Journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports, complex undercover investigations using the skills he learned over two decades as an investigator of corporate fraud on behalf of the US Dept....
Journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports, complex undercover investigations using the skills he learned over two decades as an investigator of corporate fraud on behalf of the US Dept. of Justice, 20 attorneys general and governments from England to Brazil.
Greg Palast has been investigating voter suppression for 20 years for BBC Television, the Guardian, Rolling Stone and Truthdig.
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Greg Palast / TruthdigDec 15, 2022
A 1-million-vote nosedive in turnout was well-concealed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to cover up the effects of “Jim Crow 2.O” at the launch his presidential campaign Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigNov 14, 2022
Greg Palast investigates the GOP voting laws behind the forced run-off in the Peachtree State Senate race. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigOct 4, 2019
Why Steve Paddock killed dozens of innocent Las Vegas revelers two years ago isn’t as much of a mystery when you consider his roots.
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Greg Palast / TruthdigApr 19, 2015
Five years ago Monday, 11 men died on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig -- despite Manning’s effort to save their lives Let me explainFive years ago Monday, 11 men died on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—despite Manning’s effort to save their lives. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigMar 6, 2015
Fifty years after King's march from Selma, new methods are being used to block African-Americans from voting: Jim Crow has become Dr. James Crow, systems analyst. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigSep 11, 2014
Although US District Judge Carl Barbier found BP liable for “gross negligence” last week, some U media failed to mention that he let BP off the hook on punitive damages And that stuns me, given that the record seems to identify enough smoking guns to roast a sizable pigU District Judge Carl Barbier let BP off the hook on punitive damages last week, which stuns me, given that the record seems to identify enough smoking guns to roast a sizable pig
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Greg Palast / TruthdigApr 18, 2014
Four years ago this Sunday, the Deepwater Horizon blowout incinerated 11 men and poisoned 600 miles of Gulf coastline. What political fairy dust allows BP to remain virtually immune from the consequences?Four years ago today, the Deepwater Horizon blowout incinerated 11 men and poisoned 600 miles of Gulf coastline. What political fairy dust allows BP to remain virtually immune from the consequences? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigMar 28, 2014
It was Good Friday, 50 years ago on March 27, 1964, when an earthquake-spurred tsunami wiped out the Chugach village in Chenega, Alaska. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, a wave of oil from the Exxon Valdez began to move their way.Fifty years ago a tsunami wiped out the Chugach village. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, another kind of wave headed their way. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigMar 24, 2014
Two decades ago I was the investigator for the legal team that sold you the bullshit on the crackup of the Exxon Valdez Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, and four years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Obama administration has authorized BP to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico -- and it's all set to happen again Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, it's all set to happen again. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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