These are by far the best of last 12 months, one about the imminent future, and two about the present.
For the present time, a serious political overview would be:
Matt Taibbi: 2020 - Hate Inc. 
Our politically correct world, viewed with a sarcastic funny eye:
Ben Elton: Identity Crisis 
And a realistic outlook into a not so far future, set in England:
Sibylle Berg: GRM: Brainfuck 