October 13, 2008
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Public Reading Rooms: THE LONDON NOBODY KNOWS
Dear All, SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER Public Reading Rooms THE LONDON NOBODY KNOWS housmans.com for directions Based on Geoffrey Fletcher’s book, “ The London Nobody Knows” exposes the real London of the swinging sixties. Turning its back on familiar sights, the film explores the hidden details of a crumbling metropolis. With James Mason as our guide, Continue reading
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FRIENDS OF NO. 8 and POET IN THE CITY present: AN ARTHUR RIMBAUD DRIFT
Niall McDevitt leads a poetic walk tracing the steps of the legendary Frenchman and his fellow communard/poet/homosexual/alcoholic Paul Verlaine. Sunday 19 Oct meeting at the Eleanor Cross in the forecourt of Charing Cross station. 1pm. £5/3 (unwaged). Info: 07722163823 (Please note: this walk is lengthy and will take about four hours in its course to Continue reading
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Martin Saatdjian: Venezuela taken steps to weather the financial crisis
Regardless of the impact of the existing economic meltdown, the Venezuelan government has taken important economic decisions, even before the crisis was even known, that now benefits and secures its economy against the financial crisis. Continue reading
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Norman Solomon: Requiem for the Bailout Storyline
Only two weeks ago, the media hype behind the $700 billion bailout was so intense that it sometimes verged on hysteria. More recent events should not be allowed to obscure the reality that the news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 