“[The Arawaks]…brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks’ bells. They willingly traded everything they owned …They were well built, with good bodies and handsome features….They …
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The Tao of Anarchy
by John Clark
Fifth Estate # 351, Summer 1998
This essay originally appeared in John Clark’s now out-of-print The Anarchist Moment: Reflections on Culture, Nature and Power (Black Rose Books, Montreal, 1984) as “Master Lao and the Anarchist Prince.” John is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Environmental Studies …
The Decline of the Choral Dance
by Paul Halmos
Fifth Estate # 361, Summer 2003
FE Note: This is an excerpted version of Halmos’ article which appears in Man Alone: Alienation in Modern Society (Dell 1962)
Murder In Nigeria
by Mitchel Cohen
Fifth Estate # 347, Spring, 1996
In the old days, when the state hung somebody and the braided rope broke or the gallows came crashing to the ground it was taken by God-fearing men as a sign that a mistake had been made and the condemned …
On Organization
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe), Ed Clark
Fifth Estate # 279, December, 1976
Within the small circles that constitute the libertarian movement in the United States, the question of whether to combine in organizations, associations, federations, etc., has become a subject of some debate and much interest Many feel that the only obstacle …
Plan Wellstone
by Anu Bonobo
Fifth Estate # 364, Spring, 2004
Back in October 2002, driving from the hills to the anti-war rally in the city, we had plenty of time to talk. Conversation immediately turned to a possible conspiracy behind the plane crash the previous day. Did Bush’s people assassinate …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 327, Fall, 1987
The FE Bookstore is located at 4632 Second Ave., just south of W. Forest, in Detroit. We share space with the Fifth Estate Newspaper and may be reached at the same phone number: (313) 831-6800. Visitors are welcome, but our …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 306, July, 1981
The FE Bookstore is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate Newspaper, both of which are located at 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201—telephone (313) 831-6800. The hours we are open vary considerably, so it’s always best to …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 312, Spring 1983
CHRISTIAN ANARCHY? Fifth Estate: People can call themselves anything they like but I would think the differences between Christianity and anarchism are so massive as to preclude anyone calling themselves Christian anarchists (see FE June19, 1982 Letters column). There are …
The Russian Revolution Unfinished
by SK
Fifth Estate # 398, Summer, 2017
“Whether one chooses to examine the opening phases of the French Revolution of 1789, the revolutions of 1848, the Paris Commune, the 1905 revolution in Russia, the overthrow of the Tsar in 1917, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the French …
Berkman’s Tunnel to Freedom
by Gary L. Doebler
Fifth Estate # 339, Spring, 1992
Related story: “Tony” Revealed, Fifth Estate #377, March 2008 On July 26, 1900, officials of Western Penitentiary in Woods Run, Pennsylvania, discovered a tunnel which zigzagged some three hundred feet from the basement of the red brick house of 28 …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 313, Summer, 1983
The FE Book Service is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate Newspaper, both of which are located at 4403 Second Avenue, Detroit MI 48201 — telephone (313) 831-6800. The hours we are open vary considerably, so it’s …
War without end
by George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 310, Fall 1982
In response to “Readers dispute FE on Nuclear Freeze issue,” FE #310, Fall, 1982 (this issue). On one point we all seem to be in agreement: the campaign for a nuclear freeze is not enough. So, I find it perplexing …
Escapism
by Peter Lamborn Wilson
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
“Is the enemy strong? One avoids him.” — Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, People’s War, People’s Army
Apocalypse How?
by Anu Bonobo
Fifth Estate # 376, Halloween, 2007
We catch ourselves reading the Book of Revelation because we cannot face the failure of the revolution. We consult the Mayan calendar and post-modern prophecies about the year 2012 because we can no longer realize mutual aid as an interpersonal …
Swamp Fever
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 350, Fall, 1997
A review of the following texts: Green Apocalypse, Luther Blissett, Stewart Home, and the Neoist Alliance (London: Unpopular Books [Box 15, 138 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2NS UK], 1996), £3.50 Into the 1990’s With Green Anarchist, Steve Booth (London: …
Black Star North
by Ron Sakolsky
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
“A single star weds the space between two branches.” — George Elliott Clarke in Québécité Lately, I have chosen to do my living, loving, writing, and resisting in British Columbia (BC) Canada. Though I can’t say that I’m an ex-patriot, …
New Wave of Legal Repression Looms
by Bob Nirkind
Fifth Estate # 275, August, 1976
Unbeknownst to the vast majority of people in this country, we’ve once again over the last few months been inundated with a rash of extremely serious attempts on the part of the state apparatus via bourgeois legalism to further severely …
Letters to the FE
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 348, Fall, 1996
Fifth Estate Letters Policy The Fifth Estate always welcomes letters commenting on our articles, stating opinions„ or giving reports of events in local areas. We don’t guarantee we will print everything we receive, but all letters are read by our …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
Fifth Estate Letters Policy We welcome letters commenting on our articles, stating opinions, or giving reports of events in your area. We don’t guarantee to print everything received, but all letters are read by our staff and considered for publication.