The Fifth Estate supports the struggle of the anarchists and anti-authoritarians of Hong Kong for a world in which social solidarity and individual freedom can create community. We join them in opposing the brutal dictatorship of the Chinese government and …
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Hong Kong’s Black Book Fair took place November 17-19, 2017 in the lecture theatre of the Visual Arts Centre, close to the Admiralty area where the Umbrella Movement was ignited by a police attack on demonstrators three years earlier. // …
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Hong Kong, a steamy, enchanting, green pearl of an island with an amazingly efficient public transit system is also the ultimate temple to last gasp, fast buck, crass consumerism. Mega-towering, teetering, multi-national corporate headquarters ablaze with over-sized neon logos that …
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The following interview with Mu Xidi, a former sailor, Chinese rebel, and since 1990, a refugee in Barcelona was taken from the French book Bureaucratie, Bagnes et Business (Bureaucracy, Prisons and Profits), published in Paris by L’insomniaque last year. // …
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A review of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade. Verso 2020 With Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), the trans activist and law professor Dean Spade challenges the reader, …
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“Consider the intelligence of the average man, then realize 50% are even stupider.” —Mark Twain // Share this on…
FE 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 staff …
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Freedom Press Attacked by Fascists As we were going to press, Albert Meltzer, active in British anarchism for five decades, visited Detroit and told us of a devastating arson attack on Freedom Press in addition to the ones reported below. …
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In the latter half of 2019, the streets of Hong Kong, Santiago, Barcelona, Baghdad, London, Paris, and Beirut were flooded with huge demonstrations demanding reforms or the removal of politicians. // Share this on…
Quite a Drag Howdy, Folks! (That’s the only non-sexist salutation I can think of.) // Share this on…