2 chapters across the catalog
Elizabeth White, author of "55, Unemployed and Faking Normal," shares her story of falling from a high-earning career at the World Bank to living on the edge of financial ruin. Despite her Harvard MBA, she faced severe age discrimination and was forced to use food stamps. The hosts use her story as a "cautionary tale" about the reality of aging alone in an economy that "phases out" older workers.
John Perkins explains the mechanics of the "economic hitman" process, where the World Bank issues loans for infrastructure projects that primarily benefit Western corporations while leaving host countries in unpayable debt. The hosts compare this to the financial crisis in Greece and modern Chinese operations across Africa. They suggest that local elites, or the "boulé," often facilitate these deals at the expense of their own populations.
