The Organic Internet - Organizing History's Largest Social Movement

What exactly is the Internet and what role does it play in our movement for social change?

In this collection of essays, May First/People Link techie-organizers explore this remarkable social movement:

    * analyzing its growth and character as an expression of humanity's resistance and resilience;
    * offering an analysis of how it impacts the progressive movement and how we should impact it;
    * taking up Internet issues like access, race and gender, threats to the Internet's independence and freedom, free and open source software, spam, email, security and privacy, dns and other Internet protocols;
    * and suggesting strategies for the use, protection and expansion of the Internet's technology.

It's a must-read for every progressive activist who participates in the Internet and a good starting point for the movement-wide discussion that has become essential.

The book features:

    * The Organic Internet by Alfredo López
    * The Political Techie by Jamie McClelland
    * Domain Names by Alfredo López
    * The Internet Protocol by Eric Goldhagen
    * Technical Architecture Shapes Social Structure by Daniel Kahn Gillmor
    * The Email Crisis by Jamie McClelland
    * FOSS and Proprietary Software by Amanda B. Hickman