How Aaron Swartz Saw It

Amien Essif

This clip from the 2007 documentary Steal This Film (Part Two) shows the  late Aaron Swartz at his best — explaining why the Feds are losing the battle against file sharing and the leaderless structure of Web 2.0.

Amien Essif is a regular contributor to Working In These Times and maintains a blog called The Gazine, which focuses on consumerism, gentrification, and technology with a Luddite bent. His work has also appeared on the Guardian and CounterPunch. You can find him using Twitter reluctantly: @AmienChicago
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