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Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption
by John Perkins
In his stunning memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins detailed his former role as an "economic hit man" in the international corporate skulduggery of a de facto American Empire. Now Perkins zeroes in on hot spots around the world, drawing on interviews to examine the current geopolitical crisis, and providing a compassionate plan to reimagine our world.
"his book's greatest value may be to encourage a competent journalist to cover the same ground." - PW.
"Anecdotal inside info on the dirty deeds of the military-industrial complex, replete with sermons on resisting and changing it. " - Kirkus.
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