Critical Mass Issue 4
Welcome to Issue 4 of Critical Mass. First a big thank you to the Sixty Second Scribe for his work on Critical Mass. One reason his verses are so short…
Spotlight on Ann Marcial
Ann Marcial is part of the editorial team at Critical Mass. She was a founding member of Creating Socialism. She descended into socialism from the age of 21. Survived Thatcher…
The Government Has Plenty Of Money
We need to talk about government spending and why there is plenty of money Almost every day we see articles in the media about the lack of money governments have, and how…
Critical Thinking in School vs Conservatism
A passive approach on educating our future leaders we will train them to accept the existing world without critique.
Black Lives Matter and so does Black Capitalisation
To promote Black Maternal Health Awareness Week we published a news item in Critical Mass about the shocking rates of mortality among Black women in maternity care. This attracted some criticism over the lack…
Indigenous Lives Matter
Introduction I have been honoured with the Lakota name Mani Isna La, which literally translates as “He Walks Alone” and signifies that I have chosen my path but invite others…
Hankering For the Good Old Days
Is it wrong that I’m chuckling at my own jokes? Probably, but as the old saying goes, somebody has to do it… Anyway, a brief (as always) take on the…
Live and Let Ski
Major Lars McCourt, E.A.R.S. astronaut Had spent the morning at the gym Then his holophone started bleeping And his no-nonsense boss spoke to him. ‘I hope you’re not busy McCourt,’…
Economic democracy is the key to control
If we want to bring about a fundamental change in our economy and take back control, economic democracy is key. We are still in an age of neoliberal austerity despite…
Whole-life sentence for former Met officer
WAYNE COUZENS, the former Met police officer who murdered 33 year-old Sarah Everard, will spend the rest of his life in prison after the judge said he showed “no genuine…