Divorce of Right-Wing Media From Reality
The best quote, that I get more mileage from than I deserve to is given to us by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. ‘Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not…
Chapter 2 – Late Nights and New Dawns
This is Chapter 2 of my novel The Lost Burdens to read Chapter 1 click here The rain was beating down on the roof of the little black cab like…
Co-operation as society’s saviour
Authorities that value blame more than solutions are selling conflict. And those unfortunate enough to fall for their snake oil will tragically see conflict as not only justified, but inevitable.
NHS crisis as lifestyles kill
WITH our healthcare system lurching ever further towards privatisation, you might think Brits would be thinking of their health and determining to lead healthier lifestyles, but this doesn’t seem to…
Child brides: a follow up
I read with interest the article by Susie Granic on this subject in Issue 3 of Critical Mass and feel I might supplement it with my own knowledge of an…
The Last Day.
(Based on an Indian Folktale) Many years ago and far away There lay a man on his very last day. Doctors came and Doctors went All saying that his life…
Dan Price and Altruistic Capitalism
Dan Price is the owner of Gravity Payments, a private company employing around 120 people. In 2011 Dan decided to do something unusual. He cut his own wages by $1…
Facebook’s Awful Week – October 2021
by Fiat Knox Last week (the week beginning October 4, 2021) was not a good week for Facebook, or for its subsidiaries. Or for its users. On Monday and Friday…
A short conversation about propaganda
We’re all in this together. Make your country great again. This is the will of the people. Don’t trust ‘experts’. Activists are imposters. It’s propaganda.