June 11 brought activists and revolutionaries from across the country together with former prisoners and family members of prisoners for a weekend gathering in Washington, D.C. for a “Convergence Against Toxic Prisons.”
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Other Scenes
by John Wilcock
Fifth Estate # 54, May 16-31, 1968
What RFK’s election would prove is that America is further ahead in its cheerfully cynical acceptance of corruption and back-room deals than had been feared…
Divine Toad Sweat Reports on Neo-Am Church
by Marlene Tyre
Fifth Estate # 30, May 15-31, 1967
The Fifth Estate recently received a copy of “Divine Toad Sweat,” Church bulletin of the NeoAmerican Church, headquartered in Mt. Eden, California.
Notes on Captivity
by John Zerzan, Paula Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 284, July, 1977
“Few books today are forgivable. Black on the canvas, silence on the screen, an empty white sheet of paper, are perhaps feasible.” — R.D. Laing, The Politics of Experience
Free Readers’ Ads
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 293-294, August 21, 1978
Though we do not accept commercial advertising, this Unclassified ad space is free for our readers’ use. We do not accept ads over the telephone, so please send your ads in writing to our office at: 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, …
Page of poetry
by Diane DiPrima, William Blake
Fifth Estate # 358, Fall, 2002
The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations The grave is burst, the spices shed, the linen wrapped up; The bones of death, the covering clay, the sinews shrunk & dry’d Reviving shake, inspiring move, breathing! awakening! …
Schools: Kicking the Animal Out of You
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 388, Winter, 2013
Fifth Estate staffer, playwright, and madcap prankster, the late Pat Halley, once wrote in these pages, “The purpose of education is to kick the animal out of you.” That is, to make individuals conform to a society based on constraint …
Tory Government Retreats
by Counter-Information
Fifth Estate # 340, Autumn 1992
The following report appeared in the March-May 1992 Counter-Information, c/o 11 Forth St., Edinburgh, EH1, Scotland. Their four-page publication is free, but they welcome donations.
What is Anarchy?
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 391, Spring/Summer 2014 - Anarchy!
A book published several years ago purported to define for its readers what anarchism is and what it isn’t. Probably only the writer was satisfied with his definitions since adherents to anarchy come in many varieties.
Fifth Estate Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 352, Winter, 1999
Fifth Estate Books is located at 4632 Second Avenue, just south of W. Forest, in Detroit, in the same space as the Fifth Estate Newspaper. Hours vary, so please call before coming by. HOW TO ORDER BY MAIL 1) List …
Save The Priest
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 102, April 2-15, 1970
Washington, D.C.—After nine months of pre-trial hearings, a date was set today for the trial of anti-war sailor Roger Priest. Priest, the first serviceman to face court-martial for statements made in an anti-war newsletter, will stand trial in Washington on …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 321, Indian Summer, 1985
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. Visitots are welcome, but our hours vary so please call before dropping in.
Dr. HIPocrisy
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 279, December, 1976
Dear Dr. Hypocrisy, My boyfriend just got over a “dose” of Trotskyism. He says he is “safe” to begin relations again, but I’m worried. What do you think?
A Gorilla Takes On Civilization–Sort Of
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 346, Summer, 1995
a review of Ishmael, Daniel Quinn, 1993, Bantam/Turner, New York, 262 pp., $6.00.
More Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 333, Winter, 1990
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust by Alon Raab is a thoughtful personal account of the struggle to save an old Portland community from demolition and “development.”
The Life of Guy Debord: A History
by Allan Antliff
Fifth Estate # 352, Winter, 1999
reviewed in this article Guy Debord—Revolutionary by Len Bracken, Feral House, Venice, California, 1997, 267 pp.
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 343, Fall-Winter, 1993
Welcome to the Fall/Winter 1993 Fifth Estate. Our last edition, the Summer 1993 Special Issue on Dope, Queer Sex, and Anarchy generated more controversy and negative responses than any one since our Special Women’s issue published in 1970.
HipPocrates
by Eugene Schoenfeld M.D.
Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969
QUESTION: While watching the action attendant the occupation of People’s Park, I received several mild doses of tear gas. The result seems to be a considerable lessening of congestion in my sinuses, though I suffer from chronic sinusitis. Do you …
‘Inhuman Treament’ Charged by Families of Fort Hood Three
by Marlene Tyre
Fifth Estate # 16, October 16-31, 1966
Last month the Fort Hood Three were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of three years for Mora; and five years for Samas and Johnson. The Fort Hood Three, to perhaps refresh a few memories, are Pvt. Dennis Mora, Pvt. …
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Free readers’ Ads
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 291, April 30, 1978
Though we do not accept commercial advertising, this Unclassified ad space is free for our readers’ use. We do not accept ads over the telephone, so please send your ads in writing to our office at: 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, …