Really great explainer on some important history, in particular from about 15:00 to 21:00, covering the Teddy Roosevelt to Wilson/WWI to New Deal period.
They've been evolving the "Bread and Circuses" tactic. So now they can do pretty much what they want. The masses are okay with being mind-managed, they seem to prefer it.. -
When civil right became to big to stifle, it was realized that small business owners would continue to be a bottleneck in securing political freedom for minorities. Large corporations are a different breed of business hierarchy. The bosses never have to interact with minorities,. To prove the point, Wilson , evidently the most inclined to down size the corporate world was an avowed racist.