Detroit Seen

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Fifth Estate # 335, Winter, 1990-91

Threat of War Cancels Plans for Fifth Estate 25-Year Retrospective That’s as good a reason as any for why the observance of our 25 years of publishing is reduced to a short mention in this column. We had intended more, …

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Tales from the planet

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Fifth Estate # 335, Winter, 1990-91

SAVE MUMIA Mumia Abu-Jamal’s battle to keep from being legally lynched by the state of Pennsylvania has reached a critical point. On October 1, the U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition for a review of his conviction and death sentence. …

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Masthead

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Fifth Estate # 335, Winter, 1990-91

FIFTH ESTATE #335, Winter, 1990-91, Vol. 25, No. 2 Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate is a co-operative project, published by a group of friends who are in general, but not necessarily complete agreement with the articles herein. Each segment of …

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Emma Goldman and the Russian Revolution

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

Dear Fifth Estate: While I appreciate David Porter’s long and serious review of my book, Emma Goldman in Exile (see FE #333, Winter 1990), I’d like to take issue with some of his points. Porter criticizes my “intrusiveness” for allegedly …

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News and Reviews

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

When I compare the straight columns, boxed graphics and even type of the Fifth Estate to the graphic wildness and literary adventure of the ‘zine Babyfish Lost Its Momma, it makes me wonder if the FE hasn’t gotten a little …

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FE Bookstore

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

The FE Bookstore is located at 4632 Second Ave., just south of W. Forest, in Detroit. We share space with the Fifth Estate Newspaper and may be reached at the same phone number: (313) 831-6800. Visitors are welcome, but our …

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What’s Happening Next

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

Earth Day supplement page 8 DECLARE THE DEATH OF THE CAR! GM WORLD HEADQUARTERS W. GRAND BLVD. AT SECOND AVE. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, NOON Assemble at WSU Gullen Mall Call 831-6800 for more info. WIN THE LOTTO 1 CHANCE IN …

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Prisoner Updates

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt has been incarcerated in California’s maximum security prisons for almost 20 years. He was recently transferred to Tehachapi, in southern California, far from his growing base of support in the Bay Area.

Remember: we’re still here

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

Attention prisoners! Throughout our 25-year history, this newspaper has maintained a policy of offering free subscriptions, through a special fund provided by our readers, to those held captive by the political state—prisoners and GIs. This is not done as an …

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Riot Cops Keep Wall Street Open

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Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990

On Monday, April 23, almost 2,000 demonstrators converged on New York’s Wall street and attempted to close this bastion of capitalism. Over 200 were arrested in the action which brought together a coalition of 60 or so groups.