The following essay by George Bradford continues the discussion of environmental perspectives begun in these pages in our Fall 1987 edition. Our previous special issue, published at that time, “How Deep Is Deep Ecology? A Challenge to Radical Environmentalism” (also …
The opening shot in Airman Ted Goldflies versus the Air Force, Round Two, was printed in the last issue of the Fifth Estate [FE #83, July 10-23, 1969]. That was a letter of “Admonition” from Major Fred Smith, Commander of …
FIFTH ESTATE #363, Winter, 2003/2004, Vol. 38, No. 4, page 3 NEWS Miami: The War Comes Home 5 APOC Report 11 Tales From The Planet 12 Lessons From Cancun 13 Against the Wall 14 Uprising in Bolivia 16 Sex and …
A weekend of international protest activities has been called to coincide with the opening of the second murder trial of Irish anarchist Marie Murray on April 25 in Dublin, according to the London Black Flag office.
In a recent issue of the Fifth Estate (April 1) it was reported that State Senator Roger Craig of Dearborn had introduced a bill into the Michigan Senate that would exempt marijuana from the application of the general “narcotics” act. …
Joseph Déjacque was a major 19th-century communist anarchist political theorist and visionary utopian writer, born in Besancon, France on December 27, 1821. To celebrate the bicentennial year of his birth, two New Orleans-based groups, are convening a Déjacque Bicentennial Conference …
Prisons are the essence of the state. But as Tom Big Warrior, historian for the traditional Lenape Nation in Pennsylvania puts it in the title of his essay, we must “Turn the Iron Houses of Oppression into Schools of Liberation.”
Free Free Now a review of Let’s Get Free: a zine about Jeff “Free” Luers: Earth Defender, Anarchist, and Political Prisoner 11×17, 28 pages. Order for $5 (postage paid) from Break the Chains (checks made out to “Howl For …
The New Jersey Green Journal, published by the Raritan-Brunswick Greens, is a green publication we have particularly enjoyed since they take a strong interest in many of the questions that animate us—technology as a system of domination, the question of …
Reprinted from The Metro ECOLOGY SUCKS! It sucks the life out of social reform. It sucks the energy out of campus movements. It sucks the irritants out of capitalism. It sucks change out of politics. It sucks reason out of …
Edward Abbey, author of the fictional eco-sabotage novel, The Monkeywrench Gang, and numerous other volumes on the Southwestern deserts and wilderness is both the eminence grise and bête noire of Earth First! Abbey is highly revered by the EF! leadership …
a review of Anarchy Explained to My Father by Francis Dupuis-Deri and Thomas Deri; Translated from the French by John Gilmore. New Star Books, Vancouver, 2017
I want to throw up because we’re supposed to quietly and politely make house in this killing machine called America. —David Wojnarowicz, Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration I think of Wojnarowicz’s disgust as I sit across from …
Marius Mason continues transgender struggle in prison Read More »
Dear Dr. Schoenfeld, Is there a blood test which can conclusively determine paternity? If not, is there another test or are there other tests being developed to determine exactly who the father is? I don’t really know how the test …
Good news! Seattle’s Left Bank Books is republishing Letters of Insurgents, Fredy Perlman’s historical novel about love and revolution in the East bloc and Western states of the mid-20th century.
FIFTH ESTATE ANARCHIST FICTION ISSUE FIFTH ESTATE #385 Fall, 2011, Vol. 46, #2, page 1 Print Edition Contents 2 LETTERS 4 COPYRIGHT OR WRONG by Walker Lane 6 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH MARIE MASON 9 HOCKEY RIOTS IN VANCOUVER …
Features Class & Solidarity 15 Intro to Economics 16 Last Ticket to Utopia 17 Political Economy, Perennial Economy: Marx, Thoreau, & Us 18 Land & Liberty 22 Refusing The Marketplace 24 Communalism of Desire 26 Pastoral Letter 28 Give it …
Besides contributing to this publication, three longtime Fifth Estate regulars have also had a part in shaping Detroit’s 1980s radical music scene.
We took on the theme of Revolution, Revolts, Riots, and Rebellions even before the candidates were chosen by the major parties for the US election. As we say in these pages, social explosions are generated by the oppressive nature of …