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Myth of the Party
by Murray Bookchin
Fifth Estate # 336, Spring, 1991
See Fifth Estate introduction in this issue. Social revolutions are not “made” by parties, groups, or cadres; they occur as a result of deep-seated historic forces and contradictions that activate large sections of the population. They occur not merely (as …
Anti-authoritarian Portugal
by Jesús Sepúlveda
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
Last June, I was invited by the anarchist publisher, Textos Subterraneos, to speak about the newly-published Portuguese edition of my book, The Garden of Peculiarities, in Lisbon and Oporto. Of interest to FE readers, TS has also put out an …
From Red Anarchism to Green Anarchy
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
From its Eat the Rich Gang incarnation in the 1970s, Fifth Estate has been an unparalleled source of new ideas. Thinkers like Fredy Perlman, Jacques Ellul, and Jacques Camatte were introduced and moved anti-authoritarian perspectives forward very significantly.
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 335, Winter, 1990-91
Quite a Drag Howdy, Folks! (That’s the only non-sexist salutation I can think of.)
Roger, Michael and Me
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 334, Summer, 1990
a review of “Roger and Me,” a film produced and directed by Michael Moore.
On Poland and Power
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe), Rudy Perkins
Fifth Estate # 310, Fall 1982
Thanks again for running my article on Poland, and for E.B. Maple’s reply. (See FE #309, June 19, 1982, “The Collapse in Poland”) Maple seems a little over-anxious for a dispute on the questions raised, in some cases going out …
David Porter Remembered
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 403, Spring 2019
Longtime Fifth Estate friend and contributor, David Porter, died December 29; he was 79. A dedicated teacher, anarchist researcher, and grassroots community activist, Porter applied his anti-authoritarian principles to many projects.
A Reply on Poland
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 309, June 19, 1982
In response to “The Collapse in Poland” by Rudy Perkins in this issue (FE #309, June 19, 1982). A Movement Which is “Represented” is Unfree. When I hear the term “seizure of power,” my flesh crawls. It is a hideous …
The Collapse in Poland
by Rudy Perkins
Fifth Estate # 309, June 19, 1982
“Winter is yours, Spring is ours!” —Solidarity Painted across a thousand walls in Poland, this promise reminds us that the democratic upsurge there is far from buried. A certain phase of the movement has ended. When the movement reappears its …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 309, June 19, 1982
FASCIST DISSENSION Dear Friends: I am resubscribing to the Fifth Estate plus $1.00 extra for a prisoner’s subscription. I support the work of the FE and believe that it is of critical value to all revolutionaries. However, I strongly disagree …
Poland under martial law
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 308, January 19, 1982
As we witness the imposition of military rule in Poland it seems clear it was not something to have been unexpected. However, that realization does nothing to limit our anger and sadness as we helplessly watch tanks and faceless armed …
News and Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 307, November 19, 1981
Within the past several months the FE has received many publications and letters from Greece trying to make contact with radicals and libertarian revolutionaries in the U.S.
Hail Red Army Nerve Gas!
by David Watson
Fifth Estate # 307, November 19, 1981
In politics nothing can be taken at face value; many times what passes for an elaborately drawn political point of view is little more than a posture which conceals psychopathology. Trotskyism, a stillborn variety of marxism notable for the bizarre …
Poland at the Crossroad
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 307, November 19, 1981
With the endorsement of the Polish Communist Party’s Politburo, on November 10, of a plan that would include the Solidarity union in a new coalition government, it appears that the seemingly endless period of crisis and confrontation in Poland will …