Born in Los Angeles in 1952,
GREG PALAST worked as a government consultant and an investigator for labor unions before turning to journalism full time. A self described “reporting investigator” as opposed to an investigative journalist, he became a writer in order to alert a wider public to abuses he saw committed by governments, corporations, politicians, and lobbyists. For years Palast wrote a column for the
Guardian called “Inside Corporate America,” and his articles have appeared in magazines and journals including the
Nation,
Harper’s, and
In These Times. Palast’s 2002 bestseller
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, which covered in detail the fiasco of President Bush’s victory in Florida in 2000, appeared in 2002 and served as the basis for his documentary film
Bush Family Fortunes. His most recent book is
Billionaires and Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps, with illustrations by Ted Rall. Palast lives in New York City.
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