Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is the shocking memoir of John Perkins. In this video he explains how U.S. corporate interests maintain a world-wide empire without armys of occupation. He tells of his journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people. Covertly recruited by the U.S. National Security Agency and on the payroll of an international consulting firm, he traveled throughout the 3rd world to promote U.S. corporate interests. While professing to alleviate poverty, these policies only served to burden these nations with massive debts and exploitation of their resources. When political leaders refused to go along with these plans, they were overthrown, assassinated or subject to invasion. Within a few weeks of its release, his book landed on The New York Times and 19 other bestseller lists. More about the book here. 45 min.