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Author & activist committed to transforming the world into a sustainable, just, and peaceful place. 🌎 Author of ‘Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.’

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John Perkins
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I'm thrilled to finally share my latest book with you all — a mystery/adventure novel interwoven with sci-fi, mythology, and the contemporary crises/opportunities that we're facing. The first chapter is free to read on my website, starting today. https://t.co/v8rBsb96gL
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I suspect that you, like me, often feel overloaded by all the information and divisive issues bombarding us every day. While it is important to understand what’s going on in the world, I think that...
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The Real Threat to the 2024 Election — A Message from Martin Sheen #WestWing “You may or may not be shocked to learn that there is a real threat to the 2024 election. But I can guarantee, you will be shocked by the film that exposes the full extent of that threat."
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Episode 252 w/ John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is available now on YouTube. John was advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, governments of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. He was almost assassinated for publishing his book
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Happy Juneteenth. Let's remember that slavery has not ended in so many places. And inequality is rampant. Time to do better!
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New Years Day: I commit to taking actions every day that will make the world a place future generations of all species will want to inherit.
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Please listen to this powerful New Years’ message from the Earth, delivered through the Kogi of Colombia. https://t.co/qhRtlekf1V
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Now in the Christmas—New Years time warp is a good opportunity to reflect on what we each will do in this coming year. Please join me in setting a destination to a more sustainable, just, peaceful world. Daily action. I commit to writing, speaking out, joining movements. You?
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All life is energy — and personal and global transformation occurs by altering energy.
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On Native American Heritage Day, we honor how Native Americans, spanning from South to North America, have led movements for environmental preservation and social justice, teaching us unity and action. Today, celebrate their wisdom and commit daily to learn from their example.
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So much to dive into this month! I’m back home and ready for November’s live webinar series on Indigenous wisdom — a critical path forward when the #StatusQuo is still failing us. Lean more at https://t.co/QdfxQX8tdi
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I'm on beutiful Corfu Greece -- where the old fortress reminds us that we humans have a violent, greedy history of creating a Death Economy based on warfare and materialistic greed. Time to embrace the beauty of the wonderful planet that is our home and love it and all life!
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I write about China’s failures and successes around the world in my latest book, the 3rd in the Confessions of an Economic Hit Man trilogy. Here’s a great example of the way one of China's “successes” has led to tragic failure.
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China funded much of the new infrastructure that transformed Laos. But the land-locked country of 7.5 million is in economic distress because of its debt.
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I'm in Athens where ancient Greeks built magnificent buildings like the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. And they also worshiped Gaia, the Mother of All Life -- just as contemporary Indigenous people do. Time to Re-Member this ancient wisdom. Learn more at
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I'm in Bath Eng on my way to participate in the Local Futures Summit in Bristol. Visiting the ancient Roman baths in Bath, I'm reminded of how empires always collapse. Hmmm, history seems to repeat itself!
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Some of the worst things in history have been done by people who said they were trying to do "good." We need to be careful of our actions as they have far-reaching consequences for our world.
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Happy Juneteenth -- a day to celebrate the emancipation of slavery in the US and also make a commitment to ending the ways we continue to support various forms of slavery, including debt slavery, at home and around the world. #Juneteenth2023
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The goal of domination is cloaked in a critical factor: the perception that those being dominated are receiving benefits.
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Fear and debt. The two most powerful tools of empire.
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We can all take different paths – ones that give us each personal satisfaction; when we all head in the same direction, toward a Life Economy, we change our lives and the world.
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We've convinced ourselves that running the race to have greater wealth and power will make us happy, but we're now waking up to these lies and realizing that pursuing peace and spiritual prosperity for the world is the true answer to happiness. Our leaders need to wake up, too.
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