After seven years in a highly secretive, repressive unit of a Texas federal prison for women, environmental Green Scare political prisoner, Marius Mason, has finally been moved into a less restrictive section.
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JFK: Cold Warrior
by Jack Straw
Fifth Estate # 339, Spring, 1992
“I shall never be able to forget where I was standing on that dramatic day when President John Fitzgerald Kennedy nearly killed me. It was during the nuclear confrontation that arose out of his war on Cuba.” —Christopher Hitchens in …
The Failure of Resource Nationalism in Bolivia
by Mike Wold
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
a review of Blood of the Earth: Resource Nationalism, Revolution, and Empire in Bolivia by Kevin A. Young, 2017, University of Texas Press
‘Ear ye!
by Bob Stark
Fifth Estate # 86, August 21-September 3, 1969
It was probably something I had coming for a long time, but it really caught me by surprise when it happened. After all I don’t write these pieces because I get paid for them. I do it because it gets …
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 278, November, 1976
Ammunition Books, 4403 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 Bookstore Hours: Mon. thru Fri. 1 pm-5 p.m.
French Anarchists in the Algerian Revolution
by Kathy E. Ferguson
Fifth Estate # 389, Summer, 2013
a review of Eyes to the South: French Anarchists and Algeria, by David Porter; foreword by Sylvain Boulouque. AK Press, 2011, 550 pp, $25
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 273, June 1976
A PRIMER OF LIBERTARIAN EDUCATION by Joel Spring, Free Life Editions, 157 pp. $3.95 Traces the tradition of libertarian opposition to established education from Rousseau and Godwin to Neill and Freire. “Spring places the radical challenge into its own tradition …
Intro to Zerzan
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 302, June 1, 1980
Related: see The Promise of the ’80s in this issue. We perhaps owe John Zerzan a debt of gratitude for the research that has gone into his essay The Promise of the ’80s, for it graphically demonstrates to us what …
A Sea of Slaughter
by Alice Detroit
Fifth Estate # 323, Summer, 1986
a review of Sea of Slaughter by Farley Mowat, 1985, Atlantic Monthly, 438 pp. $24.95
Women Doing Time
by Marius Mason
Fifth Estate # 403, Spring 2019
a review of Taking the Rap: Women Doing Time For Society’s Crimes by Ann Hansen. Between the Lines, 2018
The Decline and Fall of Everything
by John Zerzan, Paula Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 268, January, 1976
The landscape of capitalism is a global one, existing everywhere with only minor variations. But this universal reign of the paycheck and the price-tag is approaching a state of crisis, becoming noticeable to all but those whose idea of politics …
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 277, October 1976
Ammunition Books, 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48201 ILLUMINATUS TRILOGY by Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson Part I The Eye in the Pyramid 304 pp. Part II The Golden Apple 272 pp. Part III Leviathan 253 pp. Incredible political …
PBS, Power & Postmodernism
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 346, Summer, 1995
The Public Broadcasting System produces “programming” toward a more manageable society. In fact, it is the network rather expressly for managers, and what it airs can best be understood by keeping in mind this service to the managing class. The …
Books and Publications Received
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 389, Summer, 2013
BOOKS Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, by Paul Avrich and Karen Avrich, Harvard University Press, 2012, 528 pp., 36 photos, $35. The story of “the most dangerous woman in America” and her long-time …
Why is Marie Mason in the Fed’s Harshest Prison?
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 389, Summer, 2013
Supporters of imprisoned environmental activist Marie Mason, are fearful that the repressive conditions she currently experiences could worsen when a construction project inside of her unit in a Texas high security prison is completed.
Ron Cobb
by Nat Freeland
Fifth Estate # 37, September 1-15, 1967
Editor’s note: Ron Cobb is one of the most brilliant contributors to the Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) and the Fifth Estate. His cartoons originate from the Los Angeles Free Press as does the following article.
Ammunition Books
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 276, September 1976
Ammunition Books 4403 Second Ave. Detroit, Michigan, 48201 Bookstore hours: Mon. thru Fri. 1 pm – 5 pm A SPECIAL NOTE! For those of you who have been waiting for your copies of Chris Gray’s book, Leaving the 20th Century: …
Rock and Roll Revival!
by Dennis Frawley
Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969
Detroit’s 1st Rock and Roll Revival held Memorial Day weekend at the Fairgrounds significantly began the summer’s slew of pop festivals across the country.
Letters
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 380, Spring 2009
Send letters to fe – AT – fifthestate – DOT – org or Fifth Estate, PO Box 201016, Ferndale, MI 48220 All formats accepted including typescript & handwritten; letters may be edited for length.
An Address
by Encyclopedie des Nuisances
Fifth Estate # 340, Autumn 1992
This slightly abridged Encyclopedie des Nuisances text first appeared as a pamphlet in July 1990. In French, the term “nuisance” denotes a serious affliction, not a mere annoyance. Thus, the authors refer to “the State as the ultimate nuisance,” and …