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Published on Jun 24, 2016live 18 hours ago

John Perkins describes the methods he used to bribe and threaten the heads of state of countries on four continents in order to create a global empire and he reveals how the leaders who did not “play the game" were assassinated or overthrown. He brings us up to date about the way the economic hit man system has spread from developing countries to the US, Europe, and the rest of the world and offers a strategy for turning this around. “Each of us," he says, “can participate in this exciting revolution. We can transform a system that is consuming itself into extinction into one that is sustainable and regenerative."

John's books, including The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, have sold over a million copies, spent more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists, and are published in more than 30 languages. As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, his experiences advising the World Bank, UN, IMF, U.S. government, Fortune 500 corporations, and heads of state convinced him to devote his life to facilitating changes in social, political, and economic systems, as well as in general consciousness. He was founder and CEO of a highly successful alternative energy company and is a founder and board member of Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance, nonprofits dedicated to creating a sustainable, just, peaceful, and thriving world.
John's courage in writing his books and speaking out against his former bosses exemplifies the courage shown by our Founding Fathers and Mothers when they stood up to the British Empire. Like them, John defied threats and bribes and took action.

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Leslie Armstrong
Leslie Armstrong
1 year ago
I read his book "Confessions of an Economic Hitman"...chilling and deeply depressing. We are the world's rogue nation. We don't have much of a moral base.

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 Hooman Askari
Hooman Askari
2 years ago (edited)
And why the F*** are they laughing????!!!!! Do you know how many lives have been destroyed by people like these, by governments like these? I guess it's always easier to be at the winning end of the fight :/

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 Giu Elk
Giu Elk
1 year ago
I read his book before watching this video and I felt like he skipped so many things that left me breathless... I strongly recommend to read his book because a 18 minutes talk can't explain the last 50 years of history! We should move towards a solution!

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 TheBrainwashedCommie
TheBrainwashedCommie
2 years ago
Predatory capitalism already has a name. Lenin called it imperalism.

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 Сделай это дома
Сделай это дома
2 years ago
This video should go viral. Why does it have only have 1800 views??

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 Mahendra Babu Rajendran
Mahendra Babu Rajendran
2 years ago
Yes. We at Tamil Nadu - southern state of India have started doing that. Lakhs and lakhs of people of TN have stood up on the streets and got our ancient cultural rights (Jallikattu) back, that was banned a couple of years ago. And the locals have decided not to consume (local shop owners decided not to sell) any beverages that ruins our rivers and water reservoirs, which is the only source for our farmers who produce food for our nation. Also, to support our farmers the locals and shop owners have decided to sell and consume only the natural drinks (like Tender Coconut) produced by farmers. The change is happening!

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 Ana Franklin
Ana Franklin
2 weeks ago
Conspiracy is a fact, not a "theory" and John Perkins is giving us the facts.

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Bob Lawson
Bob Lawson
2 years ago
A lone voice crying in the wilderness....listen and act responsibly

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Free Dom
Free Dom
1 year ago
Federal Reserve, Central Banks, IMF, World Bank must be exposed as the fraud that they are. Vatican must give up the ill gotten riches they have stolen from the people of the Earth by trading $$ based on the false corporations created at birth based on their false names. ... that would be a good place to start!!

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K. Yvon Julien
K. Yvon Julien
1 month ago
One thing about Americans they speak before their life end💪🏾💪🏾

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Raf The Jaf
Raf The Jaf
1 week ago (edited)
One of plans of operation Condor was to stage an attack on a US plane carrying basketball players travelling to Venezuela. The plan was land the plane and send up another one that would be shot down by a missile fired from the US base Guantanamo Bay  in Cuba. Cuba was to be blamed and in resonponse the US would invade Cuba. Kennedy refused to approve the plan though and we all know what happened to him.

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Daniel Romero
Daniel Romero
6 days ago
Absolute true, happening still now in Venezuela, Iran, Libia, Afghanistan, North Korea, who's next, Mexico?

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Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts
1 year ago
This explains the Greek people's misery.💪💪✌.

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Krista Carlton
Krista Carlton
2 years ago
Thank you, John! We appreciate you more than you will ever know :)
peace friend

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Novan Kurniadi
Novan Kurniadi
2 years ago
How could he speak freely? Isn't his life in danger?