Greg Palast

This week, the Senate Republicans filibustered the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and stopped it from being voted into law in the Senate, even though there was a majority of 51 votes. A filibuster is just, literally, talking a bill to death so that the Senate cannot get on with its work. To close off that trick, to stop a filibuster, you need 60 votes, and only one Republican, Lisa Murkowski, crossed the line to vote for the bill. Now, understand, the filibuster was specifically created by Southern Democrats after the Civil War for one single purpose: to prevent voting rights legislation and the protection of black people. In fact, one of the only times it was ever used was in 1922 to block the passage of a national law against lynching. So, until very recently, it’s been used almost exclusively for one purpose, that is to block rights of black people to vote. Now, it's been used lately by Republicans for all kinds of things, but basically it's a Jim Crow tactic.

This is not about vaccinations, this is about STUPID. There’s a pandemic of pin-heads, an epidemic of stupid.

[Oct 25, 2021: Charlottesville, VA] Jury selection began today for the civil trial of the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. The rally ended with the murder of Heather Heyer and injuries to dozens of other activists. The case was brought by a group of individuals that were attacked during the tiki torch march across the University of Virginia’s Charlottesville campus on August 11, 2017 and the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville the next day. If successful, the lawsuit, which seeks large monetary damages, could have wide-reaching repercussions. The plaintiffs hope that it will ultimately bankrupt the hate groups behind the far-right events and bring their activities to a halt. Zach D. Roberts, who filmed the 2017 Charlottesville violence for the Palast Investigative Fund, joins Greg Palast and FlashPoints host Dennis J. Bernstein to talk about the case. Read Roberts' exclusive report: https://www.gregpalast.com/hate-goes-on-trial-in-charlottesville/

Right now, the darkness is falling on Afghanistan, and we are responsible.

Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger, who led a $9.5 billion suit against chevron, sentenced to six months for contempt. Learn more about this extraordinary case: https://www.gregpalast.com/facing-prison-for-fighting-chevron/ Stand with Steven at: https://FreeDonziger.com. #FreeDonziger #BigOil #Pollution #Environment #Amazon #HumanRights #StevenDonziger

On this week's Reality Check, Greg Palast stands in for regular host Cary Harrison and interviews human rights lawyer Steven Donziger and "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" author John Perkins. Learn more: https://www.gregpalast.com/fact-injection-donziger-v-chevron/

Should we pass laws against bank robbery by asking the bank robbers? Manchin's talking about asking the vote thieves to agree to end their crime wave — that ain't going to happen! #FreedomToVoteAct

Listen to The Network soliloquy that Ed Asner gamely voiced for Greg Palast's bestselling book Armed Madhouse

Take a listen to learn why Asner was recognized as the best voice actor on the planet. This is his reading of Greg Palast's investigation of Walmart, “What Price a Storegasm?” from the 2002 edition of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

On Monday, a state Superior Court in Raleigh, North Carolina ruled to allow ex-cons to vote — even if they haven’t paid old fines. The GOP is freaking. Here’s why: a University of Minnesota study found 89% of ex-cons vote Democratic, no matter their color. Too bad the Democrats are MIA on registering ex-cons. I’ve calculated that over 9 million ex-cons are ELIGIBLE to vote — but need help and guidance getting through the berzerko rules for ex-cons to register — which ain’t so easy for non-cons either. Learn more: https://www.gregpalast.com/the-ex-con-con-job/