John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is an economist who has advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the US government. He is the author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
What We Discuss with John Perkins:
How corporations and governments use economic hit men (like John in a previous life) to coerce developing countries ... Show More
Oct 2023
The problem with Bidenomics
<p>Will Bidenomics help the US Democrats win another term in office? Will the policies be effective in tackling the climate crisis? Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, thinks not. In the last in our series on Bidenomics, he tells Gideon wh ... Show More
23m 33s
May 2021
Q/E to Infinity: Why you should escape the fiat currency system
Across the world, assets are in a giant debt bubble—some say it’s the largest in the world's history. Today’s guest says since the financial crisis of 2008 through the coronavirus pandemic, central banks have tried to prevent economic meltdowns by printing more money, and no poli ... Show More
41m 40s
Mar 2021
John Perkins on How Perception Creates Reality
John Perkins is an author and activist whose 10 books on global intrigue, shamanism, and transformation have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for more than 70 weeks, sold over 2 million copies, and are published in at least 35 languages. John was formerly a chief econo ... Show More
51m 32s