PAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
2714 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
Tuesday-Sunday 11am – 6pm
Closed Monday
562.588.7075
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Living in Long Beach poses serious challenges. The air is filthy. Truly filthy. I am always slightly amused by the self-satisfaction that is on display at employer’s local campus. CSULB smugly proclaims, “We’re smoke-free!”
That’s great, but I would feel a lot more healthier if someone would do something to make the air I breathe at work particulate-free. If I die relatively soon, it will no doubt be from an illness exacerbated by the wretched air I have been subjected to during the past 15 years while I walk from my office to classrooms and back again.
In the meantime, I try to enjoy some of the “upside” of Long Beach, which includes one of the best “small” bookstores in Los Angeles County: PAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.
For those of you who are not familiar with this store, I recommend the following article by journalist Melina Paris:
https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2019/05/16/turning-the-page/23249?v=7516fd43adaa
Page Against the Machine now posts its monthly best-seller list. You will note that number three is The Communist Manifesto.
Support a store that supports critique, without which no significant, lasting change can ever begin to take place.
About Bill Mohr