Greg Palast
145 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsGreg 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 at: VigilanteMovie.com
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Greg Palast on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour — Aug 1, 2020
August 02, 2020 16:43 - 43 minutes - 79.5 MBDonald Trump apparently won Michigan by 10,700 votes. But in Detroit, over 75,000 ballots were never counted. The barriers to voting are enormous, and yet even when people make it through those barriers, their vote, isn't always counted. Greg Palast tell us what we can do to help protect the vote.
Election Crimes Bulletin: We Still Have Apartheid Elections
June 24, 2020 20:18 - 23 minutes - 43.3 MBThey'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 count. Other nations would be flabber...
Election Crimes Bulletin: How Trump Could Be "Reelected" Even If He Loses The Electoral College
May 23, 2020 09:01 - 19 minutes - 35.5 MBThe Republicans could use the fraudulent hysteria they’ve whipped up about vote-by-mail fraud to steal the presidency in the event that Donald Trump fails to win the Electoral College. Constitutional expert Thom Hartmann and I are concerned the GOP-controlled Legislatures could claim that mail-in ballots are fraudulent and thereby refuse to certify a Democratic win in states such as Wisconsin and Georgia. By refusing to send electors to the Electoral College and thereby denying any candidate ...
Election Crimes Bulletin: How Trump Could Be ”Reelected” Even If He Loses The Electoral College
May 23, 2020 09:01 - 19 minutes - 35.5 MBThe Republicans could use the fraudulent hysteria they’ve whipped up about vote-by-mail fraud to steal the presidency in the event that Donald Trump fails to win the Electoral College. Constitutional expert Thom Hartmann and I are concerned the GOP-controlled Legislatures could claim that mail-in ballots are fraudulent and thereby refuse to certify a Democratic win in states such as Wisconsin and Georgia. By refusing to send electors to the Electoral College and thereby denying any candidate ...
Flashpoints ECB: How Trump Stole 2020
April 23, 2020 16:29 - 15 minutes - 28.3 MBGreg Palast previews his new book, How Trump Stole 2020, which serves as a warning and a blueprint for how we can steal the election back!
Palast on Between The Lines: 25 Million Ballots Could be Lost in Shift to Mail-in Voting
April 09, 2020 20:58 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBs the deadly coronavirus pandemic spread across the U.S., Democratic primary elections in many states have been delayed, owing to public health officials’ urging Americans to maintain social distance. But when Tony Evers, the Democratic governor of Wisconsin, issued an executive order to postpone the primary and a contest for a Supreme Court seat and other local offices until June 9, the Republican-controlled legislature and Republican-dominated State Supreme Court opposed the move. After the...
Election Crimes Bulletin: Pandemic Edition
April 07, 2020 13:03 - 16 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this week’s Election Crimes Bulletin, Greg Palast and Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein discuss the problems we face exercising our democratic rights during a pandemic. Voting by Mail may seem like the solution, but mail-in ballots could deliver the election to Trump. Learn more: https://www.gregpalast.com/our-choice-may-be-vote-by-mail-or-die/
Palast on Igniting Change: Elections in the Era of COVID-19
April 02, 2020 12:05 - 57 minutes - 65.7 MBCOVID-19 has caused eleven states to reschedule their elections. Several more are still scheduled to be held this month. As states attempt to figure out how to safely run elections in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, many see voting by mail as the solution. But there are pitfalls. In this interview with civil rights leader and Igniting Change host Barbara Arnwine, first broadcast on NewsTalk 1450 FM on March 31, investigative journalist Greg Palast says that rather than creating a precede...
Flashpoints ECB: Iowa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin & huge news from Georgia
February 11, 2020 11:54 - 19 minutes - 35.3 MBFrom the studios of KPFA in Berkeley, California, the Election Crimes Bulletin with investigative journalist Greg Palast and Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein returns for another election season. In this edition, Palast and Bernstein go to Milwaukee and Wisconsin to report on election fraud. And as DNC chair Tom Perez continues to obstruct the real results from Iowa, we also take a look at the efforts to deprive Bernie Sanders of a win there. But first Palast reveals some YUGE breaking news o...
