Greg Palast
News & Politics
About
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. His full-length feature, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, was released in 2016. 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
Episodes
- 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…
- 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…
- 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, ahe…
- 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…
- Trump: The Pirate of Hormuz
There is nothing new under the sun. Five centuries ago, the Portuguese conquistadors imposed a toll (“cartaz”) for ships trying to get through the Strait of Hormuz. Yet Trump and Hegseth didn’t know what every ship captain has known for ce…
- Hormuz Blues: Bush should show Trump how you seize another nation’s oil
In one of my most elaborate undercover operations for BBC Newsnight, I got my hands on the secret plans for the invasion. Nope, not Trump's attack on Iran. It was 2004 and the plan was secretly drafted BEFORE George W. Bush invaded Iraq. I…
- Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson: Greg Palast Reflects on 50 Years of Friendship
Investigative Journalist Greg Palast talks to Rick Smith. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, passed away on February 17, 2026, at age 84, surrounded by family. On The Rick Smith Show, host Rick S…
- Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): My Reverend, My Brother
For 50 years, the Reverend and I fought side-by-side, and sometimes fought face-to-face. He's the only man, other than my dad, I've ever kissed, a year ago, when I kissed him goodbye. Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): Investi…
- The real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta
You are watching the theft of 2026 before your eyes. The FBI raid on Fulton County is NOT, as the media seems to think, about Trump’s attempt to prove he won the 2020 race. The warrant says the FBI wants the envelopes from the 2020 electio…
- Trump wants Venezuelan oil — that we already had!
Palast discusses his latest report on Venezuela with Thom Hartmann The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez and Donald Trump desire the same thing: to send Venezuelan oil to the US. But Donald, we already had Venezuelan oil…until…
- Palast on Hartmann: When Venezuela’s de facto President Delcy Rodriguez banged on my door at 2AM
Investigative reporter Greg Palast discusses his latest article, " When Venezuela’s de facto President Delcy Rodriguez banged on my door at 2AM ." Read the report: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/when-venezuelas-de-facto-pres…
- The Real Election Story No One Wants Told: Palast in conversation with Anthony Johnson of ABC News
25 years of investigations. Millions of voters erased. A system built to decide elections before you ever touch a ballot. Vigilantes Inc. exposes the real-life hunt for ‘illegal voters’ — and the shocking truth behind who’s actually being…
- The sins of Summers go way beyond Epstein, his victims number in the millions
Trying to force a protégé to sleep with him is the least of Larry Summers sins. I’ve been hunting this toxic asset for three decades, and his victims number in the millions. No kidding. The current charge that finally brought Summers down…
- Epstein and Larry Summers. Palast Investigates
Investigative journalist Greg Palast joins The Rick Smith Show to tear open the newly uncovered emails between Harvard’s Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein — emails in which the very-married Summers leans on the convicted predator as his “w…
- Row over Epstein files fractures MAGA + Trump threatens BBC with $bn lawsuit
LBC's Matt Frei talks to Greg Palast about the latest madness in MAGA-land in this interview first broadcast on Nov 15, 2025. For more from Palast, subscribe to his Substack : gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com Support independent journal…
- Election Crimes Bulletin: “Its a Soft Coup”
In this edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, first broadcast on Nov 6, 2025, investigative journalist Greg Palast and Flashpoints host Dennis J. Bernstein unpack the results from Tuesday’s election. Zohran Mamdani won the New York City…
- Hartmann & Palast: Drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela
For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering Venezuela and US attempts to overthrow their elected government. Trump invented nothing. This is at least the fourth US-backed attempt at overthrow and assassination of a Venezuelan…
- Greg Palast: The No Kings Speech
"When cowards are ordering around heroes, there could not be anything more dangerous for America." — Greg Palast Greg Palast's full speech from the #NoKings rally in Waterfront Park, San Diego on Saturday, October 18, 2025. For more from G…
- The LAST American President
Thom Hartmann’s new book, The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party and a World on the Brink , is one giant fact check on the Whopper-in-Chief, and much more — a disturbing dive into the roiling miasma of self-aggrandizing…
- Hartmann & Palast: Trump Declares War on America
