The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by Perkins, John, John Perkins · first published 2016
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New Revelations: Featuring 15 explosive new chapters, this expanded edition of Perkins's classic bestseller brings the story of economic hit men (EHMs) up to date and, chillingly, home to the US. Over 40 percent of the book is new, including chapters identifying today's EHMs and a detailed chronology extensively documenting EHM activity since the first edition was published in 2004.
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This is the (John Perkin's coined term) "Corporatocracy" at work. If you want to know how and why it is like this, read Perkin's books (atm I'm reading "The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"). It's why Meta will not get sued but Aaron was, and it is why ships are now lining up in front of the Panama canal paying as much as 400k for a crossing with little of that wealth making it to the people…
on “Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence” ↗There is a new edition of the book mentioned above if anyone's interested: "The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man."
on “The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s U.S. Treasury Holdings” ↗"The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" talks about China moving into the loans and takeover market, following in the footsteps of the United States.
on “Chinese may take over Mombasa port: Ouko” ↗