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Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Rolling Stone. You can read/watch his reports at GregPalast.com. He is the author of the NY Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse, and the highly acclaimed Vultures’ Picnic. You can stream his new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman — introduced by Martin Sheen and narrated by Rosario Dawson — for a limited time…

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WVON's The Cleopatra Show: Jim Crow Reloaded with Palast

On the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Greg Palast joins WVON's Cleopatra Draper to discuss the alarming erosion of voting rights, and Palast's new project, Jim Crow Reloaded, a 6-part PSA series produced for SaveYourVote. Support the Save Your Vote campaign: https://donorbox.org/save-your-vote

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The Chauncey DeVega Show: Palast Explains Trump's Plot Against Democracy

Don’t be lulled into complacency by the mockery surrounding Donald Trump’s claims about election "fraud," the Big Lie, or his insistence that he won the 2020 election. And please, don’t take the Democrats winning in the upcoming midterms as a given because of Trump’s sagging poll numbers. The plot against American democracy and freedom is accelerating. On this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show,…

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Jim Crow Reloaded: WCPT's Joan Esposito interviews Greg Palast

“It’s not about the color of your skin, it’s about the color of your vote.” Investigative journalist Greg Palast joins WCPT's Joan Esposito to discuss his new six-part video series, Jim Crow Reloaded. The PSAs aim to expose the latest tactics used to suppress and manipulate votes while educating voters on how to avoid these pitfalls and ensure their ballots are counted. Donate to support the…

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The Welcome Table: Greg Palast interviews Josh Fox

In his new film, The Welcome Table, Josh Fox has traded the point-and-shoot of his seminal Gasland for lush cinematography on five continents. But it ain’t some Discovery Channel travelogue. Fox has brilliantly melded the burning issues of immigration and climate change. Even if you just think global warming is a bunch of hot air (pun intended), this documentary will just knock you out. Watch the…

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Platner: A Democratic Dumpster Fire — Plus a SAVE Act Call-In Clinic

The Election Crimes Bulletin returns with a special extended edition. KPFA host Dennis J. Bernstein and investigative journalist Greg Palast discuss the dumpster fire that is Graham Platner's candidacy in the Senate election in Maine. With so much on the line, and Platner’s qualifications for the job being conspicuous by their absence, Palast agues it shows a severe lack of political acumen and…

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Trump's Cage Fight Genius: He's The Distractor-in-Chief

Trump's cage fight genius: He's the Distractor-in-Chief. Forget the UFC fight, here’s what you should be focusing on instead. The Election Crimes Bulletin returns with investigative reporter Greg Palast and KPFA host Dennis J. Bernstein. Get the full story: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/trumps-cage-fight-genius For more from Palast, subscribe to his Substack:…

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Trump, Sinatra, and My Partner

It’s kind of embarrassing. Donald J. Trump was my business and character reference for my investigations firm, Union Associates, when, in the 1980s, I applied for government contracts. But Frank Sinatra put an end to it. Get the full story: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/frank-sinatra-donald-trump-and-my For more from Palast, subscribe to his Substack:…

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Nuclear Power: A Crime Wave Parading as an Industry

This explosive interview between investigative journalist Greg Palast and KPFK Solartopia host Harvey Wasserman dives deep into the shocking hidden realities of nuclear power. Palast has led investigations of multi-billion-dollar frauds in the nuclear power industry, while Wasserman, is an author, activist and expert on all things nuclear. Between them, the pair have insider knowledge on the…

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Why Trump’s #2 at FEMA, Gregg Phillips, who claims he teleported to a Waffle House, is no joke

Gregg Phillips’ group, True the Vote, challenged over 300,000 voters in 2024, crucial to Trump’s victory. How can they do that? True the Vote is using old Jim Crow laws that allow any voter to challenge another voter’s ballot. And now, ahead of the next election, Phillips is training literally 40,000 MAGA vote challengers who’ve exchanged white sheets for spreadsheets. Get the full story:…

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How Trump’s FEMA man, who teleports to a Waffle House, will choose our next President

Dear Mr. Colbert, your take-down of Trump’s #2 at FEMA, Gregg Phillips, who claims he was teleported to a Waffle House was so hilarious I spit my milk out through my nose. But I’m not laughing anymore. Mr. Colbert, Phillips may choose our next president. Here's how. Get the full story: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/mr-colbert-im-not-laughing-anymore For more from Palast, subscribe…

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