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James Bay II
by Tom Holzinger
Fifth Estate # 338, Winter, 1992
James Bay II—the so-called “Project of the Century”—is on hold this winter in Quebec, snarled by legal and political obstacles, but a furious battle looms again in a year’s time. On one side is Hydro-Quebec, a goliath of an electricity …
Year of the Big Lie
by Fred Gardner
Fifth Estate # 98, February 4-18, 1970
Liberation News Service — Soldiers are shipping out for Vietnam from West Coast embarkation points at a rate that recalls the 1966 build-up—1,700 one day, 3,000 the next. The Oakland Army Terminal is so jammed with GIs on their way …
Letters
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 364, Spring, 2004
Fifth Estate letters policy We welcome letters commenting on our articles, ones stating opinions, or reports from your area. We can’t print every letter we receive, but each is read by the collective and considered for publication. Letters via email …
Letters to the Editors
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 26, March 15-31, 1967
To the Editor: I thank Mr. Kofsky for calling me a major critical figure [“The Jazz Scene,” FE #24, February 15-28, 1967]. I have the feeling that he has rarely read my Voice column because I have often written …
The Arrangement, John & Mary
by George dePue
Fifth Estate # 97, January 22-February 4, 1970
Newsreel-ARM — Hollywood began to appreciate some years ago that the vision of life it was projecting for the people was increasingly irrelevant to their lives and uninteresting. It was a basic marketing problem—how to catch up with a broad …
The Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival (Long Version)
by Norman Nawrocki
Fifth Estate # The Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival
<<< Return to Issue 416, Spring, 2025 The Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival (Long Version) An unofficial history by Norman Nawrocki Despite being one of the most misunderstood political ideologies of our times, anarchism has a long and beautiful history …
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GIs Resist the War
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 94, December 11-24, 1969
GIs Resist the WarFort Dix FT. DIX, N.J.—The trials of the Ft. Dix 38 accused of a variety of charges stemming from a stockade rebellion last June are continuing.
The Economics & Politics of Gentrification
by Mike Wold
Fifth Estate # 407, Fall, 2020
a review of Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State by Samuel Stein, 2019, Verso Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents by Matthew L. Schuerman, 2019, University of Chicago Press
Spain: model for anarchist organizing
by David Porter
Fifth Estate # 386, Spring, 2012
a review of The CNT in the Spanish Revolution, Volume I by Jose Peirats, Edited and Introduced by Chris Ealham; Translated by Paul Sharkey PM Press / Christie Books; 432pp, 628; www.pmpress.org
Comment from the Fifth Estate
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 285, August, 1977
Related: see Letters in this issue. The discussion regarding Black Rose Books, Ltd. (BRB) and concerning what constitutes a libertarian project has taken two distressing and, in our opinion, unproductive directions. The first is the absolute indignation on the part …
PBB: Case Study of an Industrial Plague
by Sonny Tufts (David Watson)
Fifth Estate # 272, May 1976
During the first week of April 1976, Gerald Woltjer, an Ottowa County, Michigan, dairy farmer, shot down his 235-head dairy herd in order to draw attention to the nightmare of PBB–poisoning of Michigan livestock, poultry, and dairy products.
South Africa
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 321, Indian Summer, 1985
South Africa—the rock of colonial racism—has finally begun to crack under the repeated blows of the general and sustained uprising of its black and colored population.
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 …
Why I was a Burglar
by Alexandre Jacob
Fifth Estate # 370, Fall 2005
In Paris, between 1900 and 1903, Alexandre Jacob (1879-1954) and his comrades organized a group of anarchist burglars which carried out 156 break-ins before being caught. Their targets were the wealthy and the gang’s project was to punish them by …
A.I. Psychosis & Personality Simulators
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 414, Fall 2023
Earlier this year, I created a fifteen-minute presentation on the ethical implications of the program Midjourney and other A.I. art generators for the Northeast Modern Language Conference, then released it online through the University of New Hampshire.
Anarchy in the Age of Reagan
by Fifth Estate Collective, John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 322, Winter-Spring, 1986
Renew the Earthly Paradise Present Day Banalities The two essays printed here were written in response to a questionnaire sent out by the Italian anarchist magazine, Rivista anarchica, investigating the present situation for North American anarchist and libertarian groups and …
Against Civilization
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 304, December 31, 1980
The following text, “On The Future of the Earth,” is a talk given by Russell Means at the Black Hills International Survival Gathering held last July at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The gathering was attended by groups …
The Barn
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 368-369, Spring-Summer, 2005
Book distribution has been a mainstay of our collective for many years. We believe that reading can be a revolutionary activity, and in that spirit, we continue this service.
