Greg Palast's Blog, page 30

The “mind-boggling” hidden threat in Georgia’s restrictive new voting law364,000 votes in jeopardy from little-noticed provision of SB 202

How do you think the election in Georgia would have played out, or how do you think the election in Georgia next year will play out, if the Republican party is successful in throwing 364,000 Georgia voters — largely people of color — off the voting rolls? In this ... READ MORE

Is it time we made Manchin a verb?

Who would have ever thought that it would be one lone Democratic Senator that would finally put an end our democratic voting system? The one person, one vote ideal we’ve been trying to achieve in this country. Maybe it’s time now to make Joe Manchin’s name into a verb, as in “Manchining” — as in crippling a structural system of voting. As in ... READ MORE

Texas Democrats Walk the Walk in Support of Voting RightsBut will these baby steps be enough to save our democracy?

This week saw fireworks in Texas when Democrats walked out of the House chamber, leaving Republicans high and dry without the quorum they needed to ram through Senate Bill 7, a horrible piece of ... READ MORE

Cyber Ninjas and Voting Pandas?The skullduggery doesn't take a break!

Just when you think the world of electioneering couldn’t get more bizarre, armies of Cyber Ninjas and mythical Voting Pandas come to the fore to remind us that they can.Palast and Rick Smith team up to dissect the crazy. ... READ MORE

Deepwater Horizon: The Untold StoryExcerpt from Vultures' Picnic

Las Vegas The two-grand-a-night call girls are wandering lonely and disconsolate through the Wynn casino, victims of the recession. Badpenny, dressed full-on Bond Girl, is losing nickels in the slots and humming Elvis tunes. Badpenny’s assigned job here is to look good and get information. She’s good at her job. A tipsy plaintiffs’ lawyer is… Read More...Deepwater Horizon: The Untold StoryExcerpt from Vultures' Picnic

Deepwater Horizon – The Untold StoryExcerpt from Vultures' Picnic

Las Vegas The two-grand-a-night call girls are wandering lonely and disconsolate through the Wynn casino, victims of the recession. Badpenny, dressed full-on Bond Girl, is losing nickels in the slots and humming Elvis tunes. Badpenny’s assigned job here is to look good and get information. She’s good at her job. A tipsy plaintiffs’ lawyer is… Read More...Deepwater Horizon – The Untold StoryExcerpt from Vultures' Picnic

Deepwater Horizon: Corporate HomicideBP's cover-up aided by Bush State Department

On April 20, 2010, eleven men on the Deepwater Horizon were incinerated when the BP/Transocean oil rig blew out and exploded.“Accident”?Just 17 months before the Deepwater Horizon destroyed 600 miles of Gulf Coast, BP covered up a nearly identical blowout in... READ MORE

Deepwater Horizon: Accident — or Negligent Homicide?BP's cover-up aided by Bush State Department

On April 20, 2010, eleven men on the Deepwater Horizon were incinerated when the BP/Transocean oil rig blew out and exploded.“Accident”?Just 17 months before the Deepwater Horizon destroyed 600 miles of Gulf Coast, BP covered up a nearly identical blowout in... READ MORE

Deepwater Horizon: Accident — or Negligent Homicide?BP's cover-up aided by Bush State Department

On April 20, 2010, eleven men on the Deepwater Horizon were incinerated when the BP/Transocean oil rig blew out and exploded.“Accident”?Just 17 months before the Deepwater Horizon destroyed 600 miles of Gulf Coast, BP covered up a nearly identical blowout in... READ MORE

Wisconsin Court Win Stops Purge of 129,000 VotersBlack Voters Matter, Palast found list "wrong and racist"

On Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 to block the removal of 129,000 voters from the rolls. The Justices rejected a lawsuit brought by a right-wing group. On September 23, 2020, Black Voters Matter issued a report by... READ MORE