Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

We will be reading the novel by John Perkins beginning Wednesday 3/21. I have assigned readings for each Wednesday until the end of the year. Some students may find it necessary to complete the readings outside of class but most of the work is designed to be completed in the time allotted. The purpose is to provide concrete examples of how US goals during the Cold War led to policies and actions to achieve those goals and there consequences.

Weekly Reading Schedule

Day 1 (3/21) Prologue (xix-xxv) 7 pages

Day 2 (4/4) Chapter 4 (28-32) 5 pages

“Saving a Country from communism”

Day 3 (4/10 Tues.) Chapter 5 (33-39) 7 pages

“Selling My Soul”

Day 4 (4/18) Chapter 10 (66-71) 6 pages

“Panama’s President and Hero”

Day 5 (4/25) Chapter 13 (81-86) 6 pages

“Conversations with the General”

Day 6 (5/2) Chapters 14/15 (87-96) 10 pages

Entering a New and Sinister Period in Economic History”

Day 7 (5/9) Chapter 15 (96-106) 11 pages

“The Saudi-Arabian Money Laundering Affair”

Day 8 (5/16) Chapters 19/20 (132-140) 9 pages

“Confessions and Tortured man” and “The Fall of a King”

Day 9 (5/23) Chapter 24 (165-170) 6 pages

“Ecuador’s President Battles Big oil”

Day 10 (5/30) Chapter 31 (214-221) 8 pages

“An EHM Failure in Iraq”

Day 11 (6/6) Chapter 33 (231-238) 8 pages

“Venezuela: Saved by Saddam”