Vigilante Screening & Journalism Master Class with Palast Fri, Sat Ithaca
The Park Center for Independent Media present a screening of Vigilante (April 1) and a journalism Master Class (March 31) with Greg Palast in Ithaca, NY … READ MORE
Vote Vigilante group ordered to trial in Georgia
In May 2022, Donald Trump launched the film 2000 Mules, accusing literally hundreds of Black men (the “mules”) of stuffing ballot dropboxes in Georgia and elsewhere causing Trump his re-election. Problem: Every single person accused by True the Vote, the makers of 2000 Mules, has been proven innocent — every one. Now, True the Vote’s operatives will face civil action in federal court and could pay heavily for their… READ MORE
The Madness of King Powell
As a recovering economist, I can tell you that Fed Chair Jerome Powell increasing interest rates yesterday was no more than shooting the wounded. The wounded: working Americans who’ve seen their real wages get clobbered, down by 1.9% in 2022 on top of a 2.1% hit in 2021. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, working Americans are … READ MORE
Reagan’s Treason: October Surprise and the $23 Million Payoff
This week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to–high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign’s successful secret deal with the Iranian government to hold 52 Americans hostages so that Reagan could defeat… READ MORE
Why Putin kidnapped Ukrainian children — despite facing arrest for this war crime
The UN’s International Criminal Court in The Hague today ordered the arrest of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for seizing Ukrainian children from their families and deporting them to Russia for forced adoption. The court charged Putin with the “war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children).” Estimates range from… READ MORE
Two Old Guys and a Bridge: A call from Selma
I got a call this morning from Selma, Alabama. It was Reverend. Two old guys with our old-guy ailments and decades to reminisce about. But Reverend Jesse Jackson doesn’t waste time on nostalgia. Before he went off to a service with President Biden, he was pushing me, in the few words at a time his Parkinson’s allows, to get my film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, back out … READ MORE
Selma March Anniversary FREE Movie: Download Film for Free
On this Anniversary we are making our Film The Best Democracy Money Can Buy available for FREE. … READ MORE
Putin’s Invasion Foretold
Pay attention to Putin’s own words. On July 12, 2021, months before his tanks rolled, Putin issued a detailed statement of his casus belli, his justification for total seizure of Ukraine, not just the Donbas, in a 21-page-long essay, “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians.” No one should speak of this war unless they have read this, Putin’s Mein Kampf. The meandering screed boils down to… READ MORE
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Perkins, Prins & Palast
: China's Rise: Should we be afraid?
Ahead of the release of the Third Edition of John Perkins’ seminal work, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (out February 28), the former economic hit man turned fiscal philosopher teamed up with fellow economic experts and authors for an inspirational … READ MORE
Richard Belzer (1944-2023)
Actor and comedian Richard Belzer, who is best know for his roles in Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, died on Sunday at his home in France, age 78. Belzer fought injustice on screen and off, and made a cameo appearance with his Law & Order partner Ice-T in our 2016 film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Belzer was a kind soul, a nonstop … READ MORE
Unite the Right Marcher Kills Himself Before Drug Trafficking Trial
Tiki torch-wielding Unite the Right rally participant Teddy Von Nukem committed suicide on January 30, 2023. Von Nukem, was about to go on trial for drug trafficking, but shot himself behind a shed at his home in Missouri on the day he was due to appear in court. Von Nukem was also involved in a brutal attack on a Black assistant school teacher, DeAndre Harris, however… READ MORE
Know Your Rights: Voting Rights, and Voting Wrongs
In the pilot episode of Know Your Rights, host CK Hoffler talks to Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown and Palast about voting rights — and voting wrongs. The trio also delve into the historic struggle for the right to vote — a hard fought human right that should be sacrosanct, but is increasingly… READ MORE
