Share this on…Dear Fifth Estate: The cover graphic of the mushroom cloud with the word WAR! in seven centimeter lettering across the front struck me as highly appropriate for the Fifth Estate (See FE #307, Nov. 19, 1981). It would…
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Technology Debate Continues
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 305, March 18, 1981
Share this on…FE—A Safe Niche? To the Fifth Estate: Over the past couple of years that I have been reading your paper, I have been alternately intrigued, provoked, or irritated by some of the things you folks have written. And…
FE Readers Debate Technology
by Fifth Estate Collective, Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 304, December 31, 1980
Share this on…The letters on this page are responses to John Zerzan’s “The Refusal of Technology” which appeared in the October 20, 1980 edition [#303] of the Fifth Estate; below are our comments on the question. In the article, Zerzan…
The Refusal of Technology
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 303, October 20, 1980
Share this on…FE Introduction: Members of the Fifth Estate staff and our friends (as well as some not so friendly) have been debating the role of technology and its function within the larger system of domination almost since the inception…
Technology and Capitalism
by Peter Rachleff
Fifth Estate # 292, June 19, 1978
Share this on…a review of David F. Noble, America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism (N.Y.: Knopf, 1977). 384 pages, $12.95. Share this on…
Technology and the State
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978
Share this on…Perhaps the most insidious aspect of modern, centralized technology, even more than its pervasiveness, is its complete acceptance in almost all quarters as an integral part of the human experience (and among so-called “revolutionaries” as a prerequisite for…
A System of Domination—Technology
by George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 315, Winter, 1984
Share this on…In response to a letter from Jeffrey Vega, Tech Examined FE #315, Winter 1984. Is it too much to ask that our critics take the time to read at least some of the voluminous material on the technology…
Post-Revolution Technology
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 280, February 1977
Share this on…All “modern” technology on the planet today is massive and centralized and demands, by its very nature, centralized political control—authoritarianism is built into those very instruments supposedly designed to free us from the drudgeries of life. Share this…
The High Priest of Technology
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 312, Spring 1983
Share this on…The High Priest of Technology still holds the high cards of death, but throughout the world mass opposition to his plans are taking place. Easter week-end in Europe saw at least half a million people in Scotland, England,…
394, Summer 2015 – Technology
Fifth Estate # Archive
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Technology, Kids, and Autonomy
by Icarus Descending
Fifth Estate # 371, Winter 2006
Share this on…In a classroom of five and six-year olds, I witness moments each day that vividly illuminate the tension and conflict within young minds struggling to understand their exposure to culture through mass media. Share this on…
20th Century Technology Presents Mega Death
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
Share this on…This poster originally appeared in the Daily Barbarian and was reprinted in the Fifth Estate, June 19, 1979 Share this on…
Josh Newton
by Josh Newton
Fifth Estate # 95, December 26, 1969-January 7, 1970
Share this on…Brothers & Sisters: After a long literary silence, I write again to the people of the planet. Joshua Newton, the phantom bomber, is still alive and carrying on the struggle. Are you? Share this on…
Ecology Manifesto
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 94, December 11-24, 1969
Share this on…1. POPULATION The Condition Position: Man is but a part of the fabric of life—dependent on the whole fabric for his very existence. As the most highly developed tool-using animal, he must recognize that the unknown evolutionary destinies…
Fifth Estate Archive
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
Share this on…Some readers have wondered why a print publication with such a strong, longtime criticism of modern technology would bother with a website. Share this on…