As you may have noticed in our staff box this issue, the Fifth Estate is now officially designated as a bimonthly. A reduced staff and the availability of those remaining has dictated this change and will also allow us to …
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Was Malthus Right?
by Bill McCormick, George Bradford (David Watson), William R. Catton Jr.
Fifth Estate # 328, Spring, 1988
Dear Mr. Bradford: Thank you for bringing to my attention your Fifth Estate essay, “How Deep Is Deep Ecology? A Challenge to Radical Environmentalism” [FE #327, Fall, 1987]. I appreciate its extensive treatment of my book, Overshoot. Here are some …
June 11 International Day of Solidarity with Eric McDavid & Marie Mason
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 385, Fall, 2011
World-wide events organized to show solidarity with Marie Mason and Eric McDavid, the two longest sentenced environmental prisoners, were an overwhelming success.
Sacco and Vanzetti
by Julie Herrada
Fifth Estate # 374, Winter 2007
A review of SACCO AND VANZETTI, Directed by Peter Miller, Willow Pond Films, www.willowpondfilms.com
Anarchists & The Printing Press
by Peter Linebaugh
Fifth Estate # 414, Fall 2023
a review of Letterpress Revolution: The Politics of Anarchist Print Culture by Kathy E. Ferguson. Duke University Press, 2023
News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective, George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 321, Indian Summer, 1985
Notes on errata and lacunae (G. Bradford) An FE staff member currently traveling outside the U.S. wrote to us upon receiving his FE, that while the content and the layout were good, “there were a fair number of typos, …
The Draft is Still an Issue
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 316, Spring, 1984
The following two letters were recently received from fugitive draft resister Paul Jacob and from his support committee, the Paul Jacob Action Group. Paul was indicted in September 1982 for failure to register for the draft and has been the …
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
Earth Read-Out
by Keith Lampe
Fifth Estate # 86, August 21-September 3, 1969
a review of The Population Bomb, by Paul R. Ehrlich, Ballantine, 223 pp., $.95, paper.
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 328, Spring, 1988
Greetings to all and as usual, a special thanks to those who have added a contribution to their subscription renewal or book order. Also, to that small group who have elected to become Fifth Estate Sustainers—those who donate a fixed …
Negro Nazi Sprung by Breakthrough
by Carol Schmidt
Fifth Estate # 42, November 15-30, 1967
Joseph Patterson is a Negro. He is 14 years old and bright—an honors student at Miller Junior High School in Detroit. Joseph Patterson is a self-proclaimed Nazi and a member of Breakthrough, a local right-wing group. Some people, including teachers …
Calendar
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966
The calendar will be a regular FIFTH ESTATE feature. We know that there is more happening in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas than what we have listed, so we need your help. Send us information about what your group …
Some Thoughts on Alexander Berkman’s Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist
by Marius Mason
Fifth Estate # 398, Summer, 2017
a review of Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman. Annotated and Introduction by Jessica Moran & Barry Pateman. AK Press, 2017, (Originally published: 1912), 550 pp. akpress.org
Beyond the Mantic Ray
by T. Fulano (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 324, Fall, 1986
1. I am a sick man…a spiteful man. I think there is something wrong with my liver. I don’t think it was properly prepared. A crow keeps trying to snatch it from my plate with pearl-inlaid tongs, muttering about …
Vancouver 5 Begin Long Prison Term
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 318, Fall, 1984
The trials of the Vancouver Five are over and their long exiles in prison have begun (see FE #317, Summer 1984). The five pled guilty earlier this year to a series of guerrilla actions and bombings.
Unclassified
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 32, June 15-30, 1967
The Fifth Estate 1107 W. Warren Detroit, Mich. 48201 831-6800 UNCLASSIFIED costs 50 cents per line per week. Figure 5 words per line. (A word Is a word, including 1 and 2 letter words. A phone number Is a word. …
Pig Guts for Gutless Pigs
by Pat Halley
Fifth Estate # 270, March, 1976
Except for the contemptuous throwing of animal entrails, blood, and a decomposed lamb’s head all over Wayne State University President George Gullen’s office, February 19 was a typical day at the school.
Deee-Troit
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 102, April 2-15, 1970
WABX DJs Larry Miller and Dave Dixon both emphatically deny the report of last issue that they came to blows over station policy. “The real miracle of the station is how well we work together,” Miller said. Sorry fellas, we …
How We Really Shut down the WTO
by Starhawk
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
It’s been two weeks now since the morning when I awoke before dawn to join the blockade that shut down the opening meeting of the WTO.
The Persecution and Assassination of Draft-age Men
by E.Z. Ryder
Fifth Estate # 105, May 14-27, 1970
About 400 men a day take their Pre-Induction Physical at the Fort Wayne Armed Forces Entrance & Examining Station (AFEES) at 6300 W. Jefferson Avenue. The physical is usually the final step in the Selective Service system prior to induction.