Trump and Hegseth's gathering of the generals wasn’t patriotism — it was theater for authoritarianism. When you tell the military that America's “inner cities” are "a big part of war now” you’re not defending America — you’re declaring war…
- My Mom Would’ve Kicked Pete Hegseth’s A**
On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth told our military’s top brass that they must restore the “male warrior spirit” to the armed forces. “Male” spirit, Pete? My Mom would’ve kicked your a** Get the full story on Substack . https://gregpalastinvestigat…
- How RFK Saved MLK’s Life
What would Bobby Kennedy Jr.'s father, Robert F. Kennedy, the man who saved Martin Luther King’s life, think of his son now? By endorsing Trump, Bobby Kennedy Jr. has endorsed everything he ever fought against. Trump is undoing all the env…
- I was on the phone with RFK Jr. when he lost his mind
RFK Jr. is putting lives at risk — I can’t stay silent. His attacks on mRNA research and science funding aren’t politics — they’re threats to our health and future. This is painful. This is horrible and feels a bit like a betrayal. But I h…
- From Reagan to Trump, the Hidden History of a Scheme
Thom Hartmann lays bare the origins of the scheme to take from the poor and give to the rich in his brilliant book, The Hidden History of Neoliberalism. Get Thom’s book at your fave bookstore — or, to support my own reporting for the Hartm…
- Bobby, why are you threatening my life?
Bobby Bobby, Bobby Kennedy, my dear dear friend of so many years, my co-author at Rolling Stone, Bobby, why are you threatening my life? Why are you threatening lives across America and even our not-yet-born great-grandchildren? You’ve blo…
- Flashpoints: “If we get rid of FEMA, people will die. It's just that simple.”
The flood in Kerrville, Texas, was not an Act of God, it was an Act of Trump. My new 1-hour special, All Washed Away , shows the horrific connection between the drownings in Texas and in New Orleans — 20 years ago this month — and the Trum…
- Got Purged? Counterpoint’s Scott Harris and Palast Discuss the Antidote to Voter Suppression
In this episode of Counterpoint, host Scott Harris talks to Greg Palast about his latest article, “ The Evil Scheme to Purge Half a Million Voters ,” which reveals how control of the US Senate could come down to ugly ethnic cleansing of th…
- Are You Sick of 'Winning' Yet?
Palast discusses Trump, tariffs, FEMA and that birthday parade with WVON Midday Show host Cleopatra Draper. Support independent journalism. Buy Greg a coffee . Stay informed. Sign up to our newsletter .
- The Great American Tariff Scam — A Thom Hartmann Program Daily Song
"Steel was strong, but the truth is cold, He sold out the workers for a bar of gold." This song, which was created by the Thom Hartmann Program, was inspired by Greg Palast's latest article for the Hartmann Report, The Great American Tarif…
- Driving It Home: Don't Count On Political Parties To Save Your Vote
Don't count on government or political parties to save your vote. You need to get active. Learn more at: GregPalast.com Support independent journalism, buy Greg a coffee!
- Election Crimes Bulletin: How Trump Has Already Fixed 2026
You can ignore Trump slyly hinting to the Lord’s chosen that he just might call off the next election. But don’t ignore this: Trump won’t be calling off the election because he doesn’t have to. The Fix for 26 is already in. “Four more year…
- Asian Americans are the fastest growing voter group in America — and Trump just dissed them
The Asian American community is the fastest growing voter group in America. Since the last presidential election, 2 million more Asian Americans have become eligible to vote. There are now 15 million potential Asian American voters. When y…
- This Election is Going to be a Vote Suppression Bacchanalia
Let's stop counting Biden's brain cells, and start counting vigilantes. This election is going to be a Vote Suppression Bacchanalia — I’ve never seen anything like it. Mark Elias, who's considered the number one voting rights attorney thes…
- Election Crimes Bulletin: Trump Plan for 2024 Taken from KKK Plan of 1946
The Election Crimes Bulletin is back for the 2024 Election season. In this week's episode we reveal how the Trump plan for 2024 — to use an army of vigilantes to challenge Black voters — is the exact same plan the Klan successfully used to…
- Surreal News: Don’t Buy Exxon’s Fable Of The Drunken Captain
35 years after the Exxon Valdez ran aground, causing America’s greatest environmental disaster, investigative journalist Greg Palast explains why you shouldn't buy big oil's fable of the drunken captain. Get the full story at: https://www.…
- Elise Paschen reads Wi’-gi-e, the inspiration for Killers of the Flower Moon
Before Scorsese’s film, before Grann’s book, there was a poem... Osage poet Elise Paschen reads “Wi’-gi-e”, the poem which inspired the title of the book and film, Killers of the Flower Moon. We filmed her special reading of the poem, whic…
- Court Approves Vigilante Mass Voter Challenges; Devastating Threat to 2024 Election
A federal court in Georgia has just ruled that a challenge to 360,000 Georgians’ right to vote—suspiciously targeting Black voters—does not violate the Voting Rights Act. This decision poses a devastating threat to the 2024 election. Judge…
- Court Rules only Voting Rights Criminals Can Sue Voting Rights Criminals—No Kidding!?!
