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The Unabomber’s Unending 15 Minutes of Fame
by Walker Lane (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
Unabomber Cops a Plea
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 402, Winter 2019
FE Introduction During the outrage expressed in the national media following the delivery of over a dozen mail bombs in Late October addressed to prominent Democrats and a cable network, several commentators invoked the name of the Unabomber. (This ignores …
The Unabomber and the Future of Industrial Society
by T. Fulano (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 348, Fall, 1996
“…If one has courage and daring without benevolence, one is like a madman wielding a sharp sword; if one is smart and swift without wisdom, one is as though riding on a fast mount but not knowing which way to …
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Happy Birthday to the Unabomber?
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 396, Summer, 2016
It is a mystery to us why a small number of anarchists and primitivists are attracted to Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who carried out a murderous bombing campaign between 1978 and 1995 against targets representing technology. The homemade bombs he …
Unabomber cops a plea
by Coatimundi (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 351, Summer 1998
Whatever one thought of Ted Kaczynski before his trial, by January, when he admitted he was the Unabomber, thus avoiding a death penalty by pleading guilty to an 18-year bombing campaign, one had to feel a certain sympathy for him. …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 355, Fall-Winter, 2000
Fifth Estate Letters Policy We welcome letters commenting on our articles, stating opinions, or giving reports of events in your area. We don’t guarantee to print everything received, but all letters are read by our staff and considered for publication. …
News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 355, Fall-Winter, 2000
The several thousand unapproved, pirate radio stations operating in the U.S. won a Pyrrhic victory in July when the Federal Communication Commission agreed to license hundreds of the low power broadcasting operations, many which feature anarchist, punk, black, and community …
Fifth Estate Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 355, Fall-Winter, 2000
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Anxiety Disorders, Mental Hospitals & Other Modern Evils
by Mosa Charlo
Fifth Estate # 355, Fall-Winter, 2000
This is dedicated to all those who are suffering. In the Summer of 1998, following a fed-up trip to city life, I resolved to live without electricity or running water in a trailer in Montana in complete social isolation. How …
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News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 353, Summer, 1999
The 15 minutes of fame for Ted Kaczynski, the convicted Unabomber, are not up after all. He’s been in the news several times recently. Kaczynski is releasing an autobiographical account of his life, entitled Truth Versus Lie, printed by Context …