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 …
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Detroit Paper Strike Continues
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 350, Fall, 1997
I’m writing this on Labor Day 1997, the third such holiday since five newspaper unions began their strike against the Detroit News and Free Press in July 1995. The spirits of many of the strikers remain high, their weekly paper …
The Decline and Fall of Everything
by John Zerzan, Paula Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976
The landscape of capitalism is a global one, existing everywhere with only minor variations. But this universal reign of the paycheck and the price-tag is approaching a state of crisis, becoming noticeable to all but those whose idea of politics …
Remembering Helen Hill
by John Clark
Fifth Estate # 375, Spring 2007
On February 24, I joined a large crowd to march in a jazz funeral celebrating the life of our friend, the filmmaker and community activist, Helen Hill. Helen was murdered at her home on January 4 by an intruder whose …
The Anarchist Alternative in Cuba
by Bill Weinberg
Fifth Estate # 399, Fall, 2017
A former community center that hosted a youth rock scene is now being occupied by activists, seemingly ignored by the authorities. A few blocks away, urban farms are bright patches of green in the landscape, producing vegetables and fruits for …
Agriculture: Essence of Civilization
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 329, Summer, 1988
Introduction Almost all John Zerzan essays feature accompanying introductions in which the word most frequently used to describe his method and conclusions is “provocative,” (see, for instance, Anarchy, Summer 1987). Some may think this only an ugly little term meant …
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 292, June 19, 1978
Ammunition Books shares space with the Fifth Estate Newspaper and can be found at 4403 Second Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 48201 (telephone-313-831-6800). Our hours vary, but we are generally open on Monday and Thursday afternoons (from 1pm to 5pm) and at …
Convention Crashes!
by MaxZine Weinstein
Fifth Estate # 365, Summer, 2004
NEW YORK, NY — August 31 (Dissociated Press) The campaign to re-appoint George Bush President is in full swing as a heat wave continued with Central Park recording its third consecutive 95 degree-plus day.
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 308, January 19, 1982
Multi- vs. Universe Dear T. Fulano (and the FE) I read your response to the defenders of technology with great trepidation [“Uncovering a Corpse: A Reply to the Defenders of Technology,” FE #307, November 19, 1981]. At every turn I …
Unclassifieds
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 56, June 19-July 1, 1968
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: …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 301, February 26, 1980
The FE Bookstore is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate and can be found at 4403 Second Ave., Detroit—telephone (313) 831-6800. The hours that we’re open vary quite a bit, so it’s always best that you give …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 296, January 29, 1979
Funds Cut Staff note: For at least two years this newspaper has received a portion of money raised at dinners (cenas) held regularly in California by a group of Italian anarchists. The purpose of the fund raising was specifically to …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 352, Winter, 1999
Welcome to the Winter 1999 issue of the Fifth Estate, #352. This edition follows our Summer issue by about six months. Maybe, like Anarchy has in its recently published issue, we should stop any pretense of quarterly publication, and openly …
Interview with Ed Sanders
by Ed Sanders
Fifth Estate # 57, July 4-18, 1968
Editor’s Note: Ed Sanders, founder and lead singer of the fuck-rock group The Fugs, is a legendary figure on the avant-garde poetry-peace-dope-fucking in the streets scene in the Lower East Side of New York City. A native of Kansas, Sanders …
Language
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 315, Winter, 1984
When Winston Smith, in Orwell’s 1984, sits down to begin the diary which he has secretly acquired and which in and of itself is a criminal possession, he is mortified to discover that he has nothing—and everything—to say, that to …
Letters
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 366, Fall, 2004
Fifth Estate Letters Policy We welcome letters commenting on our articles, ones stating opinions, or reports from your area. We can’t print every letter we receive, but each is read by the collective and considered for publication. Letters via email …
Letter from Chernobyl
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 326, Summer, 1987
Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, much information has come out about its terrible effects. The irradiation of (particularly European) people, animals and vegetation has been devastating. Dr. John Gofman, a Widely respected expert on radiation effects, estimated …
The FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 308, January 19, 1982
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 …
Selecting a Master or Ousting a Tyrant
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 364, Spring, 2004
Here in the heart of imperial North America, it’s (s)election year, and whether we like it or not, public discourse over the next several months will be dominated by campaign shenanigans.
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 299, October 22, 1979
The FE Bookstore is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate and can be found at 4403 Second Ave., Detroit—telephone (313) 831-6800. The hours that we’re open vary quite a bit, so it’s always best that—you give us …