Dark Money, by Jane Mayer

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (2016)

Shows how billionaires and ultrarich individuals have slowly been able to capture the entire political system through the funding of academic institutions, think tanks, and political donations. Written before the Big Tech era, it demonstrates that the corrupting influence of money is not new, but that it is vastly compounded by technology.

Read it asking: How much of what I attribute to technology is really just about money and financial power?