For the first time, this book compiles original documents from
Science for the People, the most important radical science movement
in U.S. history. Between 1969 and 1989, Science for the People
mobilized American scientists, teachers, and students to practice a
socially and economically just science, rather than one that served
militarism and corporate profits. Through research, writing,
protest, and organizing, members sought to demystify scientific
knowledge and embolden ""the people"" to take science and
technology into their own hands. The movement's numerous
publications were crucial to the formation of science and
technology studies, challenging mainstream understandings of
science as ""neutral"" and instead showing it as inherently
political. Its members, some at prominent universities, became
models for politically engaged science and scholarship by using
their knowledge to challenge, rather than uphold, the social,
political, and economic status quo. Highlighting Science for the
People's activism and intellectual interventions in a range of
areas - including militarism, race, gender, medicine, agriculture,
energy, and global affairs - this volume offers vital contributions
to today's debates on science, justice, democracy, sustainability,
and political power.
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