Palast on A Rude Awakening with Sabrina Jacobs: How Trump Will Steal The 2020 Election
January 14, 2020 17:06 - 28 minutes - 53.1 MBTrump's going to steal the 2020 election. It doesn't matter how good the Democrat's campaign is, or how much they spend on ads, because we have an apartheid voting system that takes away the votes of Black, Brown, Hispanic, and young people en mass. Most Americans — Republican, Democrat, white, Black, whatever — actually believe that everyone who’s a citizen should be allowed to vote and that every vote should be counted. I think most Americans are actually quite horrified by these games. B...
Palast on Rogue Regenesys with Andrew Mount
October 10, 2019 18:45 - 27 minutes - 51.2 MBThe latest voter suppression trick is called use it or lose it. If you don't vote in two elections, they send you a postcard. If you don't respond to a postcard, you're removed from the voter rolls. Now, it is illegal to remove someone from a voter roll for not voting. Because in America you have the right not only to vote, you have the right not to vote. So how can they remove people for not voting? Because they're saying if you don't vote in a couple of elections, you don't respond to post...
Palast on Living For The City with Michael G. Haskins: Trump Stole It!
October 02, 2019 17:04 - 29 minutes - 54.4 MB"Trump stole the election. He did it the old fashioned way — by blocking a lot of people of color from voting.” Palast talks to Michael G. Haskins on WBAI's Living For The City. Listen to the full show and more Living For The City here: https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=5935 #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #Crosscheck #InterstateCrosscheck #KrisKobach #KKKobach #VoterPurge #VotingRights #CivilRights #Elections #Voting #Election2016 #TrumpStoleIt #Election2020 #StopTheSteal #Ste...
Palast on Talkies with Kris Welch: What Happened in North Carolina?
September 18, 2019 22:24 - 24 minutes - 44.6 MBStolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: https://www.gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/
Flashpoints ECB: How Jim Crow Stole North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District
September 12, 2019 10:40 - 15 minutes - 28.3 MBStolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/
Palast on Flashpoints with Dennis J. Bernstein: Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Will Crush US Economy
June 07, 2019 16:27 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MBOn this edition of Flashpoints we talk about how Trump’s Mexico tariffs will crush the US economy.
Palast on Critical Hour with Dr. Wilmer Leon: Assange charged under Espionage Act
May 25, 2019 12:46 - 18 minutes - 33.7 MBGreg Palast discusses the new charges WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange faces under the Espionage Act with Critical Hour host, political scientist, author and nationally syndicated columnist. Dr. Wilmer Leon. "We have a First Amendment for a reason, and it doesn't say unless it's embarrassing to the U.S. government, unless Hillary Clinton doesn't like it, unless it makes it difficult for the State Department to play the games it plays," says Palast. "The point is we are government of the p...
Palast on Flashpoints with Dennis J. Bernstein: Assange, Manning, WikiLeaks, Brexit & More....
April 19, 2019 18:50 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this episode of Flashpoints, first broadcast by KPFA on April 11, 2019, Greg Palast and host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks, press freedom, Brexit, and more.... Listen to the full show here: https://kpfa.org/episode/flashpoints-april-11-2019/
Palast on Damage Report with John Iadarola: Why is Kris Kobach so Dangerous?
April 12, 2019 16:24 - 9 minutes - 17.3 MBKris Kobach has a long history of racism. He started out as a lawyer for a white supremacist group called FAIR, which says its purpose is to maintain a European majority America. He's the author of SB 1070, which the ACLU calls the Driving While Brown law. He's the guy who came up with a racially biased voter purge program called Interstate Crosscheck, which helped elect Donald Trump in 2016, and Brian Kemp over Stacey Abrams in 2018. He came up with the idea of putting the citizenship questi...
Palast on Drive Time with Dave Glover
April 10, 2019 04:58 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MBPalast on Drive Time with Dave Glover by Greg Palast
Palast on Waking Up with Julianna Forlano
April 10, 2019 04:54 - 39 minutes - 72.3 MBGerrymandering, voter suppression, a crisis at the border, all these things go together, and that’s why Kobach is so dangerous…The truth is he’s kind of like a Steve Bannon, he’s a very brilliant guy with a very widespread understanding of how all these thing interlock in a most dangerous way. They cannot win in America legitimately because of the demographics, this is a changing nation. It's not about securing the borders, it's not about stopping illegal aliens, it's not about stopping drug ...
Palast on News Views with Garland Nixon
April 02, 2019 22:41 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBVote theft is class war by other means.
