Greg Palast's Blog, page 25

Ali Alexander to be deposed (but not “disposed”)

Ali Alexander, the founder of the far-right Stop the Steal organization, has announced that he will submit to a deposition by the January 6th Commission.Alexander and his Stop the Steal group spent months spreading ‘The Big Lie’ that Trump won the election and organized the march on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, with the intention of disrupting the... READ MORE

Tiki-torch Nazis ordered to pay more than $25 million by Charlottesville jury

Jury finds Charlottesville neo-Nazis and not-so-neo-Nazis liable for the deaths and mayhem caused by the Unite the Right rally in 2017, ordering payment of more than $25 million to the injured. This should put a financial knife into the Alt-Right and drain the pockets of... READ MORE

Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by Jan 6 Committee

Roger Stone and Alex Jones, key planners of the January 6 Stop the Steal rally and illegal march that led to the deadly storming of the US Capitol, have been subpoenaed by the US Congressional committee investigating the attack. At the heart of the Jones subpoena is... READ MORE

Hate in America: Dispatches from the Courtroom Wars“I’m glad he shot him.” — Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense lawyer

Right now, there are multiple trials and judicial reckonings happening simultaneously across the US. Let’s do a quick update on each ... READ MORE

US Media Cowers not Covers Chevron’s Prosecution of Human Rights Lawyer Donziger

Famed indigenous human rights lawyer, Steven Donziger, had been under house arrest for over 800 days when he reported to prison on October 27, 2021 to begin a six-month sentence. His crime: winning the largest single pollution judgment in history, $9.5 billion, for... READ MORE

Strangling of John Lewis Voting Rights Act could be death blow for democracy

The strangling of the John Lewis Act by filibuster, unlike the overhyped For the People Act, could be the death blow to a democratically elected Congress. Even with its limitations, the John Lewis Act would’ve been a very powerful weapon. For example, the act would absolutely have prevented ... READ MORE

Strangling of John Lewis Voting Rights Act could be death blow for democratically

The strangling of the John Lewis Act by filibuster, unlike the overhyped For the People Act, could be the death blow to a democratically elected Congress. Even with its limitations, the John Lewis Act would’ve been a very powerful weapon. For example, the act would absolutely have prevented ... READ MORE

Biden refuses to use political capital to bust the filibuster and save voting rights

Palast joins the By Any Means Necessary crew to discuss the blocking of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act by Senate Republicans, the history of the filibuster as a tool of racist disenfranchisement, Biden's refusal to use political capital to bust it, and how Democrats’ inaction on issues such as voting rights contributed to their recent electoral defeats. ... READ MORE

They can imprison Steven Donziger, but they cannot silence him

On the morning of Steven Donziger’s sentencing hearing, I spoke extensively with the human rights attorney about his extraordinary case. Donziger was sentenced to prison for 6 months — punishment for winning a $9 billion judgment against Chevron for destroying the Amazon with oil sludge. Denied bail, while awaiting his appeal, Donziger began his sentence on October 27th, 2021 at the federal prison in Danbury, CT. While he’s incarcerated... READ MORE

Hate goes on trial in CharlottesvilleJury selection begins in civil suit against instigators of far-right violence, which resulted in serious injury and a death

[Oct 25, 2021: Charlottesville, VA] Jury selection began today for the civil trial of the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. The rally ended with the murder of Heather Heyer and injuries to dozens of ... READ MORE