Death of a Salesman

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

Time Magazine wrote in its eulogy of Chou En-lai that he never forgave John Foster Dulles for refusing to shake hands with him at the 1954 Geneva Conference. That was where he engineered the famous “compromise” in which he convinced …

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Nationalist Gangs Battle for Angola

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

Nearing the end of an almost year long civil war, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) appears to be on the verge of a military victory over its rivals in the West African former Portuguese colony.

Outlaw Midwifery

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

And two months later, its first annual birth conference, “SQUAT Camp,” which took place in Washington state from August 10-13th.

12th Annual Montreal Anarchist Bookfair

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

The 12th annual Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, which takes place during Montreal’s month long Festival of Anarchy, will be held on May 21 and 22, 10am-5pm at the CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle, (a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro).

Remaining RNC 8 Defendants Accept Misdemeanor Plea Agreement

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

ST. PAUL, MN–The case against eight Twin Cities anarchists known as the RNC 8 came to a conclusion October 19, when the remaining four defendants pled guilty to misdemeanors resolving their legal and political battle stemming from arrests at the …

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Sarah Jane Moore

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Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976

A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER A recent poll has concluded that this year’s “American Mother of the Year” is none other than Sarah Jane Moore, a San Francisco area resident. Moore was however unavailable for comment on this news, as …

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Buses set to Roll This month

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Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976

“When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school; it’s a wonder I can think at all.” –Paul Simon; “Kodachrome” Trying to make sense of the busing issue is like the classic story of the blind …

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To Be Governed

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Fifth Estate # 390, Fall, 2013

The old fashioned mail surveillance described on the opposite page is surprising since now most government snooping is done by modern technology. Apparently, however, the old-fashioned, J. Edgar Hoover-type is still around, although it too is being replaced by technology.

Army Crumbling in Portugal

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Fifth Estate # 267, November, 1975

The rule of Capital continues to erode in Portugal as the increased activity of rank-and-file soldiers, workers and peasants comes into increasing conflict with the Sixth Provisional military government.

Lording in the Corridor

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Fifth Estate # 267, November, 1975

Corridor Lording Ten years ago, the number of residents in the Cass Corridor, bounded by Adams, Cass, Penn Central RR, and the John Lodge X-Way, numbered well over two hundred thousand. Today that number has dwindled to under ninety thousand.