Greg Palast
Investigative Journalism
What We Must Do Now: Abrams, Georgia & Something Extraordinary
Days ago, I received a call from Stacey Abrams’ lead attorneys. Our investigative team had “gold,” as they put it, for litigating the election: Expert analysis proving 340,134 voters were wrongly purged. Plus, we had, on camera, victims of the purge, including the 92-year-old cousin of Martin Luther King.Image may be NSFW.
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With Stacey Abrams no longer in the race for Governor, we are now free to ...more
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Shocking Level of Hate on Display on Election Frontlines in Florida
In 18 years of covering elections I’ve never seen such hate, as captured on camera this week by my team on the frontlines in Broward County, Florida. ...moreClik here to view.
Palast files affidavit in Common Cause v. Kemp
Today, I filed an affidavit filed today in Federal District Court in Atlanta in support of Common Cause Georgia’s case filed against Brian Kemp, Secretary of State. (When Kemp resigned, the case continued against his ...moreClik here to view.
Salon: They’re Trying To Stop The Count — Again!Eighteen years on and it’s still the same.
My very first US investigative report was published by Salon in 2000 about the theft of the vote in Florida, then still in progress. Fast-forward to 2018 and the photos are nearly identical to 2000 — GOP bullies trying to ...moreClik here to view.
Voting in Georgia in 21 Easy Steps
Watch this one-minute video of Ashlee Jones on the 21 “easy” steps required of a voter of color to cast a ballot in Georgia.Spoiler alert: Step 21 is ...more
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Black Lives Matter, Georgia Busted for Protest Balloons
Georgia state police have arrested 12 Black Lives Matter activists for hoisting balloons in front of the capital that spell out “340,134” — the number of voters the Palast team uncovered as wrongly purged from ...moreClik here to view.
Here’s how Brian Kemp is Stealing the Georgia Election
Half a million Georgia voters were purged with no notice — and their provisional ballots likely won’t be counted. Brian Kemp, who until this week was Georgia’s secretary of state, is stealing the gubernatorial election from Stacey Abrams. It begins with ...moreClik here to view.
Georgia Mass Purge Victim:“This was a strategy from Kemp”
[Atlanta] “I was blocked from voting for Stacey Abrams.” Yasmin Bakhtiari is upset, horrified and determined. Her family had fled Iran for American democracy. But New York born Yasmin found democracy disappeared now that she’s located ...moreClik here to view.
Martin Luther King’s Cousin Blocked by Kemp from Casting a BallotDespite Voting in every Election for 50 Years
Today I visited 92-year-old Christine Jordan, who was blocked from voting in Georgia. Brian Kemp took away her right to vote exactly 50 years to the day since she ...moreClik here to view.
92-Year-Old Georgia Voter BlockedJim Crow in 59 seconds… why Stacey won’t quit
This is why Stacey Abrams won’t quit. It begins with 92-year-old Christine Jordan, blocked from voting. By Brian Kemp. Watch this 59-seconds and you won’t wonder why Stacey Abrams won’t roll over and concede to Kemp. Christine Jordan, aged 92, was blocked from ...moreClik here to view.
Back of the Bus Ballot in Georgia
"My right to vote was taken from me," says Rahiem Shabazz, filmmaker and victim of Georgia's Purgin' General, Brian Kemp. "This is voter suppression and he is the Chief of Voter Suppression." We escorted Rahiem to his ...moreClik here to view.
Purged Voters’ “Provisional” Ballots Could Decide Georgia Governor Race
[Macon, Georgia.] On Sunday, I watched President Trump warn a rally that Stacey Abrams, “is one of the most extreme far left politicians in the entire country". Trump's rant against Abrams has not driven away her many supporters. But voters like Rahiem Shabazz are being driven ...moreClik here to view.
Palast in Georgia: Trump Rally and Purged Voters
This is Greg Palast reporting from Georgia where I went to a Trump rally and caught up with a wrongfully...more
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Salon: How to Steal Georgia in 7 Minutes
Greg Palast, the journalist who earlier this month tipped Salon off to the widespread voter disenfranchisement in Georgia, uncovers how Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Secretary of State, wrongly canceled the registrations of no less than 340,134 voters with no notice that ...moreClik here to view.
Number of Georgia Voters Purged by Brian Kemp Continues to ClimbInvestigation reveals 340,000 voters were improperly removed
CEO of CohereOne who reviewed the list says, “340,000 of those voters remained at their original address. They should never ...moreClik here to view.
Salon – Election expert Greg Palast: Thanks to GOP voter suppression, “Democrats may have effectively lost”
There are elements of about the current Georgia governor's race that may fundamentally ...moreClik here to view.
Georgia’s Brian Kemp Purged 340,134 Voters, Falsely Asserting They Had Moved
Last year, Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state canceled the registrations of over half a million Georgians because they left the state or moved to another county. How did Kemp get away with this? Watch my Purge by Postcard Video...moreClik here to view.
