John Perkins

Biography

John Perkins is a renowned American author and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1968 to 1970. His best-known book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), exposes his alleged role in economic colonization of Third World countries. He has also written extensively on mystical aspects of indigenous cultures. Perkins' claims were met with strong opposition but the book spent over 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.