{"product_id":"9798890572554_the-art-of-the-steal","title":"The Art of the Steal","description":"\u003cb\u003eSince World War II, US presidents of both parties have relied on an economic hit man strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey have used the four pillars of that strategy (fear, debt, anxiety over insufficiency, and divide and conquer) to control other nations and enrich a growing oligarchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Economic Hit Man\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, John Perkins exposed the complex, expansive, and clandestine global network that serves the interests of powerful corporate, financial, and political entities. In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Steal,\u003c\/i\u003e he reveals its most dangerous evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald Trump represents a historic shift. He is the first US president to turn the economic hit man strategy into a personal brand and governing style. He has ascended the four pillars, brought the playbook home, and reversed the march toward the American ideal of liberty, equality, justice, democracy, opportunity, and an individualism that supports family and community. At the same time, he has forced what was hidden into the open.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow this happened,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy it matters, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat each of us can do to turn things around.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth warning and blueprint, it offers a pathway to renewing the American ideal—and using it to model a new global ideal.","brand":"John Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53075717423467,"sku":"9798890572554","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/9308\/5291\/files\/9798890572554.jpg?v=1778274049","url":"https:\/\/bkconnection.com\/products\/9798890572554_the-art-of-the-steal","provider":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}