Set your hair on fire right now, because a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals virtually repeals the last living section of the Voting Rights Act. This ruling, at the moment, applies to Arkansas, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dak…
- Lawyers Guild Show: Palast Reports from the Frontlines of Democracy
If the new vote suppression tactics first used by Brian Kemp in Georgia — and exposed in investigative reporter Greg Palast’s new film Vigilante — are allowed to spread across the United States, then vote suppression, not the voters, will…
- Will Venue-Shopping Help Trump Evade Conviction in Georgia?
Will Georgia DA Fani Willis secure a conviction in her case against Donald Trump? Or will venue-shopping help Trump secure a more amenable jury pool to help him evade conviction?
- Trump indicted under RICO statutes
Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted by Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis, under RICO organized crime statues for trying to fix the 2020 presidential elections. Greg Palast reports from Oklahoma on the RICO indictment a…
- Georgia scrubs voter rolls — again — removes 191,473 voters
Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, has just announced he’s removing 191,473 voters from the Georgia voter rolls. In the press release, Raffensperger boasts that Georgia has the “Cleanest voter lists in America” — of course,…
- Paul Singer funded the SCOTUS case that gutted the Voting Rights Act
When ProPublica reported on the undeclared luxury fishing trip Justice Samuel Alito took courtesy of billionaire Vulture Fund manager Paul Singer, they reported there was a major conflict of interest with a case that Singer brought in fron…
- The Justice & The Vulture: How Samuel Alito & Paul Singer tore apart the Voting Rights Act
On June 25th, 2013 the US Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, when they ruled 5 to 4 that Section 4 was unconstitutional. The case, Shelby v. Holder, was financed in part by multi-billionaire hedge fund manager Paul “The Vulture” S…
- Trump indicted — but will he serve time?
Trump's been indicted for mishandling classified documents. Charges include Obstruction of Justice and violation of Espionage Act — but will he serve time? "I have now read this indictment three times — and remember I was a Justice Departm…
- “Rev” Pat Robertson: Diamonds for the Antichrist
I did a massive investigation of the late, defrocked "Reverend" Pat Robertson, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 and was, weirdly, a fan of mine. I wrote the exposé for The Guardian and had secretly recorded Robertson admitting to seve…
- Trump’s Townhall Ballot-Box BS Is a Bigger Threat Than You Think
It’s easy to make fun of Donald Trump’s brain vomit unleashed on CNN Wednesday. But one of his Big Fibs is seriously threatening the 2024 election. Trump said: “If you look at True the Vote, they found millions of votes on camera, on gover…
- Fani Willis Flips 8 Fake Electors in Georgia Grand Jury Investigation
This week it’s been revealed that Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has done immunity deals with at least 8 of the 16 fraudulent electors involved in the scheme to fix the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In this week’s show inve…
- Dominion v. Fox, et al.
What happened in the Dominion case against Fox? What about Smartmatic, the voting machine company which Hugo Chavez helped launch that’s also suing Fox? Why has Fulton County DA Fani Willis filed a motion to remove the attorney representin…
- Trump indictment, even conviction, won’t bar him from Presidency
I hate to rain on the parade, but Trump’s indictment — even felony conviction — will not bar Trump from holding office. While I’ve reported on Trump as a one-man crime wave, the cold truth is, if convicted, it will be his first offense for…