New Left

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

A group has formed calling itself the Detroit Circle. Its purpose is to fill the void that exists among those who consider themselves part of the independent left.

Joe Hill: A Tribute

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

Labor History Archives of Wayne State University is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, America’s most famous Wobbly and the “Man Who Never Died.”

ACLU Blasts Draft as Punishment

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Fifth Estate # 1, November 19-December 2, 1965

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) has condemned the announced intent of Colonel Arthur A. Holmes, state Selective Service Director, to use the Selective Service Act “as a device to punish dissent”.

Death of a Cow

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

SALINA, Kan.–UPI–A 1,400 pound cow rampaged for an hour through downtown business districts before being gunned down by an armed pig of the Salina Police Force.

Death of a Salesman

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

Time Magazine wrote in its eulogy of Chou En-lai that he never forgave John Foster Dulles for refusing to shake hands with him at the 1954 Geneva Conference. That was where he engineered the famous “compromise” in which he convinced …

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Nationalist Gangs Battle for Angola

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Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976

Nearing the end of an almost year long civil war, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) appears to be on the verge of a military victory over its rivals in the West African former Portuguese colony.

Outlaw Midwifery

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

And two months later, its first annual birth conference, “SQUAT Camp,” which took place in Washington state from August 10-13th.

12th Annual Montreal Anarchist Bookfair

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

The 12th annual Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, which takes place during Montreal’s month long Festival of Anarchy, will be held on May 21 and 22, 10am-5pm at the CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle, (a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro).

Remaining RNC 8 Defendants Accept Misdemeanor Plea Agreement

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Fifth Estate # 384, Spring, 2011

ST. PAUL, MN–The case against eight Twin Cities anarchists known as the RNC 8 came to a conclusion October 19, when the remaining four defendants pled guilty to misdemeanors resolving their legal and political battle stemming from arrests at the …

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Sarah Jane Moore

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Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976

A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER A recent poll has concluded that this year’s “American Mother of the Year” is none other than Sarah Jane Moore, a San Francisco area resident. Moore was however unavailable for comment on this news, as …

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