Machine Paralysis: A Different Kind of Mobility natural history writings by African American autoworker

writings by African American autoworker and political activist James Boggs

Léo Favier set out in search of the former members of the collective

and how they are tied to the advance of global capitalism and the prospects for its social and democratic regulation

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Machine Paralysis: A Different Kind of Mobility natural history writings by African American autoworkerThe Mechanicos (meaning machinic in Greek) is a folk dance performed by the sponge divers of Kalymnos island, recording the crippling effects of decompression sickness and paralysis caused by increasing industrial exploitation. Today, a disproportionate number of persons with physical impairments and debilitating conditions remain largely invisible. The writing in this book points to different experiences of movement, time, and space: Whether through