THE BATTLE FOR PEOPLE’S PARK, PHASE ONE Dan Seigal, president-elect of Cal’s student body, never finished his talk to the thousands gathered to rally behind the Berkeley People’s Park. When he suggested they take the park, avoiding bloodshed and arrest, …
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Nukes and Civil Liberties
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 285, August, 1977
This article originally appeared in the People & Energy Newsletter (1757 S. St., N.W, Washington, D.C.) and was based on research by Bruce Edwards.
More debate on Technology
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 309, June 19, 1982
Dear Fifth Estate: The cover graphic of the mushroom cloud with the word WAR! in seven centimeter lettering across the front struck me as highly appropriate for the Fifth Estate (See FE #307, Nov. 19, 1981). It would seem to …
Vietnam—Why? Why Not
by Dena Clamage
Fifth Estate # 6, March 20-April 1, 1966
I would like at this time to point out what I believe to be the central considerations involved in my position that the United States is totally unjustified in pursuing its current policy in Vietnam.
Voting
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 374, Winter 2007
On December 3, a month after the Republican Party was swept from control of the U.S. Congress, Hugo Chavez was overwhelmingly re-elected president of Venezuela for a third four-year term. On the night of his victory, in a speech to …
The Reasonable “Madness” Of Revolt
by Richard Gilman-Opalsky
Fifth Estate # 390, Fall, 2013
In the existing world, largely governed by the logic of capital and the pathologies of accumulation, real madness is the absence of revolt.
Obituary
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 351, Summer 1998
In December 1997 two writers died who influenced our perspective: Rudolf Bahro and Cornelius Castoriadis, both former marxists capable of valuable insights as well as highly questionable positions. Bahro and Castoriadis were original thinkers, nevertheless, and deserve recognition as important …
Environmentalism and Revolution
by Bert Wirkes-Butuar (Peter Werbe), Lewis Cannon, Mary Wildwood
Fifth Estate # 335, Winter, 1990-91
Dear Friends at the Fifth Estate: I was a bit disappointed with the Summer 1990 FE. Since when have the FE staff and paper become boosters for sacrificial reformist protest politics? There seems to be wholehearted support for “Redwood Summer, …
This is what Anarchy Looks Like
by Sunfrog (Andy "Sunfrog" Smith)
Fifth Estate # 364, Spring, 2004
The forces of capital have once again called upon their storm troopers and talking heads to physically and symbolically crush the growing, global anti-capitalist movement. In the United States, building from the tragic embarrassment of September 11 and overreacting to …
Unclassifieds
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 93, November 27-December 10, 1969
UNCLASSIFIEDS cost 50 cents per line per issue. Figure four words per line. (A word is a word including one and two letter words. A phone number is a word. Street numbers are words. Abbreviations should be sensible. DISCOUNT RATES: …
“Anarchist religion?”
by Peter Lamborn Wilson
Fifth Estate # 383, Summer, 2010
It’s often said that we anarchists “believe humans are basically good” (as did the Chinese sage Mencius). Some of us, however, doubt the notion of inherent goodness and reject the power of other people over us precisely because we don’t …
Is ChatGPT just a new tech toy or is it Skynet?
by Jess Flarity, Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 413, Spring, 2023
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the …
Anarchists Scapegoated for Quebec Riot
by Michael William
Fifth Estate # 348, Fall, 1996
June 24, Quebec’s national holiday, St. Jean Baptist day, is usually an uneasy combination of healthy fun and not so healthy flag Waving. This year’s celebrations in Quebec City, the seat of the provincial parliament, turned hotter than usual.
Nukes and Civil Liberties
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 297, April 18, 1979
Reprinted from FE #285, August 1977. The spectre of a nuclear police state has frequently been raised by atomic energy critics as one of the threats posed by the evolution of a nuclear energy based economy. Those critics have theorized …
The Barn
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
Book distribution has been a mainstay of our collective for many years. We believe that reading can be a revolutionary activity, and in that spirit, we continue this service.
Judi Bari Lives!
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 349, Summer 1997
“My ideals will live long after I am dead.” —Emma Goldman In a moving memorial to his dear friend and comrade Judi Bari (in the March 1997 Earth First! Journal), Darryl Cherney writes that he was plagued by a number …
Biotech: The Next Wave
by Tomas MacSheoin
Fifth Estate # 320, Spring, 1985
Related: see the introductory essay “In the Image of Capital: the rise of biotechnology,” FE #320, Spring, 1985 We are entering the newest phase in the technologization of the world. As microelectronics continues to encroach everywhere, capital is preparing the …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 322, Winter-Spring, 1986
The FE Bookservice may be reached at the same address as the Fifth Estate Newspaper, P.O. Box 02548, Detroit MI 48202 USA, telephone (313) 831-6800.
Vietnam Newsletter
by Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Fifth Estate # 8, May, 1966
Vietnam Newsletter Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam Vol. 1, No. 2 1101 W. Warren, 832-5700, May, 1966
First Draft Foes Convicted
by Bob Brubaker
Fifth Estate # 310, Fall 1982
“Seen from a lower point of view, the Constitution, with all its faults, is very good; the law and the courts are very respectable; even this State and this American government are, in many respects, very admirable, and rare things, …