Greg Palast's Blog, page 24

The January 6th Committee and the 7 sets of phony electors"You can smell the mendacity and the subpoenas”

The January 6th committee has subpoenaed 14 GOP operatives from 7 states to ask them who is behind their very strange, and very dangerous attempt to overturn the election, by providing 7 sets of phony electors. They want to know who was behind this scheme, because it's a fraud upon the government and looks like a crime. Chairman Thompson, I'm going to give you a hint... READ MORE

There were 29 phone calls between Trump and RaffenspergerWhat was said in those other calls?

I don’t think it’s just Donald Trump that’s in trouble now that a special grand jury is being impaneled at the request of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The Republicans, including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, were playing fast and loose with accusations of voter fraud. I wouldn’t be surprised if... READ MORE

How do we defeat voter suppression tactics?

How do we defeat voter suppression tactics when they're fueled by billionaires' cash and partisan power? The same way the Voting Rights Act was first won over 50 years ago... READ MORE

How Trump and the GOP could steal the election in 2024 — unless we act NOW!

The 12th Amendment is one of the horror shows of our Constitution. If you think that the Electoral College is unfair and a bad idea, that ain’t nothing compared to the 12th Amendment. What the 12th Amendment says is that if... READ MORE

New laws alone won’t save voting rightsAnalysis of Biden's Georgia voting rights speech

Our action partner, Black Voters Matter, boycotted Biden’s speech in Georgia on the voting rights bills, refusing to act as a photo op prop. Understand the frustration: we’ve been screaming about Georgia as Jim Crow central for 8 years. Laws alone won’t help: we need the ... READ MORE

Kazakhstan Uprising against Rulers Bribed by Exxon, BP

In 2013, I was thrown out of Kazakhstan by its President, former KGB chief Nursultan Nazarbayev. Today, January 6, it was Nazarbayev who was tossed out of Kazakhstan — the result of an uprising by a public fed up with a kleptocratic murder-ocracy cosseted by the bribery of Western oil companies, the oil-philic Bush, Clinton and Obama State Departments and Putin’s ... READ MORE

What Do You Call a Failed Insurrection? PRACTICE

Forget the whack-jobs who invaded the Capitol one year ago today. These “insurrectionists” were schmucks with no chance of overturning the election. (I don’t dismiss the gravity of their actions–they crushed the skull of a policeman and threatened other murders in the hall of the people.) But truly, the real danger was in the Oval Office when, two days earlier, Trump peddled a... READ MORE

Happy New Year from the Palast Investigations TeamPS: It's not too late to make an end of year donation!

Wishing all our friends, followers, and supporters a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2022. As we head into an election year, it's not too late to make a tax-deductible donation to support our work — and pick up some cool premiums too! Better yet, make a monthly contribution and... READ MORE

Happy New Year from the Palast Investigations TeamPs. It's not too late to make an end of year donation!

Wishing all our friends, followers, and supporters a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2022.Ps. As we head into an election year, it's not too late to make a tax-deductible donation to support our work — and pick up some cool premiums too! Better yet, make a monthly contribution and help us hold the election thieves and ballot bandits to account throughout 2022. As a thank you, you'll automatically... READ MORE

Georgia’s Original Sin and the 2022 Secret Vote-Crushing Scheme:My Most Important Investigation Ever

280 years ago, two Georgia dynasties, the forebears of Governor Brian Kemp and (defeated) Senator David Perdue, overcame George’s prohibition of slavery and convinced King George to grant them powers to bring Africans in... READ MORE