The Car Bomb

by

Fifth Estate # 378, Summer 2008

reviewed in this article Buda’s Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb, by Mike Davis, …

The Car Bomb Read more →

Counterfeiting Sovereignty

by

Fifth Estate # 378, Summer 2008

“Counterfeit coin is said to prove the existence of genuine–the terms being purely relative. But because …

Counterfeiting Sovereignty Read more →

Reviews

by , , ,

Fifth Estate # 379, Fall, 2008

Oystercatcher #5 Review by J.L. Dale I’m young, but I still had grade-school fantasies about bathing …

Reviews Read more →

The Disasters of Disaster Capitalism

by

Fifth Estate # 379, Fall, 2008

In an airport recently, I idly watched the 24-hour cable TV news that they pipe into …

The Disasters of Disaster Capitalism Read more →

Like a Thief in the Night

by

Fifth Estate # 380, Spring 2009

a review of Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark, edited by Paul …

Like a Thief in the Night Read more →

Sucker

by

Fifth Estate # 380, Spring 2009

Last summer, I was talking to a carnival-ride operator at one of those small, itinerant outfits …

Sucker Read more →

Franklin Rosemont, 1944-2009

by

Fifth Estate # 381, Summer-Fall 2009

Writer, painter, and publisher Franklin Rosemont died on April 12 in Chicago. He was buried in …

Franklin Rosemont, 1944-2009 Read more →

A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back

by

Fifth Estate # 382, Spring, 2010

a review of Ursula K. Le Guin, A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back. Illustrated by …

A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back Read more →

Principle of Hope

by

Fifth Estate # 382, Spring, 2010

“Dr. Alfred Nobel, a man who became rich discovering new ways to kill more people faster …

Principle of Hope Read more →

Zapping the Pyramid

by

Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005

The design shows a pyramid surmounted by an eye being blasted by a bolt of lightning. …

Zapping the Pyramid Read more →