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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.
Earth Read-Out
by Keith Lampe
Fifth Estate # 86, August 21-September 3, 1969
a review of The Population Bomb, by Paul R. Ehrlich, Ballantine, 223 pp., $.95, paper.
Workers Aid & the Betrayals of the Left
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 356, Spring, 2002
The failure of dissidents in the West to come to terms with the Yugoslav debacle & the subsequent slaughters weighs like a nightmare on the mind & spirit of anyone trying to sort through the complex realities of the present …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 328, Spring, 1988
Greetings to all and as usual, a special thanks to those who have added a contribution to their subscription renewal or book order. Also, to that small group who have elected to become Fifth Estate Sustainers—those who donate a fixed …
Events Calendar
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 70, January 9-22, 1969
The Fifth Fstate Events Calendar was compiled by Bruce Montrose and Claudia Efimchik. Fri. Jan. 10 ANN ARBOR. Mad Marvin presents four revolutionary films: “Huey,” “Listen, Whitey,” “End of a Revolution,” and “Huelga.” Showing at 11 p.m. at the 5th …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 278, November, 1976
To paraphrase an ex-president; we won’t have The Detroit Sun to kick around anymore—the city’s “hottest paper” collapsed financially after its Oct. 22 issue, ending several months of weekly publication. In a desperate attempt to raise needed cash (the staff …
Headline
by David Fraser
Fifth Estate # 99, February 19-March 4, 1970
a review of 1) The Matrix, Poems: 1960-1970, by N.H. Pritchard, Doubleday paperback, 1970, $2.45. 2) Arts in Society, volume 6, number 3, edited by Edward L. Karmack, University of Wisconsin, 1969, single issue $2.00, 1 year subscription (3 issues) …
Walking Down Pleasant Street with Tim Buckley
by Guan Kosemach
Fifth Estate # 40, October 15-31, 1967
A telephone call at noon on September 29 from Elektra Records confirmed our plans for an interview with Tim Buckley. His second album (GOODBYE AND HELLO) was just released and Tim was here to play the Canterbury House in Ann …
Deee-Troit
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 102, April 2-15, 1970
WABX DJs Larry Miller and Dave Dixon both emphatically deny the report of last issue that they came to blows over station policy. “The real miracle of the station is how well we work together,” Miller said. Sorry fellas, we …
How We Really Shut down the WTO
by Starhawk
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
It’s been two weeks now since the morning when I awoke before dawn to join the blockade that shut down the opening meeting of the WTO.
HipPocrates
by Eugene Schoenfeld M.D.
Fifth Estate # 84, July 24-August 6, 1969
QUESTION: I have six children and would like to find a way to present my soul-mate with a more shrunken area to play in. Dig?
Recycling & Liberal Reform
by Bert Wirkes-Butuar (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990
Earth Day supplement page 3 It was perhaps an inappropriate time to ask a question since at that very moment two climbers from Greenpeace were struggling to unfurl a banner describing the pollution which would be emitted from Detroit’s giant …
Why is Marie Mason in the Fed’s Harshest Prison?
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 389, Summer, 2013
Supporters of imprisoned environmental activist Marie Mason, are fearful that the repressive conditions she currently experiences could worsen when a construction project inside of her unit in a Texas high security prison is completed.
More on Red Squad
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976
Recent revelations in the class-action lawsuit against the Detroit Police Political Intelligence Squad have shown political surveillance and harassment to be even more widespread than originally suspected.