How to Hack a Party Line: The Democrats and Silicon Valley

by Sara Miles

The first major study of the link between high-technology and politics illuminates the growing influence of Silicon valley on public policy. 15,000 first printing.

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Sara Miles is the founder and director of The Food Pantry, and serves as Director of Ministry at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Her other books include "Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion," and her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Salon, and on National Public Radio.

Reviews

[Jake · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a detailed, inside account of the relationship forged between Silicon Valley and the Democratic Party during the Clinton years. A few dozen key figures saw the opportunity of harnessing the money and voice of the politically apathetic tech industry into a powerful constituency of the Democratic Party, moving the party towards the center and positioning it for the next century. This is the story of the "New Democrats" who made it happen.

If you, like me, are interested in creating better policy outcomes for technology, innovation, and entrepreneurs, then this is a must-read book.