In light of all the excellent diaries on this topic lately, I didn't think this merited its own diary entry, but everyone should know that over at Future Majority we recorded a podcast with Dana Fisher, author of Activism, Inc.: How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns is Strangling Progressive Politics in America.
You can read a blog about the book, and listen to the podcast here.
Dr. Fisher has agreed to stop by the website periodically this week to answer listener questions. So if you have questions or observations and would like to hear from someone who has studied these organizations, please stop by and leave a message in the comments.
The podcast is also available in 4 seperate segments on the website in case people want to link to some audio on specific topics: