Trump Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices; then Pharm Co. Stock Prices Rise
President Trump today announced a plan to cut drug prices, saying he's making good on one of his campaign promises. But if his new...
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Bob Gatty
May 10, 20181 min read
Trump Seeks Cuts in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
The Trump White House has sent to Congress a request to make massive cuts in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as part of...
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Bob Gatty
May 9, 20182 min read
Surge in Veterans Running for Office; a Positive Development for the U.S.
Increasing numbers of military veterans are running for office, determined to continue serving their country after completing their...
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Bob Gatty
May 7, 20183 min read
Legislation to Block Robocalls -- the ROBOCOP Act -- Introduced in Congress
If you're like me, multiple times every day your cell phone rings, often showing a number with your area code and exchange, and it's an...
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Bob Gatty
May 3, 20183 min read
Trump Health Letter Was Written by Trump, His Former Doc Claims
When the doctor's Trump health letter claiming the Presidential candidate was in amazing health was revealed, many said, "Oh sure. Sounds...
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Bob Gatty
May 1, 20182 min read
Trump Seeks to Ban Disabled People from Immigrating to U.S.
Reminding some people of Hitler's treatment of the disabled during the Holocaust, the Trump administration is taking steps to make it...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 29, 20182 min read
Trump DOT Maps Plans to Undo Obama Auto Emission Standards
In yet another attack on our environment, the Trump administration is planning to roll back auto emission standards established under...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 27, 20182 min read
UPDATE - Speaker Ryan Backs Down on Firing House of Representatives Chaplain
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) last week backed down on his effort to dismiss Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, chaplain of the House of...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 26, 20182 min read
French President Macron: 'There is No Planet B'
Yesterday, in a historic speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, French President Emmanuel Macron warned against President...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 21, 20182 min read
Starbucks Coffee Shop Racism: Is That Who We Are?
Last week's arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks who were simply there waiting for a business associate still the norm in...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 19, 20182 min read
Why Do People Distrust Politicians? Ted Cruz is a Great Example
The other day, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who was ridiculed by Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary and who called...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 18, 20182 min read
Assault on Assault-Style Weapons Gains Strength -- in the Marketplace
Increasing public opposition to the sale of assault-style weapons like the AR-15 to the general public is having a significant impact on...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 17, 20182 min read
Will Plastic Pollution Kill the Ocean?
Plastic never goes away, and increasingly it is finding it way into the oceans, where it is killing marine life and polluting our...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 16, 20182 min read
A $43K Soundproof Phone Booth for Pruitt: GAO Says Nope
Scott Pruitt, President Trump's high flying administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the law by having a...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 15, 20183 min read
A True (and fun) Southern Political Rally; Even a Democratic Prayer Given
Die hard South Carolina Democrats, some claiming to be Blue Dogs, gathered outside the Pee Dee Farms General Store at the historic...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Trump Launches New Attack on the Environment, Plus Tales of Another Swamp Rat
Yesterday, President Trump signed a new executive order designed to make it harder for states to protect the environment, all in the name...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Visiting a National Park? Proposed Fee Hikes Modified
The U.S. Department of Interior is rolling out a modified plan for national park fee increases that's about half what was proposed...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 11, 20182 min read
How to Tell if Your Facebook Data Was Shared with Cambridge Analytica
If you're concerned that you may be one of the estimated 87 million people whose Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica,...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 8, 20182 min read
Ted Nugent Labels Dems, Media 'Rabid Coyotes' That Should be Shot
So rocker Ted Nugent believes that Democrats, the media and academics are nothing more than "rapid coyotes" that should be shot on sight....
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Bob Gatty
Apr 7, 20182 min read
Is a Journalists' Blacklist Coming from Trump Administration
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to compile a detailed list of journalists, bloggers and media influencers, a move that...
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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 interviews and progressive commentary.
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