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Two Mikes - The Art of The Steal With John Perkins

7/18/2026
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Today on Two Mikes we hosted Mr. John Perkins, the author of the famous book called the Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, joined us for a discussion of the of that book which is a study of how to use the U.S. and other governments use propaganda and international lending organizations – like the World Bank and its sister organizations -- to create new international organizations that are backed by – at least -- the U.S. military and U.S. government and so are, in essence, the creatures of the United States and its economic goals. Mr. Perkins notes that all of this activity can be done with the legal framework and corruption laws which are in force at the time of the activity, and that it is meant to make large American companies richer and more powerful and also to create international companies that will grow rich and become an extension of America’s worldwide economic and political power. Mr. Perkins book Economic Hit Man was an extraordinary international best seller, going through multiple reprints and editions and remaining on many best-seller lists around the world for 70 weeks. In a short time – on 8 September 2026 -- Mr. Perkins will be publishing a new book, which will be called The Art of the Steal: Trump and the Economic Hitman Presidency. It will be published by Penguin Random House. Mr. Perkins now works as the Chief Economist at a major international company. That being so, he has been well positioned to follow U.S. national and international economic activities as they unfold in Trump’s second term. He has found that the way things work remains much the same as they were when his first book was published, but with the exception that much more money is being made and much more economic power accumulated. And that matches the goals of the program that Trump now stands in control of internationally; namely, to help the rich – which includes his family and friends -- and powerful to become more wealthy and more powerful. All told, Mr. Perkins gave the Two Mikes a riveting presentation. We we have asked him back for another program once his new book is published.

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