertyland" (Domestic Terrorism Novel)
Jun 17 -- Eugene Williams -- Race, Politics & Education in America
June 24 -- Dr. Gail Christopher: Stop Ageism: A Call to Action
Friday, May 14, 2021The GOP- Confronting the Big Lie
Looks to me like the Republican right-wing nutcases that targeted Rep. Liz Cheney, a true Conservative, because she refused to shut up about Trump’s B...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021The GOP's Own Cancel Culture
The Republicans, led by Donald Trump, keep complaining about cancel culture this and cancel culture that.When pressure is on to remove statues honorin...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021The GOP- The Batshit Crazy Political Party
It seems to me that the Republican Party is determined to send itself into oblivion as it is allowing the defeated and discredited former president, D...
Sunday, May 9, 2021Snacking Through the Pandemic
As we’ve been stuck at home during this long pandemic, a lot of us have experienced changes in our mental outlook, in our moods – if for no other reas...
Thursday, May 6, 2021The Big Lie of the Three-Fifths Compromise
Why is it that some Republicans insist on denying the reality of racism? Why is it that there are still those who apparently believe slavery wasn’t al...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021The Big Lie and the Sad Truth
Am I crazy, or do you agree with me?It’s my opinion, that the Republican Party’s continued buy-in to Donald Trump’s claims that he was cheated out of ...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021Interview with Legal Thriller Author Mark Bello
Mark M. Bello is a trial lawyer and prolific author of headline inspired legal thrillers, the most recent of which is Supreme Betrayal, a gripping nov...
Monday, May 3, 2021American Racism-Republican Denial Continues
Some of us thought, at least I did, that when America elected its first Black president with Barack Obama that racism in our country was at least begi...
Thursday, April 29, 2021Biden Goes Big; Republicans Act Like Toddlers
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that Republicans have little or nothing to offer, other than obstructionism and self preservation.Their determinat...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021Putin's Man in America
Remember the song from the ‘60s, “Secret Agent Man” with Johnny Rivers? The opening chorus went like this…I can’t sing, so I’ll just read the lyrics…y...
Sunday, April 25, 2021Behavior Expert Lisa Skinner Discusses Alzheimer's, Dementia
Today we’re speaking with Lisa Skinner, a behavior expert in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia. Lisa has been a community co...
Thursday, April 22, 2021Accountability. Are We Safer Now?
I have two commentaries for you today from Not Fake News focused on the aftermath of the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...
No-holds-barred progressive commentary and newsmaker interviews from Notfakenews.biz. with journalist Bob Gatty and guests. Insight into today's news plus analysis, with just a little lean to the left.
