FE Note: What follows are thoughts on the revolutionary upsurge which shook France 20 years ago. Although ultimately unsuccessful, the message is that revolt is possible in modern society. In ours today, it is not the cops which prevent revolt, …
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The Forgotten Anarchist Commune in Manchuria
by Francesco Dalessandro
Fifth Estate # 407, Fall, 2020
During World War II the famous Hollywood filmmaker Frank Capra was commissioned by the U.S. Military to make a seven-part documentary film series titled “Why We Fight.” Its purpose was to counter Nazi propaganda films and justify U.S. involvement in …
The Need for a Revolutionary Anarchist Movement Has Never Been Greater
by Wayne Price
Fifth Estate # 407, Fall, 2020
Anarchism is everywhere in the media recently. Anarchists are blamed and denounced by a wide spectrum of politicians. Trump and his followers denounce anarchists and antifa as being the central figures in the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Democrats make a …
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Looking back on the Vietnam War
by George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 320, Spring, 1985
“Without the exposure of these Vietnam policies as criminal, there is every likelihood of their repetition in subsequent conflicts.” —Richard Falk, speaking at the Congressional Conference on War and National Responsibility, convened in Washington, D.C. in early 1970 “Historical memory …
Nicaragua & Reagan’s Big Lie
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 320, Spring, 1985
“Nicaragua’s continued efforts to subvert its neighbors, its rapid and destabilizing military build-up, its close military and security ties to Cuba and the Soviet Union and its imposition of Communist internal rule.” Such were Ronald Reagan’s reasons, as he left …
Graphics Notes
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 319, Winter, 1985
The graphics/collages on pages 9-13 are taken from “Manual for Revolutionary Leaders” by M. Velli, and appear in the book in full color. It is available through our book service and is listed on page 18. Each construction contains a …
The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism
by Fredy Perlman
Fifth Estate # 319, Winter, 1985
Nationalism was proclaimed dead several times during the present century: —after the first world war, when the last empires of Europe, the Austrian and the Turkish, were broken up into self-determined nations, and no deprived nationalists remained, except the Zionists; …
U.S Marine Says No To Invasions
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 317, Summer 1984
It’s too bad that he had to hear the word from Allah, but still it is heartening to know that at least one Marine refused to be used as cannon fodder in Reagan’s reckless war schemes. Marine Cpl. Alfred Griffen, …
News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective, George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 321, Indian Summer, 1985
Notes on errata and lacunae (G. Bradford) An FE staff member currently traveling outside the U.S. wrote to us upon receiving his FE, that while the content and the layout were good, “there were a fair number of typos, …
Comments on Central America
by Blueberry, Fifth Estate Collective, George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 321, Indian Summer, 1985
Fifth Estate: I want to offer some criticisms of the latest issue. The Vietnam article [Web archive note: This article first appeared in FE #320, Spring 1985. With an added Introduction by Richard Drinnon it was reprinted in FE #346, …
Hiroshima, First Shot of World War III
by Peter Werbe, R. Relievo (Rob Blurton)
Fifth Estate # 345, Winter, 1995
Introduction by R. Relievo As E.B. Maple points out in the following article (which first appeared in FE #285, August 1977), the atomic bombings of civilians by the American Army Air Corps at the end of World War II was …
What’s Wrong With Nuclear Power?
by Adam Baum
Fifth Estate # 345, Winter, 1995
Nuclear power is a primary threat in the ongoing global environmental struggles at the end of the twentieth century. However, nuclear power is an issue many shy away from because of its complex and technical nature and the opaque power …
Revenge of the Nerds
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 345, Winter, 1995
“Consider the intelligence of the average man, then realize 50% are even stupider.” —Mark Twain
Nixon Kicks Bucket
by Mr. Venom
Fifth Estate # Daily Barbarian Number 8
Nixon Kicks Bucket Ding Dong The Wicked Witch Is Dead! by Mr. Venom Daily Barbarian > Nixon Kicks Bucket The day after Richard Milhouse Nixon died, I noticed while driving to work that the flag at the McDonald’s on Woodward …
Thoughts on the Disappearance of History
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # Daily Barbarian Number 8
Thoughts on the Disappearance of History by David Watson Daily Barbarian > Thoughts on the Disappearance of History “so that when there is no more story that will be our story when there is no forest that will be our …