Jesus Called the Cops
by Dena Clamage
Fifth Estate # 83, July 10-23, 1969
“The National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC) will in no way yield to threats of prosecution for non-existent crimes or other intimidation. On the contrary, we will continue to press our demands which are known to be just by all, …
Cybernetic Revolutionaries
by Ian Erik Smith
Fifth Estate # 394, Summer 2015 - Technology
a review of Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende’s Chile by Eden Medina. MIT Press, 2014, 344 pp., $20
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 303, October 20, 1980
Pessimism Optimistic Dear FE: “Carter’s Phony War Crisis” (FE #301, Feb. 26, 1980) was excellent. I’d only fault it in one respect—I feel that ‘you’re unduly optimistic in stating that, “Third World countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia…(will become) …
News and Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 308, January 19, 1982
Citizen G of Citizens for a Non-Linear Future (see letter in this issue) has published an educational comic as well as an article and questionnaire on despair. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Citizen G at Wallingford Station, PO Box …
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 …
Unschooling and Free Schools
by Marike Reid-Gaudet
Fifth Estate # 388, Winter, 2013
I’m interested in unschooling because it’s an applied philosophy rather than a teaching method. This philosophy, which I strive to use daily with my son, who is now 16 years old, is also the one used in free schools. For …
Pro-War Group Tries to Smear Lafferty, Fifth Estate in 17th District
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 11, July 30, 1966
James Lafferty’s campaign for the Congress from the 17th District on Detroit’s far West side took on a new dimension with the appearance in the district of a leaflet branding Lafferty a “traitor” and calling the FIFTH ESTATE an “anti-Christian, …
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China: Financing the Celestial Empire
by E. Mett, Y. Bumczik
Fifth Estate # 277, October 1976
China is in fashion. Enthusiasm for China can be found amongst liberals, technocrats and members of the World Bank. In the popular view “the people are brave and the culture squeaky clean.” Maoists and proto-Maoists proclaim China as a genuine …
Antonio Tellez Sola
by Stuart Christie
Fifth Estate # 370, Fall 2005
Antonio Tellez Sola died at his home in France at 84. He was one of the last survivors of the Spanish anarchist resistance which fought to overthrow the Franco dictatorship in Spain following the fascist triumph in 1939. He was …
Queer Anarchy Coming Out
by Maxeen X, Sissy Sabotage
Fifth Estate # 342, Summer 1993
Once upon a time in the future, perhaps closer than we dare dream, parents do not own children. Children are exposed to a kaleidoscope of possible relationships, and grow up in a world where they witness and freely experiment in …
Detroit Seen
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 273, June 1976
It’s party time again! The Fifth Estate will feature a rock concert, theatrefest, beer guzzling spectacular Friday, June 25, 9:00 pm to 2:00 am at Formerly Alvin’s Deli on Cass just south of the Ford Freeway. The admission is $2.50 …
Black anti-Semitism?
by Larry Hochman
Fifth Estate # 73, February 20-March 5, 1969
Editors’ Note: The following statement was delivered Feb. 12 at a Wayne University forum on anti-Semitism sponsored by the South End newspaper. It comes in the midst of growing concern on the part of the Jewish community about alleged anti-Semitism …
A revolt isn’t a game unless it is
by Nadia Di Fiore
Fifth Estate # 413, Spring, 2023
a review of Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, The Insurrection Game 3rd edition (Out of Order Games)
Worker Revolts, Political Strife Belie China’s Peaceful Image
by anon.
Fifth Estate # 280, February 1977
Since the struggle for power within the Chinese bureaucracy sharpened following the death of Mao Tse-tung in September, events have begun swirling at an ever faster rate. Coming on the heels of the political turmoil in the capital city, the …
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Book Review
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 309, June 19, 1982
A review of Powerline: The First Battle of America’s Energy War, Barry M. Casper and Paul David Wellstone, The University of Massachusetts Press, 1981, 314 pp.
Of the Book and the Deed
by Nathaniel Hong
Fifth Estate # 408, Winter, 2021
Stuart Christie, Scottish anarchist, who practiced both the propaganda of the deed and the book, died at age 74 on August 15, 2020. Farewell and thank you good comrade.
Calendar
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 24, February 15-28, 1967
FILM FILM Famous Early Movie Series. Bringing Up Baby, with Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn (1938). Henry Ford Museum Theatre. 2 & 4 p.m. Adm. 2/19 FILM Famous Films of Famous Directors III. Dreyer’s Day of Wrath, at Rackham …
Defending Ourselves
by Jeff Shantz
Fifth Estate # 399, Fall, 2017
The rising tide of fascism and organized political violence of the Right, particularly the mobilization of street-level right-wing forces, such as the Proud Boys and the Oathkeepers, have returned the question of self-defense to the center of anarchist and antifascist …