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Ammunition Books

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 282, April-May, 1977

PORTUGAL: The Impossible Revolution? Phil Mailer The still unfinished story of the Portuguese upsurge of 1974-75. An eye-witness account of a deeply involved spectator. A new type of historiography with the view from different groups vying for power and the …

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Merge & Conquer

by Kathleen Rashid

Fifth Estate # 344, Summer, 1994

A recent decision by the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) to close down its military training camp at Ipperwash in southwest Ontario, built on land confiscated from the Stoney Point Ojibwe in W.W.II, and return it to “the Kettle …

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Newsreel’s Here to Stay!

by Detroit Newsreel Collective

Fifth Estate # 90, October 16-29, 1969

Newsreel is a national organization of revolutionary filmmakers with bases in 10 cities and Puerto Rico. We came to Detroit at the beginning of the summer to make a film on auto workers and set up regional distribution of our …

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Other Scenes

by John Wilcock

Fifth Estate # 57, July 4-18, 1968

On Saturday, June 22, a demonstration expressing support for French workers and students was held in front of the office of the French consulate in the First National Building in downtown Detroit.

Seattle

by David Solnit

Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000

On November 30, 1999, a citizen uprising shut down the World Trade Organization and took over downtown Seattle, transforming it into a festival of resistance. Tens of thousands of people joined the nonviolent direct action blockade which encircled the WTO …

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World-Wide Crisis

by Peter Werbe

Fifth Estate # 313, Summer, 1983

When an economic system produces 32 million unemployed in the industrialized nations, it would almost seem unnecessary to inveigh against its profound inadequacies. But several factors make it worthwhile to look at the present state of disarray in which world …

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The Anarchist Revolution

by Dena Clamage, Murray Bookchin

Fifth Estate # 84, July 24-August 6, 1969

Murray Bookchin is the editor of Anarchos magazine, a periodically appearing journal of anarchist thought published in New York City. Copies of his magazine and other writings are available from Anarchos, P.O. Box 466, Peter Stuyvesant Station, N.Y., N.Y. 10009 …

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Intro to Economics

by Tabatha Statid

Fifth Estate # 367, Winter 2004-2005

This is the story about how I got a C- grade in my high school economics class. Mr. Burns told the class on the first day that we were going to spend all of our time playing the “Stock Market …

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There’s More to Gangs than Just Gangs

by anon.

Fifth Estate # 277, October 1976

Gang fever, like the Bird’s pitching, seems to have been just a-passing summer phenomenon. Both served their purpose for the Motor City and then disappeared. Of course, youth crime has not disappeared—just its exploitation by the media and city hall …

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Dow Chemical Target for Napalm Protest

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 11, July 30, 1966

The anti-napalm protest scheduled in Midland, Mich., national headquarters of Dow Chemical Corp., for Aug. 7 and 8 will include participants from all across Michigan and northern Ohio and parts of Canada. The region wide action has been called by …

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Art as Terror?

by Doug Graves, John Brinker

Fifth Estate # 366, Fall, 2004

Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of artists and academics who illustrate problems with science and technology through writing, performance, and installations. Their objective is to demystify high-tech tools so that the public can make informed decisions about the …

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About this issue

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018

It’s been said that a revolutionary’s first weapon is a book.

The Ludlow Massacre

by Bob Nirkind

Fifth Estate # 271, April, 1976

This article is the third in a series of counter-bicentennial pieces dealing with the more sordid and less-acknowledged incidents in America’s 200-year-old history.

Open City Free Clinic

by Harvey Ovshinsky

Fifth Estate # 80, May 29-June 11, 1969

Free medical attention for Detroit’s Free Community is now available at the Open City office, 4726 Third, every Monday evening from 6 until 8 pm.

Criminals & anarchists

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 318, Fall, 1984

During Autumn NATO maneuvers in West Germany, thousands of people demonstrated at U.S. military bases, and hundreds were arrested. U.S. military commanders protested, calling on the West German government to crack down on “anarchists and criminals” who have damaged military …

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Ukrainian and Russian Repression

by anon.

Fifth Estate # 397, Winter, 2017

Over the past year, ruling elites in Russia and Ukraine—often in collaboration with fascist gangs—intensified active repression of those who dare to express dissident points of view on a wide range of topics, from workers’ demands for back pay, to …

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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 …

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Solidarity in Plague Time

by Bruce Trigg

Fifth Estate # 410, Fall, 2021

a review of Pandemic Solidarity: Mutual Aid during the Covid-19 Crisis Edited by Marina Sitrin and the Colectiva Sembrar. Pluto Press, London, 2020

News & Reviews

by Sunfrog (Andy "Sunfrog" Smith)

Fifth Estate # 357, Summer 2002

We welcome free literature, news, & announcements at: PO Box 6, Liberty, TN 37095 or fifthesatenewspaper – AT – yahoo – DOT – com.

Custom Cars & Lennon Prints

by R. Fleck

Fifth Estate # 98, February 4-18, 1970

Author’s Note: This article is not intended to define or thoroughly explain the muddled swamp which is today’s world of art/life/experience. In fact, its only a visceral (gut) reaction to looking at cars, looking at Lennon-Ono prints. In the next …

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