Ivor Benson

The Worldwide Conspiracy (1972)

Much of the material in this little book has already been published, in one form or another, in Behind the News, a monthly newsletter produced by Ivor Benson and airmailed as a personal service to a widening circle of subscribers all over the world.

The book will, therefore, serve as an introducti...

Rockefeller Foundation

Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development (2010)

Extract:

LOCK STEP – A world of tighter top-down government control and more authoritarian leadership, with limited innovation and growing citizen pushback.
 
In 2012, the pandemic that the world had been anticipating for years finally hit....

Ben Williams

Central Government (1991)

Central Government is typified by Babylon. Babylonian type World Empires, based upon the concept of Central Government, are liberally strewn throughout the records of world history. Today, the epitome of Central Government is usually thought to be the Communist government of the Soviet Union. But, in all...

Edward L. Bernays

Propaganda (1928)

Classic text on manipulating the masses from "The Father Of Public Relations", double-nephew of Freud.

From: CHAPTER I ORGANIZING CHAOS

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Thosewho manipulate this un...

Vance Packard

The Hidden Persuaders (1958)

"One of the best books around for demystifying the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising." -- Salon

"Fascinating, entertaining and thought-stimulating." -- The New York Times Book Review

"A brisk, authoritative and frightening report on how manufacturers, fundraisers and politicians are...