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Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire, including-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e .How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business\u003cbr\u003e .The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e .Tragic repercussions of the IMF's Asian Economic Collapse\u003cbr\u003e .The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy\u003cbr\u003e .U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines. Having raised the alarm, Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49529708183825,"sku":"GOR002671215","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49549398016273,"sku":"GOR003432587","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49775004221713,"sku":"CIN0452289572VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49875770900753,"sku":"CIN0452289572G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50287777677585,"sku":"CIN0452289572A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0452289572.jpg?v=1751424345"},{"product_id":"hoodwinked-book-john-perkins-9780307589941","title":"Hoodwinked","description":"John Perkins has seen the signs of today's economic meltdown before. The subprime mortgage fiascos, the banking industry collapse, the rising tide of unemployment, the shuttering of small businesses across the landscape are all too familiar symptoms of a far greater disease. In his former life as an economic hit man, he was on the front lines both as an observer and a perpetrator of events, once confined only to the third world, that have now sent the United States-and in fact the entire planet-spiraling toward disaster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here, Perkins pulls back the curtain on the real cause of the current global financial meltdown. He shows how we've been hoodwinked by the CEOs who run the corporatocracy-those few corporations that control the vast amounts of capital, land, and resources around the globe-and the politicians they manipulate. These corporate fat cats, Perkins explains, have sold us all on what he calls predatory capitalism, a misguided form of geopolitics and capitalism that encourages a widespread exploitation of the many to benefit a small number of the already very wealthy. Their arrogance, gluttony, and mismanagement have brought us to this perilous edge. The solution is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e a \"return to normal.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But there is a way out. As Perkins makes clear, we can create a healthy economy that will encourage businesses to act responsibly, not only in the interests of their shareholders and corporate partners (and the lobbyists they have in their pockets), but in the interests of their employees, their customers, the environment, and society at large.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We can create a society that fosters a just, sustainable, and safe world for us and our children. 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