Greg Palast's Blog, page 20

CK Hoffler: We are in a voter suppression stateGeorgia Voting Rights attorney on the Election Crimes Bulletin

Atlanta attorney CK Hoffler serves as counsel to civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson and is Chairwoman of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s board. She’s the former President of the National Bar Association and has been at the forefront of the fight for voting rights in Georgia and ... READ MORE

Georgia voter challenged by vigilante tells his story

Retired Major Gamaliel Turner currently works as America's expert on warfare of the future. He’s also a Georgia voter who almost lost his vote. But he fought to get it back — and you should too."We are at war each and every day," says Turner. "Not just ... READ MORE

Georgia: Has a vigilante challenged your vote?Palast Investigative Fund and partners launch SaveMyVote2022

You’ve voted at the same polling place for years, did you know a provision in SB 202 allows your voter status to be challenged without merit? We've partnered with leading civil rights advocates to launch SaveMyVote2022 to make sure Georgia voters know how to respond to voter vigilantes and their unrelenting efforts ... READ MORE

Vigilante: One-Night Impact Screenings Oakland | Milwaukee | Los Angeles

My new film Vigilante , narrated by Rosario Dawson and presented by Martin Sheen opened in Atlanta and Chicago for special one-night screenings to packed houses and rave reviews.The film now moves to Oakland, Milwaukee and Los Angeles. We've already received... READ MORE

Vigilante: One-Night Impact Screenings Chicago | Minneapolis | Oakland

My new film Vigilante narrated by Rosario Dawson and presented by Martin Sheen will have a special one night screening for voting rights warriors in Chicago, Minneapolis and Oakland. These are special exclusive showings to... READ MORE

Vigilante: One-Night Impact Screenings Atlanta | Oakland | Chicago | Minneapolis

My new film Vigilante narrated by Rosario Dawson and presented by Martin Sheen will have a special one night screening for voting rights warriors in Atlanta, Oakland, Chicago and Minneapolis. These are special exclusive showings to... READ MORE

Why do we even have voter registration?Registration itself is the number one vote suppression horror show in America

On National Voter Registration Day, Palast and Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein ponder the big question: Why do we even have voter registration? ... READ MORE

Give me 103 Seconds to Save the Election

Meet one of Gov. Brian Kemp’s 88 voter challengers. This one likes to dress up like vigilante Doc Holliday – with a loaded six-gun. But he’s no joke. “Doc,” Chairman of the Muscogee County, Georgia, Republican Party, challenged 4,000 voters including... READ MORE

Election Crimes Bulletin: The trouble with ERIC

The idea of ERIC was to expand voter registration, but now a number of Republican Secretaries of State have taken it over and inverted it, basically creating a Crosscheck replacement. ... READ MORE

Brian Kemp will determine the rules of the game again in NovemberElection will set him up to be the decider in 2024

Incumbent Brian Kemp is coming up against Stacey Abrams again in the election for Georgia’s Governor this November, and he’s pressing on all the same buttons as ... READ MORE