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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. 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.comAll rights reserved Politics & Government
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  • Hormuz Blues: Bush should show Trump how you seize another nation’s oil

    Hormuz Blues: Bush should show Trump how you seize another nation’s oil
    Mar 22 2026

    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’m only bringing up 20-year-old history to tell you that, while Bush’s hidden plan for the oil fields of Iraq evidenced greedy secret scheming to grab Iraq’s oil industry, at least we could say this: EVEN GEORGE BUSH HAD A PLAN.

    So no, I have not uncovered Trump’s secret plans for the invasion of Iran, or his plan to protect the world’s oil supply, BECAUSE TRUMP HAS NO PLAN.

    The only thing more evil than a secret plan is to have no plan at all.

    Get the full story: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/hormuz-blues

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    10 mins
  • Trump: The Pirate of Hormuz

    Trump: The Pirate of Hormuz
    Apr 8 2026
    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 centuries: the importance of securing the Strait. And the wee problem with Trump’s plan to collect passage tolls in partnership with Iran is that it violates international laws against piracy. Get the full story: https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/trump-the-pirate-of-hormuz/ For more from Palast, subscribe to his Substack:https://gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com

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    25 mins
  • Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): My Reverend, My Brother

    Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): My Reverend, My Brother
    Feb 18 2026

    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): Investigative journalist Greg Palast talks to WCPT’s Joan Esposito.
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    8 mins
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