Introduction by Sunfrog When I first connected with the radical milieu in the mid-1980s, certain books and writers changed me. Activists passed around dog-eared, marked-up volumes that would transform people forever. A certain work would be read by everyone in …
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Books from The Barn
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 372, Spring 2006
New Bush League Spectacles: Empire, Politics, and Culture in Bushwhacked America by Fran Shor (Factory School 2005) $13 “In the aftermath of 9/11, many of us looked to the Internet for the desperately needed analysis that was pushed out of …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 295, November 3, 1978
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 …
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.
Comments on John Zerzan’s Critique of Agriculture
by Bob Brubaker
Fifth Estate # 330, Winter, 1988-89
John Zerzan’s essay, “Agriculture: Essence of Civilization,” appeared in FE #329, Summer 1988 and is available for one dollar from 4632 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201. It is also part of a collection of John’s essays entitled Elements of Refusal …
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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
The Path to Change: Community
by Steve Welzer
Fifth Estate # 409, Summer, 2021
The movement for social change must be comprehensive and multi-dimensional. There is no simple Solution and no single Best Way to get from here to there.
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 …
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 …
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, …
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
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.
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.