Youth capitalism is proving to be as repressive to its people as Nixon’s solution to Black Liberation, black capitalism. The young are being systematically robbed by the capitalists who get rich dealing the products and services of the alternate culture. …
Senator Philip A. Hart and Theodore Sachs were recipients of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Annual Bill of Rights Award on Saturday evening, December 4. The Award was made during the intermission of the show “VOICES, Inc.”, the musical production …
Special to the Fifth Estate! SAN FRANCISCO—The MC5 have blasted their way out of the grease pits of FoMoCo city, resolved their feud with the Motherfuckers of New York’s lower east side, and wound up in the San Francisco jailhouse …
The first meeting of the Detroit Chapter of Lemar (Legalize Marijuana) met at the Artist’s Workshop Dec. 19th, and had a good turn out in spite of a heavy snow. The purpose of the group is to: 1. Disseminate information …
To the Editors: The Students for a Democratic Society, the Radical Education Project (REP) and other radical groups in Detroit, were set up for harassment in the Detroit Free Press article of October 30, 1969 which printed one of our …
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Big Boost for Gas “Tan me ‘ide when I’m dead, Fred, “Tan me ‘ide when I’m dead. “So we tanned ‘is ‘ide when ‘e died, Clyde, “An’ that’s it ‘angin’ on the shed.” —Bela Kun Closing In on an Elusive …
Millard Berry Alan Franklin Ralph Franklin Pat Halley Pat O’Bryan Arnold Washover Kathy Horak Tina Nachalo Bob Nirkind E.B. Maple Stuart Perry Paula Zerzan Nana Saffioti Marilyn Werbe Peter Werbe Jay Kinney Michael Lucas John Zerzan Peter Rachleff Richard Rollins …
The Trans-Love commune, as reported in the FIFTH ESTATE two issues back, is planning a move from their quarters on John Lodge and Warren to the corner of Forest and Second Avenues in the Warren-Forest. Originally scheduled for the first …
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 …
Wes Montgomery—”March 6, 1968″ (Riverside) Wes Montgomery is simply one of the two greatest jazz guitarists of all time, the other being Charley Christian. A writer may go on and on and on about the innovations, contributions, and prestige this …
Cover photo: Pierre Garine: Bridge across the Yalu River to N. Korea
In Cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS. JAN. 22 MORE FREE MEDICAL HELP at the Open City Clinic. 4425 Second at Canfield. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call 831-2770 before you come if possible. ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN, a lecture on this beautiful …
Editors’ note: This article is being printed so that we can stop brothers and sisters from being needlessly busted. It was written by a Detroit lawyer who wants to remain anonymous. Don’t be careless! Learn from the way the man …
WASHINGTON (LNS)—The Justice Department is getting ready for a crackdown on the “illegal sale and use of drugs,” according to an announcement by Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
Fifth Estate Issue #11, July 30, 1966 WEB CONTENTS ALL FIFTH ESTATE ISSUES FIFTH ESTATE HOME
To honor Ursula K. LeGuin’s 80th year on the planet, the FE’s next edition will explore the intersection of utopian, feminist, ecological, Taoist, and anti-authoritarian ideas in her prolific catalog of novels, poems, and essays.
I couldn’t believe it when they shook me down at the door of the Grande. A cop insensitively feeling my pants. It didn’t exactly make me feel welcome. They said they were looking for booze and weapons. What! It seems …
Bob Brubaker’s defense of agriculture [this issue, FE #330, Winter, 1988-89] seems to have two main components, one in which agriculture itself recedes in favor of “symbolic exchange.” Here it is argued that “symbolism, not agriculture, was the sun around …
London will be the scene for an International Congress known as the Dialectics of Liberation this coming July 15-30. The purpose of the congress, sponsored by London’s Institute of Phenomenological Studies, is to examine societal influence, conditioning, and control of …
Dear friends, Just wanted to let you know how much I, and many of my friends who read the paper, dig the poems you’ve been printing lately, especially Diane DiPrima’s. I always say that a good anarchistic poem is …
Remember Bevo Francis, sports fans? Well, Abbie Hoffman does.
Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh last month ordered the renewal of a concert hall license for Concept East Theatre.
Editors’ Note: “Fortune and Men’s Eyes,” a play by John Herbert, will begin its Detroit run Nov. 28-30 and again on Dec. 5-7. Performances will begin at 8:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Hudson’s box office or obtained through …
Editor’s Note: The following is an interview conducted by the Fifth Estate with representatives of the Free University of Detroit, a new independent educational institute which will open it’s doors at the end of the month. A full schedule of …
A dinner to celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of the American Civil Liberties Union will be held at the Rackham Building on Saturday, April 29.
Fifth Estate #381, Summer-Fall 2009, Vol. 44, No. 2 2 LETTERS 4 MARIE MASON INTERVIEW 5 RNC FRAME-UP UPDATE 6 THE SHIT HITS THE FAN by Ron Sakolsky 8 KILLER APE THEORY DISPROVED by Tim MacGowan 10 THE FUTURE OF …
People need music to live. We know that and act on it, all ways. Only straight people—honkies—think music is superfluous, that it doesn’t make any difference what you listen to, and their lives demonstrate their ignorance. Music shapes us and …
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) expressed its regret and dismay July 25 that the conviction of Arthur Kinoy for disorderly conduct had been affirmed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The conviction of Prof. Kinoy stems from …
Dirty Blues Band (Bluesway) This band’s blues roots were first formed years ago during the British blues invasion started by The Rolling Stones. During this embryonic stage, many teenagers had suspicions that the Stones were copying…yes, copying, but from whom?
To the Editor: Your paper has done so much for our heads simply because it is so meaningful. We would like to add just one thing for your other readers: “Respect the Revolution and you shall inherit the earth.” The …
CHICAGO, Feb. 28—The seven defendants in the Chicago Conspiracy trial were released from jail after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Hoffman’s no bond ruling. Bond for the five defendants convicted of incitement to riot was set at …
NEW YORK ( LNS) “Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman” runs the slogan of Ladies Home Journal, a monthly women’s magazine with a circulation of seven million.
Live (i.e. alive) musical activity continues to grow here in Detroit, and on its own terms, which makes it all the more valuable. Pianist Andrew Hill made his first concert appearance in this part of the country here last month, …
“We are all outlaws in the eyes of America.” —Jefferson Airplane “The chickens are going to come home to roost.” —Malcolm X
There may come a time when musicians may agree with critics about certain recorded performances, when and if this time comes it will be an absolutely mind shattering synthesis of opinion.
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Powerlessness and the lack of control which black people are allowed over their own community was not a major cause of the Detroit rebellion, Mr. Lomax tells us. Nor was the cause the culture of violence which the United States …
The following letter was received from Shreveport, Louisiana: QUESTION: How can a male determine whether or not he is circumcised? I am not sure about myself. ANSWER: Buy the John Lennon-Yoko Ono album. Neither John nor Yoko is circumcised. QUESTION: …