Avoiding Regime Change in Venezuela: Palast on The Scott Horton Show
February 05, 2019 11:16 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBPalast explains the situation in Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently been signaling for U.S.-backed regime change. Although the claim is that it’s the U.S.’s duty to support “democracy,” says Palast, the concern is really for Venezuelan oil. Major players like the Koch brothers need reliable access to Venezuela’s particular form of heavy crude oil, and the Maduro government doesn’t play ball the way the Saudis, for example, do. Now Maduro’s political opponent, Juan Guiado, ...
Poppy Strikes Gold: Bush Sr. Made a Killing – 50 Miners Buried Alive
December 10, 2018 15:30 - 7 minutes - 1.66 MBWhile pundits are falling all over themselves spewing about the "civility" of the patrician George H. B. Bush, l must honor the memory those 50 men who were buried alive in a gold field in Africa so Bush Sr. could cash in. To me, this is the most important story of my career — and almost ended it when Bush’s gold mining company (I bet you didn’t know he had one) sued my paper, The Guardian, threatening it with bankruptcy for telling the truth. But ultimately, the truth was also buried alive...
The Jeff Santos Show feat. Greg Palast
September 17, 2018 19:51 - 24 minutes - 9.82 MB"Have You Checked Your Registration Yet?" asks Palast. Plus tips on how to make sure your vote counts. Interview first broadcast on September 10, 2018
Let's Not Celebrate Georgia Victory Too Quick!
August 23, 2018 00:00 - 7 minutes - 1.82 MBPalast on The Thom Hartmann Show: Black officials stop mass closure of polling stations in Randolph County, but Kemp told henchmen to shutter polling stations statewide ahead of election against Abrams.
Let’s Not Celebrate Georgia Victory Too Quick!
August 23, 2018 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBPalast on The Thom Hartmann Show: Black officials stop mass closure of polling stations in Randolph County, but Kemp told henchmen to shutter polling stations statewide ahead of election against Abrams.
Why Do Democrats Ignore Voter Suppression?
August 19, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBPalast on KPFA Flashpoints with Dennis J Bernstein: Greg Palast asks why the Democratic party ignores the GOP voter suppression of minority voters and goes after vote suppressor and chief, Kris Kobach, currently a candidate for Governor of Kansas.
The Election Crime Wave Involving 7 Million Americans & The GOP Scam Behind The Hype
September 02, 2016 17:43 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBIf you believe the Republican hysteria machine, there’s an unprecedented election crime wave sweeping America involving a staggering 7.2 million suspected double voters. Thousands of these supposed criminals — who, if found guilty, have committed a felony punishable by 5-years in the slammer — have already lost their right to vote, with 41,000 people in Virginia alone being struck off voter roles. Statistical analysis of the evidence uncovered by investigative reporter Greg Palast shows that ...
Why Trump’s New Hedge Fund BFFs Are Hedging Their Bets - 17 AUG 2016
August 26, 2016 00:00 - 18 minutes - 34.7 MBEpisode 16 - With Trump being an unpredictable wild card in this year’s election race, his cabal of new billionaire hedge fund buddies are hedging their bets by buying Congress and the Senate, so no matter which blonde gets into office, they can be sure that their interests are taken care of. To do this, in some key swing states, they’re spending millions betting against a Trump White House. In this week’s Best Democracy Money Can Buy: Election Crimes Bulletin, Flashpoints’ Dennis J. Bernstei...
