ARTICLES 5 Occupied Iraq: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 7 First They Came For Ward Churchill 9 The New McCarthyism: On The Recent Purge Of David Graeber 11 Fear And Loathing At The University FE SPECIAL SECTION: WOBBLIES & …
ARTICLES 5 Occupied Iraq: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 7 First They Came For Ward Churchill 9 The New McCarthyism: On The Recent Purge Of David Graeber 11 Fear And Loathing At The University FE SPECIAL SECTION: WOBBLIES & …
John Watson, editor of the WSU student newspaper, was acquitted March 7 of charges that he assaulted Joe Weaver, of WJBK-TV. Watson had been charged with striking the TV-2 “commentator” on Feb. 10 when Weaver attempted to interview Watson at …
I want to take up where I left off last time and get into some of the alternatives to the present scene in the local rock and roll industry. There has been some fantastic response to my last column—even Russ …
Several full-time movement activists in the Michigan area have been arrested in recent weeks on trumped-up felony charges.
As you may have noted, the name of our book project has dropped the title “Ammunition” in favor of “Fifth Estate” or simply, “FE.” We have been talking about making the change actually for several years, but were always looking …
D.A. Pennebaker’s endlessly fascinating film, “Monterey Pop,” gives us Gracie Slick & The Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Simon & Garfunkle, Janis Joplin, Hugh Masekela, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Otis Redding, The Mamas & the Papas, Canned Heat, Country Joe …
John Watson, the Editor-in-Chief of Wayne State’s revolutionary student newspaper, the South End, has been charged with assault and battery on a TV newsman.
Is there ought we have in common with the greedy parasite, Who would lash us into serfdom and crush us with his might? Is there anything left for us but to organize and fight? The Union makes us strong! —”Solidarity …
An excerpt from an exclusive Detroit interview with Jello Biafra, lead singer of the Dead Kennedys, one of the more famous hardcore bands. In 1979 Jello ran for mayor of San Francisco, finishing fourth out of ten with a ‘platform’ …
FT. JACKSON, S.C.—Anti-war GIs here are circulating a petition addressed to their commanding officer calling on him to have a meeting on the post to discuss the war in Vietnam.
Articles in this section Devil’s Music The revolution will be a festival Sacred, Sweet, Wicked Ecstasy Joe Hill Dancing for Our Lives The Decline of the Choral Dance Tectum Theatrum The Ray Charles Riots Jazz. Funk. Folk. Punk. Trance. …
Fred Chase was wearing an “I am Tom Sincavitch” button pinned to his Levi jacket. Fred was waiting for the FBI to take him from his sanctuary at Sacred Heart Church in much the same way that Tom had waited …
What with all the hoopla going on around the Republican Convention—free parties, banners and balloons every where, a city-wide clean-up and the media trying to make us forget the depression—it’s easy to ignore the mammoth police state apparatus the politicians …
You will not be able to stay home, dear Netizen. You will not be able to plug in, log on and opt out. You will not be able to lose yourself in Final Fantasy, Or hold your Kazaa download …
Now you can hear what guitar playing sounded like when Eddie Lang was big back in the Twenties. If you play another cut you can hear what Pete Johnson and Joe Turner sounded like back in the Thirties. You can …
The following is a portion of a transcript of a May 7 interview with Utah Phillips conducted by long-time Fifth Estate contributor, Peter Werbe. It aired on his May 11 Detroit radio show in part to provide publicity for a …
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FT. JACKSON, S.C.—Military hearings began April 22 at this Southern Army base into the cases of eight anti-war GIs being harassed by the post brass.