Culture Series: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

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Culture Series: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - Pt 1

Apr 28 2020 | 00:55:14

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Show Notes

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is unquestionably an eye opening book, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss what about the described corporatocracy system and economic hit man activity stood out to them (0:58) and how learning about the way things may go down behind the scenes can improve one’s understanding of what is going on around us navigating (17:11). The guys also take a look at how our insatiable need for oil drives much of what is described in the book and also led to some peculiar geopolitical arrangements (29:16).

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