No Room At The Inn
No Room At The Inn, a poem by Tanweer Dar Between the bombs and the bullets The endless misery and despair Brought by foreign hands To these forsaken lands And…
12 days of kindness
FOR many of us who run independent food banks, the way the mainstream media portray us as operating is far removed from our reality. At the We Care Food Bank…
A short conversation about cooperation
It misrepresents nature to highlight competition above all things.
Dakota 38 Memorial Ride
ON 9 December riders from around the world assemble with the Oceti Sakowin (7 Council Fires), people you might call Sioux, at Lower Brule, South Dakota. The following day they…
This Feline Has Ceased To Be
The Sixty Second Scribe takes a look at the latest dead cat to be thrown on the dinner table, and while he recognises it for just what it is, he…
Benefits – a review of an old feminist classic
THIS is a book review, but not of a recently published book, rather one published back in 1979 by Virago and written by the wonderful Zoë Fairbairns, predating probably what…
Mother – Chapter Three
IT is not that I am vengeful. It is not that I want these humans to pay for what they have done. Although perhaps if I am being honest, and…
The Game of Life
The game begins with the roll of the dice, Wind up and let it flow with ease, There is no trepidation in this game. And you’re off! Four, five, six…
Creating Socialism and Creative Writing
Critical Mass Magazine grew out of a group of socialists who met up on Twitter and Zoom. We called ourselves Creating Socialism and wanted to publish political writing by people…
Spotlight on Luke Andreski
Luke Andreski is co-founder of the @EthicalRenewal and EthicalIntelligence.org cooperatives which came into existence in 2018. EthicalRenewal sometimes describe themselves as a counter-propaganda unit for the eco-humanist Left. Luke is…