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Cuba Resource Page < Issue Archive and Resource Pages Fifth Estate articles on Cuba are displayed in date order. Cuba: Dawning of American Imperialism: The Spanish-American War by Bob Nirkind Fifth Estate #269, February, 1976 https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/269-february-1976/cuba-dawning-american-imperialism/ All too anxious to …
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It was fifty years ago this summer that the lead singer of a band from a working class Detroit suburb screamed into a mic, “Kick out the jams, motherfucker,” inaugurating a wild ride into rock history.
Cuban women are beginning to see solid results of the many years of struggle that they have been through. Before the revolution, there was little or no work for any women. The only way a single woman could get money …
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Dear Brothers & Sisters, It was good to hear from you last week. My transfer to Marquette has been postponed at least a few weeks, but they are determined to send me there as soon as they can. A pig …
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ANN ARBOR—Bombs are exploding in Michigan again. On June 1 unknown persons destroyed an Army officer’s car, blew a hole in the University of Michigan ROTC building and shattered 40 windows in the structure. No one was injured. This was …
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For the past year, everyone has been trying to play down the war in Vietnam. According to President Nixon, the war is almost over. Twenty-five thousand troops have been withdrawn, leaving only 475,000 American soldiers in the rice paddies and …
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REVOLUTION REVOLUTION ELDRIDGE CLEAVER Get your shit together be ready Tell your friends be the first on your block My God Man be serious What would Che say ? Kill a pig a day fuck in the streets wear …
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Here it is folks, an interview with Joshua Newton, demolition expert for the Rebel Army.
Dear Fifth Estate, Due to a surprising thing to come, I wish to cancel my subscription. I’m on a heavy cruiser off the DMZ (Vietnam) coast. On 18 Jan. 1969 the ship returns to the United States and I …
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A former community center that hosted a youth rock scene is now being occupied by activists, seemingly ignored by the authorities. A few blocks away, urban farms are bright patches of green in the landscape, producing vegetables and fruits for …
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a review of Glauber Rocha, Ismail Xavier, editor; I.B. Tauris, 2019
At this time every year, aliens are required to register with the United States Government, who bring you Chevrolets, racism, Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass and other fine products. In spite of the fact that the government has kindly …
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a review of Woman at War Director: Benedikt Erlingsson 104 min. (2018)
Reprinted from The Guardian
On June 16, 1962 a group of students stimulated by the burgeoning protest movement of black young people in the south, met at Port Huron, Michigan.
CHICAGO—The toadies of Mayor Daley’s court are working long hours into the night attempting to prepare an official battle plan for the latest onslaught into their domain.
Charlie Haden—Liberation Music Orchestra Arrangements by Carla Bley. Impulse AS 9183 ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Perry Robinson, clarinet; Gato Barbieri, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Dewy Redman, alto and tenor saxophones; Don Cherry, cornet, Indian wood and bamboo flutes; Mike Mantler, trumpet; Roswell …
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a review of Pimp, by Iceberg Slim, Holloway House Publishing Company, 1967, paperback, 95 cents.
There now exists a segment of the movement which officially considers itself Marxist-Leninist. Unfortunately it regards Marxism-Leninism more as a temple in which one must worship than a tool to be used creatively.
“Sooner or later in each historic epoch, as objective conditions ripen, consciousness is acquired, organization achieved, leadership arises, and revolution is produced. Whether this takes place peacefully or comes to the world after painful labor does not depend on the …
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