Greg Palast

Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and the highly acclaimed Vultures' Picnic, named Book of the Year 2012 on BBC Newsnight Review. His books have been translated into two dozen languages. Palast is known for complex undercover investigations, spanning five continents, from the Arctic to the Amazon, from Caracas to California, using the skills he learned over two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud.

Articles by Author

10 April 2006
Gangster government: a leaky president afoul of 'Little Rico'
Greg Palast
It's a crime. No kidding. But the media has it all wrong. As usual.

'Scooter' Libby finally outed 'Mr. Big,' the perpetrator of the heinous...
02 September 2005
Bush Strafes New Orleans, Where's Huey Long?
Greg Palast
The National Public Radio news anchor was so excited I thought she'd piss on herself: the President of the United had flown his plane down to 1700 feet to get...
25 August 2005
Armstrong bikes with president over Sheehan grave
Greg Palast
Crawford, Texas - Celebrity bike champ Lance Armstrong joined President George W. Bush this weekend at the Crawford Ranch to celebrate the thirtieth day of the...
01 August 2005
Lawyers, guns and money: Just put down that lawsuit, pardner, and no one gets hurt
Greg Palast
NEW YORK - There are 200 million guns in civilian hands in the United States. That works out at 200 per lawyer. Wade through the foaming websites of the anti-...
13 July 2005
George and Tony Get their al-Qaeda Fix
Greg Palast
The tooth fairy, Santa Claus, WorldCom profits, the Easter Bunny, al-Qaeda.

The cruel, evil jerks who blew up the London subway last week, despite...
13 July 2005
Mr. Rove and the Access of Evil: Tell Us Your "Source," Judy
Greg Palast
Not published in The New York Times

The only thing more evil, small-minded and treacherous than the Bush Administration's jailing Judith Miller...

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