A (so far) excellent 3 hour documentary by Adam Curtis and the BBC about how we managed to get where we are (in terms of world politics, corporate tyranny, etc.)
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Surprised I haven't heard of him sooner. Some excellent insight and conclusions.
You can watch the entire documentary online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh2cDKyFdyU