Greg Palast's Blog, page 24

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

Oath Keepers, Proud Boys sued by D.C. Attorney General

After the success of the Integrity First for America-led civil suit, brought against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia has filed a similar case. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s complaint brings action against the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and dozens of individuals for “conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the violent January 6... READ MORE

Oath Keepers and Proud Boys sued by D.C. Attorney General

After the success of the Integrity First for America-led civil suit, brought against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia has filed a similar case. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s complaint brings action against the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and dozens of individuals for “conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the violent January 6... READ MORE

Ali Alexander throws fellow Capitol insurrection instigators under bus

Ali Alexander, founder of the Stop the Steal organization, is today giving testimony behind closed doors to the January 6th Commission. As was suspected, he’s throwing everyone else under the bus (except his Stop the Steal accomplices), saying in a memo leaked... READ MORE