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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

244) John Perkins: How economic hitmen perpetuate modern-day imperialism globally

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

Kaméa Chayne

Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.8694 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

John Perkins is an activist and the author of the New York Times bestseller Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man. His new book is Touching the Jaguar (we're giving away a gift copy on Patreon!).

In this episode, John sheds light on what his work as an economic hit man entailed and how economic hitmen, to this day, perpetuate modern-day imperialism and colonialism; how we can transform our current death economy into a life economy; and more.

If you've learned from or have been inspired by this episode, we greatly appreciate your direct support on Patreon so we may continue the show: www.greendreamer.com/support 

 

Featured music: The Fruitful Darkness  by Trevor Hall

Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/244

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Transcript

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