The Election with guests John Mattes and Greg Palast
Today a thoughtful probing conversation about the elections and about the situations facing America– inequality, unheard ignored voices, working class struggles and more. Martin Eder, KNSJ General Manager, joins in the conversation and also reminds us about tonight’s 25th anniversary celebration at San Diego City College. Everyone is invited. Tickets are still available.
Greg Palast is our keynote speaker.
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About John Mattes
John Mattes is an American investigative journalist known for his drive for justice. With a collection of five Emmys, one Golden Mike Award, one Edward R. Murrow award, and 10 press club awards, John’s efforts in exposing fraud and corruption have left its mark. His academic background, with an advanced degree in Communication Research from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from the University of Miami, have provided a foundation for his investigative pursuits.
Before his journalistic career, John served as a County Supervisor and city council member in Madison, Wisconsin, Later he practiced law in Miami, Florida, focusing on Public Policy Investigation. This blend of legal practice and civic duty set the stage for his investigative work.
John’s journalistic endeavors are highlighted by his work on the Iran- Contra scandal where he played a major role in exposing illegal activities that threatened to bring down a president
Later as the Investigative Counsel to the United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, he brought to light the tragic stories of abandoned CIA assets left behind for decades in POW camps .For 5 years he fought to bring justice and compensation for the Lost Army Commandos who had been left to die by the CIA.
Currently based in San Diego, California, John continues his mission through various investigative projects.
About Greg Palast
Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports for The Guardian, BBC Television, Rolling Stone and his string of New York Times bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Billionaires & Ballot Bandits.
His latest film, “Vigilantes INC.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen” is narrated by Rosario Dawson and produced by Martin Sheen and George DiCaprio.
“Doggedly independent, undaunted by power. [Palast’s] stories bite, they’re so relevant they threaten to alter history.” — Chicago Tribune
Palast and his hat have been seen on over 2000 media appearances. Pacifica Radio Network broadcasts his weekly Election Crimes Bulletin.
Palast is known for complex undercover investigations, spanning five continents, from the Arctic to the Amazon, from the Congo to California, using the skills he learned over two decades as an investigator of corporate fraud on behalf of the US Dept of Justice, 20 attorneys general and governments from England to Brazil.
Palast, who earned his degree in finance at the University of Chicago studying under Milton Friedman, has led investigations of multi-billion-dollar frauds in the oil, nuclear, power and finance industries for governments on three continents, has an academic side: he is the author of Democracy and Regulation, a seminal treatise on energy corporations and government control, commissioned by the United Nations and based on his lectures at Cambridge University and the University of Sao Paulo.
Palast is Patron of the Trinity College Philosophical Society, an honor previously held by Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde. His writings have won him the Financial Times David Thomas Prize.
Palast won the George Orwell Courage in Journalism Award for his BBC documentary, Bush Family Fortunes. He has received the “Global Editors Award for Data Journalism” and “International Reporter of the Year” from the Association of Mexican Reporters.
His bestsellers have been translated into two dozen languages and films broadcast worldwide.
He has received the “Global Editors Award for Data Journalism” and “International Reporter of the Year” from the Association of Mexican Reporters.
What they’re saying …
“The most important investigative reporter or our time,
up there with Woodward and Bernstein” – The Guardian
“Greg Palast is one of those inconveniently stubborn journalists who gets his teeth into a story and shakes it bloody right there in the middle of the parlor. Palast [has] dropped a bomb into the elections that has left credibility shrapnel all over the democratic process, if anyone cares to look for it..” – Esquire
“An American hero,” says Martin Luther King III
“A cult fave.” – Village Voice
“A cross between Seymour Hersh and Jack Kerouac.” – Buzzflash Chronicle
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