When I was first asked to write an obituary in the Fifth Estate for Dr. Albert Hofmann, who passed away on April 29, I felt conflicted. I was not wrestling with how to reconcile his contributions to neurochemistry and the …
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Bits of the World in Brief
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 292, June 19, 1978
Peoples (sic) Republic (sic) of China Despite the change of bureaucracy in China and attempts by the new rulers to make peace with the workers by offering them meager wage increases, it seems that political and social unrest continues. According …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 20, December 15-31, 1966
To the Editor: I have unfortunately been one of the many observers of that bloated piece of miscarried construction the UNIROYAL TIRE on I-94. [See “Get That Tire!” FE #19, December 1-15, 1966.] It would be best to have …
Nietzsche and the Anarchists
by Spencer Sunshine
Fifth Estate # 367, Winter 2004-2005
John Moore was a controversial but intriguing English anarchist writer who passed away of a heart attack in October 2002 at the age of 45. He was the author of such short books as Anarchy & Ecstasy, Lovebite, and The …
Free Rob Los Ricos
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
Outrage is the only word that comes to mind to describe the reaction to the sentence handed down by a vindictive judge to an Eugene, Oregon anarchist following a militant action on June 18, 1999.
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 269, February, 1976
Anarchism…stands for direct action, the open defiance of, and resistance to all laws and restrictions, economic, social, and moral. But defiance and resistance are illegal. Therein lies the salvation of man. — Emma Goldman, Anarchism, 1910
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 329, Summer, 1988
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 hours …
Calendar of Resistance
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 364, Spring, 2004
April 5: Trial of Camilo Viveiros scheduled to begin in Philadelphia. Defend Camilo! Defend Dissent! www.friendsofcamilo.org April 9-11 – Positive Action’s Fourth Annual DIY/T (Do It Yourself/Do It Together) Fest and gathering in Athens, Ohio. If you’re interested please email …
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 284, July, 1977
4403 Second Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48201 Telephone No. (313) 831-8600 Bookstore hours vary, but we are generally open on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and at scattered other times. Please call before coming down to be sure we are here.
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 27, April 1-15, 1967
The Marijuana Scare is getting weirder and weirder, with the grass police moving backwards faster every day, trying to bust everybody they can before the laws won’t let them do it any more. As far as I’m concerned the busts …
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 23, February 1-15, 1967
THE POEM FOR WARNER STRINGFELLOW OCTOBER, 1966 Detective Lieutenant, Detroit Narcotics Squad, who has been single-handedly responsible for busting me on two separate occasions for possessing & selling marijuana and who stumbled into my new apartment last night by accident …
A Spark In Search of a Powder Keg
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 407, Fall, 2020
Rebellion is its own justification, completely independent of the chance it has to modify the state of affairs that gives rise to it. It’s a spark in the wind, but a spark in search of a powder keg. —André Breton …
Events Calendar
by Resa Jannett
Fifth Estate # 101, March 19-April 1, 1970
in Cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS MARCH 19 POWER TO THE PEOPLE and other assorted revolutionary politics will be discussed by the citizens of the Woodstock Nation sponsored by the Free University and conducted by the White Panther Party. All …
Bringing it All Back Home
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 65, October 31-November 13, 1968
Editors’ Note: Larry Miller, known to his longtime listeners in the Detroit area as the man who invented “underground radio,” has returned to Detroit after two years as “Midnight Miller” on KMPX-FM in San Francisco and is presently partying on …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 295, November 3, 1978
As you may have noticed in our staff box this issue, the Fifth Estate is now officially designated as a bimonthly. A reduced staff and the availability of those remaining has dictated this change and will also allow us to …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 301, February 26, 1980
Mutual Aid Dear People, The cena at Negri’s on Saturday, January 12, 1980 raised money for anarchist propaganda, as well as $75 for the defense of Kamalla Miller. Those present at the dinner choose to send you $50.00 to help …
Super Duds
by Bob Rudnick, Dennis Frawley
Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969
The pop world is crashing under the plastic bravado of its self-praise, musical solipsism and commercial orientation which leads toward a strict class separation and a degenerate, bullshit path of “mature sophistication,” alcohol, drugs, elitism, stardom, show business, artiness, campfire …
Events Calendar
by Resa Jannett
Fifth Estate # 99, February 19-March 4, 1970
in Cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS. FEB. 19 FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) and This Island Earth (1957) two popular Sci-Fi epics that include travel to other worlds, ray guns, and robots. DeRoy Aud. WSU. 7 p.m. Single feature 50 cents, double …
The Conspiracy
by Jane Capellaro
Fifth Estate # 93, November 27-December 10, 1969
There is a growing movement in this country to end the exploitation and oppression of the people in our own country and the people of the world. As it grows, so do the attempts to squash that movement and its …
Facing West
by Alice Detroit
Fifth Estate # 308, January 19, 1982
a review of Facing West, The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire Building, Richard Drinnon, New York, New American Library, 1980.
