G-Net's founder, Bob Gatty, publishes the daily blog that can be found at https://leantotheleft.net, and the Lean to the Left podcast, available on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Visit https://podcast.leantotheleft.net for more info.
G-Net was a business communications and advisory firm providing communications consulting, editorial and publishing services to clients, but with Gatty's retirement, we now focus on the Lean to the Left blog and Lean to the Left podcast platforms, as well as the Lean to the Left YouTube channel.
16/12/2025
He served his country.
Then he questioned his party.
In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
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What makes a lifelong conservative rethink everything—and cross the political divide from Republican to Democrat? Why would a Marine switch from being a life...
13/12/2025
Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion https://youtu.be/u5UKdnhr0ms?si=vETDKwY2y1Vg8K87 via See this clip from the Lean to the Left podcast with Julie Eisenberg, who with co-producer Babette Hogan, created the documentary, .
In this clip from our interview with Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg, whose documentary, "Running for the Mountains", is now playing online, Julie Eisenber...
10/12/2025
This clip is from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary "Running for the Mountain" with her sidekick, Julie Eisenberg. Babette stresses how corporate and political greed combine to threaten our environment.
In this clip from our interview with Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg, whose documentary, "Running for the Mountains", is now playing online, Babette Hogan ...
09/12/2025
Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy isn’t just another policy document — it’s a roadmap for a New World Order built on American domination and MAGA authoritarianism. With echoes of Project 2025 and phrases pulled straight from White Christian Nationalist ideology, the “Trump Corollary” aims to reshape the Western Hemisphere into a Soviet-style sphere of control with the U.S. at its center.
This is not foreign policy. It’s empire-building. And it’s dangerous.
Read C.J. Waldron’s full breakdown of Trump’s most radical geopolitical ambitions — and what they mean for democracy across the Americas.
Lean to the Left is a progressive media platform offering political commentary, fact-based news analysis, and expert interviews that expose threats to democracy and hold leaders accountable. Founded in 2017 as Not Fake News and rebranded in 2021, Lean to the Left brings together the work of journali...
08/12/2025
Join us on the Lean to the Left Podcast as we explore the entwined fate of politics and the environment with "Running for the Mountains" directors Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg. Discover the story behind the sacrifice zones and the fight for change. 🌱
This introduces a new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, in which host Bob Gatty speaks with Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg, the director and produc...
08/12/2025
What happens when greed, politics, and environmental sacrifice collide?
🎬 Filmmakers Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg join Bob Gatty on the Lean to the Left Podcast to discuss Running for the Mountains, a 15-year exposé of environmental injustice in West Virginia—and why it matters to all of us.
🎧 Watch now and join the conversation.
If you think environmental injustice is someone else’s problem, Running for the Mountains proves otherwise. Filmmakers Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg break down how greed and politics intersect to sacrifice communities—and why speaking out still matters.
06/12/2025
Inside Trump’s mind is not a place for children — or the faint of heart.
CJ Waldron imagines Trump’s feelings as living beings:
Ego: Massive and empty
Greed: A faceless consuming maw
Anger: Thin-skinned and explosive
Evil: Part Stephen Miller, part Nosferatu
Hate, Blasphemy & Bigotry: A three-headed Klan-hooded beast
A brilliant, chilling satire.
Read now.
Lean to the Left is a progressive media platform offering political commentary, fact-based news analysis, and expert interviews that expose threats to democracy and hold leaders accountable. Founded in 2017 as Not Fake News and rebranded in 2021, Lean to the Left brings together the work of journali...
06/12/2025
The Pentagon calls these boat strikes “counter-narcotics operations.”
Human-rights experts call them something else: extrajudicial killings and potential war crimes.
No armed conflict.
No imminent threat.
No due process.
Survivors allegedly targeted.
If the United States normalizes killing without legal justification, the rule of law collapses—not just at sea, but everywhere, writes Mark M. Bello.
Lean to the Left is a progressive media platform offering political commentary, fact-based news analysis, and expert interviews that expose threats to democracy and hold leaders accountable. Founded in 2017 as Not Fake News and rebranded in 2021, Lean to the Left brings together the work of journali...
02/12/2025
The narrative that the South is “solid red” is outdated.
In the newest Dixie Dems episode, we explore shifting political dynamics in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina—along with how humor helps keep progressives engaged during turbulent times.
Is the political South quietly changing colors? 🌎 The latest episode of Dixie Dems brings sharp insight and Southern-style humor as Bob Gatty, Arthur Hill, and Robert Thompson break down Trump, elections across GA & NC, and signs of real Democratic momentum.
28/11/2025
The shooting of two National Guard members in DC is a tragedy—but MAGA’s response isn’t about justice. It’s about fear, scapegoating, and power. When courts ruled the deployment illegal, Trump ignored the law—and put lives at risk. This wasn’t about public safety. It was about intimidation.
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Lean to the Left is a progressive media platform offering political commentary, fact-based news analysis, and expert interviews that expose threats to democracy and hold leaders accountable. Founded in 2017 as Not Fake News and rebranded in 2021, Lean to the Left brings together the work of journali...
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For years, G-Net has been a business communications and advisory firm providing communications consulting, editorial and publishing services to trade and professional associations, as well as articles and other editorial projects for national business publications.
Early in his career, G-Net founder Bob Gatty was a journalist covering state politics for United Press International before moving to Washington, DC, where he served as press secretary and chief of staff for two U.S. Congressmen.
Now, Bob authors a blog, www.notfakenews.biz, providing daily comments about important events and stories you don’t find elsewhere, including those that are funny or otherwise interesting. Bob has a roster of several outstanding guest bloggers who contribute a variety of perspectives to Not Fake News, which now has readers from around the world.
After moving to Myrtle Beach, SC in 2016, Bob became director of communications for the Horry County, SC Democratic Party.
Bob also co-authored with international chef and baker Brandon Cristiano a fascinating book, Baking Bread for the GENIUS, which includes recipes from around the world and entertaining stories from the globetrotting Chef Brandon. It is available from Amazon.com.
