The letters which appear in this issue of the Fifth Estate do not represent the entire correspondence which has grown out of the discussion on technology. Some of our exchanges with readers of the paper became too broad, too lengthy, …
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The Return of the Social Revolution
by Claudio Albertani
Fifth Estate # 293-294, August 21, 1978
“Bread and roses.” (Paterson, N.J., 1912, slogan of the revolutionary women) “Molotov, Champagne!” (Milan, 1977)
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 …
Catching Fish in Chaotic Waters
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 345, Winter, 1995
Introduction The following text is a speech given by Fifth Estate staff member David Watson at a conference on July 9, 1994 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, hosted by the New Jersey Greens. Entitled “A Radical Ecology Forum: Ecological …
Indigenism & its Enemies
by Primitivo Solis (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 306, July, 1981
indigenous, adj. 1. Occurring or living naturally in an area; not introduced; native. 2. Intrinsic; innate. [From Latin indigena, native. See indigene.
The Triumph of Capital
by George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 339, Spring, 1992
INTRODUCTION “Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with Eurasia. But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his …
Agriculture: Essence of Civilization
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 329, Summer, 1988
Introduction Almost all John Zerzan essays feature accompanying introductions in which the word most frequently used to describe his method and conclusions is “provocative,” (see, for instance, Anarchy, Summer 1987). Some may think this only an ugly little term meant …
Detroit trash incinerator closing
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
The news in March 2019 that, due to “financial and community concerns,” the Detroit trash incinerator was to be closed was weirdly reminiscent of news back in the spring of 1986 that it was going to be built: It came …
FE Bookstore
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 331, Spring 1989
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 …
Return of the Son of Deep Ecology
by George Bradford (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 331, Spring 1989
Introduction The letter above [“Deep Ecology as Strategic Knowledge,” FE #331, Spring, 1989] was sent to the Fifth Estate last year in response to the essay I wrote, “How Deep Is Deep Ecology? A Challenge to Radical Environmentalism” (FE #327, …
Looking Back on the Vietnam War
by David Watson, Richard Drinnon
Fifth Estate # 346, Summer, 1995
This article first appeared in FE #320, Spring 1985 under the pen-name George Bradford. It is reprinted on the 20th anniversary of the defeat of the U.S. empire in Vietnam.