Trump and the 13 Losers Behind Him - 10 AUG 2016
August 15, 2016 22:43 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBTrump is a loaded weapon let loose on this election, and now he's backed by 13 people he once called "losers." Let's take a look at who these guys are and just what they've in mind for this election, shall we? "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
The Trump Who Cried Wolf - 3 AUG 2016
August 15, 2016 22:21 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, we discuss Trump and his claims of voter fraud, as touted in his assertions that "in [his] opinion we have people who are voting many, many times." "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Mike Pence walks 10 nuns out of the voting booth - 20 JUL 2016
July 25, 2016 19:38 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBStop us if you've heard this before, but 10 nuns walk into a voting booth... let's dig a little into who Mike Pence is, and what that means for these nuns. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
More Than A Moment: A Movement - 13 JUL 2016
July 19, 2016 22:15 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBSometimes advice comes from the most unlikely places - taking cues from Pat Robertson, it's time to look past the moment of the Democratic nomination to the movement that Sanders has started. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Hillary's Oily Nameless Friend, KO2 - 6 JUL 2016
July 08, 2016 00:58 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLooks like Hillary Clinton has dodged the FBI investigation into her misuse of her personal email server, all thanks to learning how to slip out of grasp from her history with some rather "oily" characters in Kazakhstan. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Hillary’s Oily Nameless Friend, KO2 - 6 JUL 2016
July 08, 2016 00:58 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLooks like Hillary Clinton has dodged the FBI investigation into her misuse of her personal email server, all thanks to learning how to slip out of grasp from her history with some rather "oily" characters in Kazakhstan. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Small Hands, Big Checks: Trump and his Buck Buddy Paulson - 22 JUN 2016
June 24, 2016 19:03 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWith the national convention and the road to presidency ahead, many people are asking if Trump can span those last few inches, financially, to win the election. That mainly depends on who he has backing him - enter billionaire bandit John Paulson, the foreclosure king. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you...
Returning to the Scene of the Crime: The CA Primary - 8 JUN 2016
June 14, 2016 00:42 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBThe Associated Press has declared the CA Primary over with a "crushing victory" for Hillary Clinton and 96% of votes counted... but just how is that possible with hundreds of thousands of provisional and mail-in ballots are still unprocessed? It's time to go back to the scene of the crime to see what we, as voters, can do. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest informa...
The Contested CA Primary (Dennis Bernstein, Election Justice USA, Black Men for Bernie) - 6 JUN 2016
June 07, 2016 20:09 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBDuring this special Election Crimes Bulletin, Greg Palast and Dennis Bernstein discuss what to do to make sure the NPP vote is heard during the California Democratic Primary. Bruce Carter of Black Men for Bernie and Paul Thomas of Election Justice USA weigh in. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do ...
"Let's Make A Deal" - A Brief History of Hillary Clinton, the Manchurian Candidate - 1 JUN 2016
June 06, 2016 19:06 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBGreg Palast and Dennis Bernstein discuss Hillary's history as a Manchurian Candidate and the select secret deals the Clintons have struck with the Republican Party. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
”Let’s Make A Deal” - A Brief History of Hillary Clinton, the Manchurian Candidate - 1 JUN 2016
June 06, 2016 19:06 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBGreg Palast and Dennis Bernstein discuss Hillary's history as a Manchurian Candidate and the select secret deals the Clintons have struck with the Republican Party. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Placebo Ballots: Stealing California from Bernie - 25 MAY 2016
May 26, 2016 20:12 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MBGreg Palast and Dennis Bernstein reveal how California poll workers have been told to give all independent voters "provisional" ballots if they want to vote in Democratic Party. That’s illegal — and to insure that Sanders voter’s ballots end up in the garbage, uncounted. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what ...
Junked Mail: Half Million Mail-In Ballots Never Counted — Maybe More This Year! - 18 MAY 2016
May 21, 2016 02:23 - 5 minutes - 11 MBDon’t go postal with your vote: 488,000 mail-in ballots end up in the dumpster. Investigative reporter Greg Palast lays out the ugly facts to Dennis Bernstein in the latest installment of, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy —the Election Crime Report." "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop...
The Urgency of Now: Fighting the ‘Hysteria Factory’ - 11 MAY 2016
May 21, 2016 02:05 - 6 minutes - 11.5 MBGreg Palast and Dennis Bernstein delve into the Hysteria Machine with movie star and Voto Latino spokeswoman Rosario Dawson, who was at UCLA this week with Greg Palast and other media experts for The Urgency of Now panel. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Trump’s GOP Hitman Who’s Stealing Your Vote - 4 MAY 2016
May 10, 2016 00:48 - 5 minutes - 9.98 MBGreg Palast and Dennis Bernstein expose Donald Trump’s go-to operative who would steal your vote — by accusing you of not being an American. The Vote Rustler of the Week: Kris Kobach, Trump's man behind SB 1070, the "Driving While Brown" law. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.
Steal Back Your Vote - 27 APR 2016
May 10, 2016 00:48 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBGreg Palast tells Dennis Bernstein about the myriad ways by which you can lose your vote and give useful tips on how you can protect your vote. "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" is a weekly election crimes bulletin that airs on KPFA on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Tune in or subscribe for the latest information on how this election is being stolen, and what you can do to stop the theft.