Friday, July 29, 2011

Retraced John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath

Very intrigued by the feature on last night's Newsnight that retraced John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath fictional journey from Oklahoma to California, looking at the the hardship experienced by various communities.  We are not used to seeing images of American poverty on our television.  A report in yesterday's Guardian said that the money markets now see the UK as a marginally "safer" haven than the US.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14296682

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/27/us-debt-default-uk-bondholders

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