Stuart brand's role in the environmental movement is very complicated. His history of the environmental movement, i mean, anywhere you start of dig down, this guy has been on the wrong side of these issues. And so there was the strategic attempt by the silken valley toxic coalition, among others, to attack labor problems through this environmental angle. In so far as he had anything to do with it, it was promoting an environmental movement that was totally distinct from that.
Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the legacy of Stewart Brand and why the myth we’re often told about him overstates the reality of his impact.
Malcolm Harris is the author of Kids These Days, Shit is Fucked Up and Bullshit, and his forthcoming book Palo Alto. He also writes for New York Magazine. Follow Malcolm on Twitter at @BigMeanInternet.
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