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Brian Merchant: Blood in the Machine (Hardcover, 2023, Little Brown & Company) 5 stars

The true story of what happened the first time machines came for human jobs, when …

Ned Ludd was right then, and he's right now

5 stars

A vividly told narrative of the Luddite uprisings of the early 19th Century. Brian Merchant expertly connects the struggles of textile workers then with workers of every stripe today whose jobs are continually under threat by the bosses using the smokescreen of technology.

#labor #labour #laborhistory #labourhistory #luddites

He spoke the language of the revolution with the natural grace of a son of the people, and betrayed the people's cause with the uncouth insolence of a parvenu.

Copernicus and his world by  (Page 208)

Describing Martin Luther's opposition to the social revolutions that almost accompanied his political/religious revolution