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 304, December 31, 1980
Mutual Aid Comrades: At the recent cena (dinner) held by the Italian comrades $1,061 was raised. It was decided to divide it among the following publications: Black Flag, Fifth Estate, Freedom, Internationale, Open Road, Revista A, SRAF, North American Anarchist, …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 324, Fall, 1986
The FE Bookservice may be reached at the same address as the Fifth Estate Newspaper, P.O. Box 02548, Detroit MI 48202 USA, telephone (313) 831-6800. Visitors are welcome, but our hours vary so please call before dropping in. HOW TO …
Sacco and Vanzetti
by Julie Herrada
Fifth Estate # 374, Winter 2007
A review of SACCO AND VANZETTI, Directed by Peter Miller, Willow Pond Films, www.willowpondfilms.com
Phantoms of Lost Liberty
by Don LaCoss
Fifth Estate # 358, Fall, 2002
Down the street, there’s a park about half the size of a city block. Tucked away in the corner is a four-foot granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments, the core credo of a 3,000-year-old eastern Mediterranean cult started by …
The Sea
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 388, Winter, 2013
The whole world is being objectified, but Melville reminds us of all that remains. “There you stand, lost in the infinite series of the sea.” What could be more tangible, more of a contrast with being lost in the digital …
Detroit Cops Respond to Poor: Crunch!
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 55, June 4-18, 1968
The King described the Poor People’s Campaign as being the last, great nonviolent movement. If tactical nonviolence met with failure in this movement, he felt, then nonviolence as a means to ends” was done for.
Barbarella
by Hank Malone, Thomas Haroldson
Fifth Estate # 64, October 17-30, 1968
1. Thomas Haroldson “Barbarella” is a gas. No doubt about it. In fact, it is one of the most enjoyable and imaginative movies ever made.
Calendar
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 34, July 15-31, 1967
The calendar is prepared by Fifth Estate calendar girls Karen Kovac and Naomi Epel with cooperation from Detroit Adventure. Copy deadline is the 6th and 22nd of each month and should be sent to the Fifth Estate, Calendar 1107 W. …
Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004)
by Joel Kuszai
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
Experimental poet and composer Jackson Mac Low died in New York on December 8th. Known for his participation in the sixties performance group Fluxus, his association with John Cage, and his experiments in the so-called “chance composition” of poetry, Mac …
Just Motor City News
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 101, March 19-April 1, 1970
VOTE DRUM The League of Revolutionary Black Workers has been participating in elections of UAW locals and found itself confronted with vote fraud when it was clear the union bureaucrats could win in no other way. At the Chrysler …
Events Calendar
by Resa Jannett
Fifth Estate # 91, October 30-November 12, 1969
In cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS. OCT. 30 ARTHUR MILLERS “After the Fall” presented at the WSU Hilbery Theatre. 8:30 pm. OPEN CITY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC will cure your aches and pains. Come an hour early to sign your name. …
The Ideas & Desires of the DIY Bandits
by Benjamin Olson
Fifth Estate # 396, Summer, 2016
Born in 2004 out of the industrial ruins of Shelton, Conn., 75 miles north of New York City, a shifting cast of individuals led by soft-spoken, anti-leader, Pepe Chapowski, released records, threw shows, bootlegged albums, sent merchandise and artwork to …
The Jazz Scene
by Frank Kofsky
Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966
When Cecil Taylor spoke at a panel discussion at the University of Pittsburgh prior to his concert there, it apparently came as a shock to his collegiate audience that he and his fellow musicians no longer wish to undergo the …
The Unabomber’s Unending 15 Minutes of Fame
by Walker Lane (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
FE Note: Most of this article was written prior to the WTO demos and is not a contribution to the debate over tactics used there.
Other Scenes
by John Wilcock
Fifth Estate # 54, May 16-31, 1968
What RFK’s election would prove is that America is further ahead in its cheerfully cynical acceptance of corruption and back-room deals than had been feared…
Letters
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 66, November 14-27, 1968
This letter was sent to the Editor of the Detroit Free Press. To the Editor: About the arrogant note on page 7-C of the Free Press of Nov. 8 that “writer Richie Yorke of Toronto has supplied the Detroit Free …
News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 338, Winter, 1992
The Fifth Estate office receives a large number of anarchist and environmental newspapers and ‘zines from the U.S. and the rest of the world. After we look at them, they rarely get much farther than a growing pile under a …
Rock ‘N Roll Revival
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 79, May 15-28, 1969
The Michigan music scene will rock on over the Memorial Day weekend with the First Annual Detroit Rock and Roll Revival.
Days hopeful & radiant
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 362, Fall, 2003
In November 2003, Miami, Florida, is hosting both the eighth round of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) trade negotiations and the eighth Americas Business Forum. Trade Ministers from 34 nations in the Western hemisphere, and hundreds of …
The Coatpuller
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 31, June 1-15, 1967
Lots of good music coming up for the summer, June 8th, the new Spike Drivers will present a huge three-ring circus type show at Community Arts Auditorium, WSU, featuring the MC-5, the Passing Clouds, the Magic Veil Light Company, classical …