Iain Boal is a social historian of technics and the commons, associated with the Retort collective. He is author of the forthcoming book The Long Theft: Episodes in the History of Enclosure, and co-author of Resisting the Virtual Life and Afflicted Powers. He can be reached at: boal@sonic.net
http://www.metamute.org/en/BPerkeley-Inc
http://counterpunch.com/boal01012008.html
review of Retort's Afflicted Powers:
Iain Boal's article on BP is here:
http://www.metamute.org/