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Who Will Reign as the World’s Superpower: the US or China?
By John Perkins One of the characteristics of a superpower in decline is that its economy becomes deeply dependent on other countries. For the Romans, it was resources stolen from their f...
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What Is an Economic Hit Man? In China…
By John Perkins My new book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition: China’s EHM Strategy; Ways to Stop the Global Takeover , answers questions about EHMs – in the US and China –...
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US and Its Allies Challenge China’s Challenge
By John Perkins In 2017 I spoke at two International economic conferences, one in St. Petersburg, Russia and the other in Astana, Kazakhstan. They were attended by more than 12,000 people...
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The Global Battle No One Can Win: China and the US Face Off
China is dealing with a number of serious issues. After decades of economic growth its trajectory is stalling. The people are openly rebelling against COVID-19 policies, clampdowns on fre...
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You Are the Victim of EHM Strategies – and the Solution
People ask me: Who are the victims of the economic hit man (EHM) strategies – those of both the US and China? And what can we do to end the insanity? I address this in the early pages of...
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Lessons from the Maya: Changing the World and Your Life
When I first traveled to the Mayan lands of Central America and learned about the collapse of an ancient civilization that built breathtaking pyramids, temples, and plazas, I had no idea...
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Why is Saudi Arabia Defying the US?
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly defying the United States, after five decades of a strong alliance? It’s a question I’ve been asked frequently in recent days. Here’s the answer. I describe i...
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Amazon Dreaming
I just returned from one of the most beautiful places in the world. One of the most biodiverse. And crucially — one of the regions that is most important to the survival of life on our pl...
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Am I Safe in Latin America?
As I bask in the ecstasy of anticipating my upcoming trips to Latin America, I know that I will be participating in the most important revolution in history – a Consciousness Revolution t...
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Summit of the Americas: Two More “Mores” and a Bad Joke
I was back at my favorite bar. I’d been reviewing the news of the week and trying to make sense out of a world that seemed to have gone totally mad: more mass shootings in the US, more ma...
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Big Oil, Ukraine, and Taxes
Over the last month, I've watched magazines like Forbes praise Big Oil for pulling out of Russia because of the Ukraine invasion. Example: Perhaps most surprising among the exodus has bee...
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Putin and Ayahuasca
I decided to take a break from Russia-Ukraine and global politics and instead write about another subject that is on many minds. People often ask what I think about ayahuasca, a conscious...
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