Okay, I'm sure most of you are aware of Rusell Brands Trews. But as lovely as he is you can only take so much from such a large egotistical caharacter like Russell.
Now (like he instructs you to, but most won't bother) you need to go an find the stuff he got his info/inspiration from.
I implore you to watch this film if you want to know whats going on in the world.
...THEN start going places like this. Brilliant site. FILMSFORACTION.
....and start hiding you mates who post about kittens on facebook and link indepedent news sources like this and ones linked to issues you feel the need to know more about to your Facebook, etc. So you get independant news sources.
I have with the Isreal concflict and it's amazing how selective out own (supposedly unbais) BBC is on reporting these issues. It will really open your eyes.
... then start watching podcasts like this. Economics has been made complicated so we ignore how its fucking up our world. But as guys like Keiser (wonderfully entertaining but knows his stuff) and Ross Ashcroft (Four Horsemen) point out, it isn't that complicated. They just want you to think it is.