Greg Palast's Blog, page 41

You Can’t Rely on Political Parties to Save Your Vote

It’s been a rough primary season, and the presidential election is going to be even worse if thousands of voters can’t vote because their names have been wiped off the rolls. Voters are going to have to learn how to... READ MORE

Killer Lines, Killer Cops, and Trump’s Vote-Heist Dress RehearsalThe hidden, ugly story of the new Jim Crow tactics tested in the recent primaries—and coming soon to a state near you.

Jerry Thomas got his Georgia Primary ballot on June 10. The Primary Election was June 9. Getting shafted out of your ... READ MORE

How Trump Stole 2020The Hunt for America's Vanished Voters

If you're not sick and outraged and ready to vomit, then don't talk to me.
When I see a cruel bucket of garbage and winky-winky racism and bullshit and venom like Mike Pence, fawning to an orange-stained bloviating bigot, then talk to America like he's some kind of Boy Scout, I want a... READ MORE

We’ve got to learn how to take care of our own vote

If we want to ensure our ballots count in November, we're going to have to learn how to take care of our own vote. Hartmann and Palast discuss the problems with mail-in ballots, the pitfalls of voting in the midst of a pandemic — and how you can... READ MORE

We Still Have Apartheid Elections

They're hostile to counting the vote in the United States for voters of color and for young people, that's just the truth. We still have an apartheid vote counting system and they will do everything to get in your way. There were 7.9 million votes not counted or voters blocked in the 2016 election. That figure’s from the United States Election Assistance Commission, which keeps track not only of our votes, but the votes we throw away, the votes we don't... READ MORE

If We Don’t Have Democracy, What The Hell Do We Have?

Is the 2020 election already stolen? Can we steal it back? (Yes and hell yes!) Why were 17 million Americans purged from the voter rolls between 2014 and 2016? And why aren’t our elected officials screaming to high heaven about all these vanished voters? What’s a provisional ballot? What’s a residual vote? Do we have a functioning democracy? And should we be more worried about ... READ MORE

3 Step Election Protection Checklist

Palast and Josh Fox discuss the simple steps you can take to protect your vote. Number one, don't steal your own vote. I don't care how difficult it is. If you think it's worthless, do you think they'd steal it? You go out and you vote because... READ MORE

Salon: Investigative Journalist Predicts How Trump Will Steal ElectionPalast's New Book, "How Trump Stole 2020," – Trump Loses Electoral Vote, Wins Anyway

The GOP has refined its strategy of voter suppression, voter intimidation and vote theft in elections across the country, and the planned chaos during the recent Georgia Democratic primaries is a preview of how they intend to ... READ MORE

Salon: Investigative journalist predicts how Trump will steal the 2020 electionPalast's new book, "How Trump Stole 2020," outlines a nightmare: Trump loses the electoral vote and wins anyway

The GOP has refined its strategy of voter suppression, voter intimidation and vote theft in elections across the country, and the planned chaos during the recent Georgia Democratic primaries is a preview of how they intend to steal the 2020 presidential election... READ MORE

Election 2020: The Nightmare Scenario

Palast and Josh Fox discuss the nightmare scenario presented by Article XII of the United States Constitution and ponder the elephant in the room: Do we have strength to challenge what could be a total coup?