On September 1, Lech Walesa, the worker who negotiated the end of the recent Polish strike wave, climbed two flights of wooden stairs to the temporary offices of the new Independent Trade Union which he heads. Walesa carried a two-foot …
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Hungary ’56
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 296, January 29, 1979
Thirteen years ago the Hungarian people, led by the Budapest working class, launched an attack on the ruling police state. In the process, the despotism of the state was briefly eliminated and councils of workers emerged, signaling a dramatic break …
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)
Against Realism & its Cause
by George Washington Rat (Pat Halley)
Fifth Estate # 292, June 19, 1978
It is estimated by reputable quacks in the American Medical Association that at least one out of five people in the U.S. has some problem with mental illness. (Are the rest pretending?) It appears, surely, that there is no shortage …
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, …
The Russian Revolution Unfinished
by SK
Fifth Estate # 398, Summer, 2017
“Whether one chooses to examine the opening phases of the French Revolution of 1789, the revolutions of 1848, the Paris Commune, the 1905 revolution in Russia, the overthrow of the Tsar in 1917, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the French …
Cultural Appropriation and Shaming
by Rod Dubey
Fifth Estate # 397, Winter, 2017
On college campuses, in urban squats, at hip city venues, and at anarchist events, one often sees young white people sporting dreadlocks or Mohawk haircuts. However, there has been an increasingly aggressive push-back by those who designate this as cultural …
Multinational Unions
by John Zerzan
Fifth Estate # 282, April-May, 1977
It has never been more clear that trade unionism is ” absolutely essential to the survival as well as to the stability of world capitalism. The trend toward the consolidation of unions, their closer integration with the state, and, most …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 282, April-May, 1977
Obscene Competition To the FE: Let me make some observations regarding the recent debates in the FE on organization, worker’s councils, and so on. I hope you take what I say as friendly criticism rather than as the beginning of …
On Organization
by E.B. Maple (Peter Werbe), Ed Clark
Fifth Estate # 279, December, 1976
Within the small circles that constitute the libertarian movement in the United States, the question of whether to combine in organizations, associations, federations, etc., has become a subject of some debate and much interest Many feel that the only obstacle …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 279, December, 1976
Solitary for T-Shirt Greetings Comrades: I thought I’d forward some news about authority inside prison….
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 278, November, 1976
What About Gangs? To the Fifth Estate: The FE is usually a delight to read. Only a couple of small things have detracted from that: Using “man” to mean “people”(in the article on a Michigan landfill) is sexist and a …
Letters to the Fifth Estate
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 277, October 1976
Anarchism Flops To the Fifth Estate: If it is wrong for a woman to be put on trial when she is raped, isn’t it equally wrong for a society to be put on trial when it is raped? Prejudice predates …
Spanish Revolution Resource Page
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # Archive
Home > Archive > Learn more about the Spanish Revolution of 1936 and the important role of the anarchists…. Articles published in Fifth Estate related to the Spanish Revolution (in date order) Notes on the Death of Franco (Part I) …