Greg Palast

Court Rules only Voting Rights Criminals Can Sue Voting Rights Criminals — No Kidding

The facts: This week, the court voted 3-2 that the NAACP is banned from bringing any suit — ever —…

2 years ago

Powell’s Bag of Leeches

Hiking interest, the Medieval cure for inflation Saw the leeches? When the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate hike today,…

2 years ago

Two Old Guys and a Bridge A call from Selma

I got a call this morning from Selma, Alabama. It was the Reverend. Two old guys with our old-guy ailments…

3 years ago

Darkness and Thanks

Reporting from Georgia. I want to let you in on something personal.  Kind of rare for me. Today felt really…

3 years ago

Record Turnout in Georgia?? MY A**!

Want more? SB202 bans the traditional Black churchgoers “Souls to the Polls” voting on the Sunday before the election. Fun…

3 years ago

Kemp Resists Grand Jury Has Reason to Fear Indictment

SB202 takes away the power of Georgia’s Secretary of State to certify vote counts and gives it to a new…

3 years ago

What Do You Call a Failed Insurrection? PRACTICE

Can we stop this coup? Yes, but only before it happens: by protecting the vote in Georgia and other swing…

4 years ago

My Own Forever War: Afghanistan and 9-11

My friends holding the Zoom celebration once visited Afghanistan.  They knew many women there. But there were none listed on…

4 years ago

Ed Asner (1929-2021) A Lion in Underpants

Asner was an actor of great talent because he was a man of great feeling. He would allow nothing to…

4 years ago

Facing Prison for Fighting Chevron

Behind Criollo, the court clerks, in their white shirts and ties, were giggling and grinning at each other, nodding toward…

4 years ago