This article also reminds me of "The Sheep Look Up" by John Brunner (1972). The author is from the UK, but it's mostly set in the US. It contains a brilliant

This article also reminds me of "The Sheep Look Up" by John Brunner (1972). The author is from the UK, but it's mostly set in the US. It contains a brilliant parody of Trader Joes / Whole Foods (from well before they were founded, of course). Apparently, he wrote a series of dystopias. I've been meaning to read the other ones.