On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to John Perkins, former economic hitman and Author of The Art of the Steal: Trump & The Economic Hit Man Presidency. He discusses the US’ move to oligarchy and Trump’s acceleration of the shift, why he feels ashamed to be an American, the IMF & World Bank’s GDP predictions and why GDP is only a measure of how the wealthy are doing, why unity is very important for African and Latin American countries, why the US made the enormous strategic mistake of attacking Iran, why the war on Iran could be Donald Trump’s downfall, the nature of Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin, why leaders of countries continue to take hated IMF & World Bank loans, China’s strategy of sitting on the sidelines while the US makes catastrophic mistakes, and much more.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Introduction: IMF/World Bank Meetings in Bangkok
(00:01:16) - Introducing John Perkins and The Art of the Steal
(00:01:42) - Trump, Oligarchy, and the Open Economic Hitman Strategy
(00:04:04) - Critique of GDP as a Measure of Prosperity
(00:06:27) - Trump's Debt Strategy as Inverted Economic Hitman Tactic
(00:08:42) - The Iran War and Strategic Miscalculations
(00:10:56) - Oil Profits, Cynicism, and Trump's Motives
(00:14:12) - Russia, Ukraine, and the China Factor
(00:16:32) - Corruption and Loans: Leaders vs. Their Countries
(00:19:27) - US Bases, Iran's Rising Power, and Eroding US Trust
(00:21:59) - OPEC's Decline and the Future of Oil Power
(00:24:51) - Unity as Power: Historical Lessons and Divide and Conquer
(00:26:09) - Call to Action: Individual Roles in Shaping the Future
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