Grassroots, Astroturf, and Industry Activism




Office Hours show

Summary: Edward Walker [1] talks about his Spring 2010 feature Industry-driven activism [2]. Topics include the role of industry in shaping the health care debate and the state of social movements in the age of the internet and astroturfing. Download episode #40 now! [3] [1] http://www.edwardwalker.org/ [2] http://contexts.org/articles/spring-2010/industry-driven-activism/ [3] http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/download.php.mp3?orig=58866.mp3