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Critical Mass Issue 016

Now is the Summer of Our Discontent

Jun 16, 2022 Editor

Summer will bring no respite for the Tories as discontent turns to protest and strike action reminds us that class struggle is the way forward.

Critical Mass Editorial Issue 015

Welcome to Critical Mass Issue 15

May 19, 2022 Editor

This month’s issue looks at forgotten people. There are people that our rulers would like us to forget, like the miners who fought the Thatcher government, the refugees held in…

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The Critical Mass Socialist Hour Episode 20

May 19, 2022 Dave Middleton

In Episode 20 of the Socialist Hour Dave, Susie and Mike talk about the Buffalo murders, and Dave interviews Michelle Torez a social activist who has gone from being institutionalised…

Critical Mass Issue 013

Issue 13 PDF

Mar 18, 2022 Dave Middleton

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War in Ukraine – Latest Articles

Feb 28, 2022 Editor

At Critical Mass we oppose the Russian invasion and support calls for a cease fire to the war in Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops so that negotiations can…

Critical Mass Issue 012

Issue 12 PDF

Feb 18, 2022 Dave Middleton

This is the full PDF of Issue 12. You can read it here, or download it to read on your own device. We think this is the best way to…

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Editorial Issue 011

Welcome to Critical Mass Issue 11

Jan 21, 2022 Editor

This month’s issue has a number of articles about concerns for the future of the NHS. The Tories don’t like to call their plans ‘privatisation.’ They prefer ‘outsourcing.’ Having seen…

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School’s Out

Feb 2, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

AROUND 100,000 teachers in England and Wales took strike action yesterday, joining others in the biggest day of strike action for over a decade.

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Defend Our Unions and Strike Out the Tories

Feb 1, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

The right to strike is under threat. Labour will do nothing and the TUC have no stomach for a fight. Unite behind the current strikes and build our power.

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Boredom to freedom

Jan 31, 2023 Dave Middleton

Imagine if, instead of exams and grades, educational institutions made learning their mission. Gasp! No exams? How would we know how good people were?

Critical Mass News

Netanyahu promises retribution

Jan 31, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

Netanyahu brings in punitive measures against Palestinians in the aftermath of even more violence.

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Your incredible intelligence

Jan 30, 2023 Luke Andreski

eIQ – Ethical Intelligence – is achievable by any of us. You don’t need a degree.. a guru or a teacher. You just need to exercise your eIQ.

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Sunday Socialist January 29th

Jan 29, 2023 Dave Middleton

Sunday Socialist - a free, independent, socialist weekly PDF asking questions about the future of capitalism.

“Fight the enemy. Price Tag.” Graffiti settlers spray-painted in Hebrew on a water tank in the village of ‘Urif, Nablus District, five years ago, and the violence has only worsened since.
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Israel’s Murderous Rampage on the West Bank

Jan 27, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

Israel continues its racist campaign against Palestine with another killing spree on the Occupied West Bank while the world looks away.

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Journalist sued by Russian oligarch with help of British government

Jan 26, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

The case of Eliot Higgins highlights the murky world of international finance and arms dealing. This is not a world that governments are keen to have exposed.

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Wooden Leg – a warrior who fought Custer by Thomas Bailey Marquis

Jan 25, 2023 David Stirrup

Within one lifetime an indigenous way of life is lost forever, the freedom of movement and the hunter gatherer lifestyle constrained.

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Union Drive in the Gaming Industry

Jan 25, 2023 Critical Mass News Team

Workers in the gaming industry need to join a union to fight the levels of exploitation and discrimination in the industry.

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