It’s almost 50 years since Vance Packard exposed the surreptitious power of advertising in The Hidden Persuaders. Douglas Rushkoff self-consciously reflects this title in his TV programme on US television tonight. I’m sorry I won’t be there to watch.
I think the entire show will be available online, some time after the broadcast, here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/
gomez article
it’s my opinion on that theme