The 2020 Michigan presidential primary on March 10 marked the end of the progressive fantasy that the American political landscape could be altered by supporting U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party nominee.
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A history of a little Detroit printing co-op
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 405, Winter, 2020
a review of The Politics of the Joy of Printing: The Detroit Printing Co-op by Danielle Aubert. Artbook/D.A.P.
Godless: 150 Years of Disbelief
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 405, Winter, 2020
a review of Godless: 150 Years of Disbelief edited by Chaz Bufe; Introduction by Don Arel. PM Press, 2019 pmpress.org
In Havana?
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 405, Winter, 2020
It seems improbable that a conference was held in Havana last May to examine the life and ideas of the Russian Bolshevik, Leon Trotsky. One would think the Cuban Stalinist bureaucracy would be averse to allowing a gathering sympathetic to …
World-Wide Crisis
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 313, Summer, 1983
When an economic system produces 32 million unemployed in the industrialized nations, it would almost seem unnecessary to inveigh against its profound inadequacies. But several factors make it worthwhile to look at the present state of disarray in which world …
The Toll of U.S. Sanctions
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
Rudy Simons, a 71-year-old social justice activist, was one of 13 people from Metro Detroiters Against Sanctions who visited Iraq in December 1999 to witness first-hand the effects of U.S. policies on the civilian population. Fifth Estate staff member Peter …
But It All Falls Apart
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
a review of Seizure of State Power, Part 3 of Manual for Revolutionary Leaders by Michael Velli. Sources of Velli’s thought annotated by Fredy Perlman. Black & Red (2019) BlackandRed.org
Comics, Graphic Novels, & the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
a review of 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike. Graphic History Collective and David Lester. Between The Lines (2019)
Blood Lake
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 403, Spring 2019
a review of Blood Lake: A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery by Kenneth Wishnia. PM Press edition 2014; Spanish translation 2018. Originally published HB 2002
Lago de Sangre
by Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 403, Spring 2019
Una Revisión de Lago de sangre: un libro de misterio sobre Filomena Buscarsela por Kenneth Wishnia. PM Press edición en español 2018; edición en inglés 2014; Publicado originalmente en 2002