Nicole Powers

Writer, editor, photographer, videographer, social media consultant, and tactivist (tactical activist), Nicole Powers uses art and technology to share ideas that make the world a better place.

New Keystone report reveals catalog of errors led to biggest spill in pipeline’s history
Operators TC Energy ignored defects and failed to inspect pipeline after modifications were made

by Nicole Powers
May 24, 2023May 25, 2023

Keystone operators were aware of structural problems a decade before the pipeline ruptured in December 2022. The resulting spill was worse than all prior spills combined. Furthermore, the disaster could have been prevented had a PIG been … READ MORE

Palast’s Vigilante selected for New Media Film Festival

by Nicole Powers
May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

We’re excited to announce that our film Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman has been selected for the 14th annual New Media Film Festival. The film will get its Los Angeles premiere as part of the event on June 8, 2023.… READ MORE

It’s about the powerful versus the powerless
Raza Ahmad Rumi, Director of the the Park Center for Independent Media, interviews Palast

by Nicole Powers
May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Raza Ahmad Rumi, Director of the Park Center for Independent Media and a courageous Pakistani journalist, interviews investigative journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast … READ MORE

The Fight Between Truth and Power
Palast interviews courageous Pakistani journalist Raza Ahmad Rumi

by Nicole Powers
May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

Investigative journalist Greg Palast interviews Raza Ahmad Rumi, Director of the the Park Center for Independent Media and a courageous Pakistani journalist, who in 2014 barely escaped assassination when Taliban supporters ambushed his car (his driver was murdered)… READ MORE

Vigilante Screening & Journalism Master Class with Palast Fri, Sat Ithaca

by Nicole Powers
March 14, 2023April 5, 2023

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

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Perkins, Prins & Palast

China's Rise: Should we be afraid?

by Nicole Powers
February 21, 2023March 29, 2023

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

Will There Be Mass Vigilante Vote Challenges on Election Day?
Greg Palast talks to Thom Hartmann about his new film, and how the challenges it exposes are spreading across the US

by Nicole Powers
for The Thom Hartmann Program
November 3, 2022November 5, 2022

While Georgia may be the only state that allows a single person to challenge the rights of an unlimited number of voters, in other states Republican activists are getting around this by filing thousands of single challenges. This raises the possibility that … READ MORE

Vigilante: Post-Screening Panel feat. Jamie Foxx

by Nicole Powers
November 1, 2022November 2, 2022

Jamie Foxx joined Julia Gomez (ACLU), Susan Adelman (Black Voters Matter), and Palast for a post-screening discussion in Los Angeles. The panel also featured retired Major Gamaliel Turner, a Georgia voter who almost lost his vote because his right to vote was challenged by a GOP vigilante… READ MORE

Martin Sheen introduces Palast’s new film
Vigilante is now FREE to stream for a limited time!

by Nicole Powers
October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

Actor and activist Martin Sheen introduces Palast’s new documentary, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman. It’s “a horror movie” says Sheen. “Its about how blood-thirsty vampires have sunk their fangs into our democracy through voter suppression.” The Palast Investigative Fund is making Vigilante available as a FREE stream in the … READ MORE

Jamie Foxx hosts LA screening of Vigilante
Academy Award-winning actor speaks passionately about the fight for voting rights

by Nicole Powers
October 27, 2022October 28, 2022

[Oct 26, 2022: Los Angeles, CA] Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx hosted a special screening of Palast’s new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, in West LA on Wednesday night. The event was presented by the ACLU of Southern California, Black Voters Matter, and KPFA. During a panel discussion after the film Foxx spoke passionately about … READ MORE

CK Hoffler: We are in a voter suppression state
Georgia Voting Rights attorney on the Election Crimes Bulletin

by Nicole Powers
for Flashpoints on Pacifica Radio
October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Atlanta attorney CK Hoffler serves as counsel to civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson and is Chairwoman of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s board. She’s the former President of the National Bar Association and has been at the forefront of the fight for voting rights in Georgia and … READ MORE

Case Against Georgia Senator Nikema Williams Dismissed

by Nicole Powers
June 10, 2019October 31, 2022

Charges have been dropped against Georgia Senator Nikema Williams, who was arrested at her place of work — the Georgia State Capitol — while

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