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In this episode, Gil Jenkins speaks with internationally renowned economist, author, and activist John Perkins. John Perkins was formerly chief economist at a major consulting firm, where he advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the U.S. and other governments\u2014though much of this was a part of his previous work as an economic hit man he later denounced and became a whistleblower on, as he detailed in his New York Times Bestselling memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. \n\nJohn talks about his earlier life as an economic hitman \u2014 including his profound awakening around the evils of this work and his journey to becoming a crusader for transforming our failing Death Economy that destroys its own resources and nature itself into a flourishing Life Economy that renews itself. In the conversation, he shares a simple exercise in the form of five key questions we can all ask ourselves to shift our perceptions and move toward this Life Economy as he describes it.\n\nIn the conversation, he shares a simple exercise in the form of five key questions we can all ask ourselves to shift our perceptions and move towards this life economy as he describes it. John also discusses his involvement with the Living Earth Movement\u2014a collection of leaders in theology, business, science, activism, and academia passionate about combating climate change and preserving life as we know it. The Living Earth Movement was started around a righteous call for the U.S. and China to work together on climate. John\u2019s next book, out in February 2023, focuses on the U.S.-China relationship. John and Gil also discussed Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine and how that has dramatically changed geopolitical dynamics, focusing on energy and climate.