After taking a break in 2001, the longtime antiauthoritarian quarterly Fifth Estate is going strong, thanks to a revitalized editorial collective that now includes a rural Tennessee office. Launched in Detroit in 1965, Fifth Estate was one of North America's first underground papers. Recent issues have focused on music and dance (Summer 2003) and creative insubordination (Fall 2003). $10/yr. (4 issues) from Box 201016, Ferndale, MI 48220

English ecoactivist journal Do or Die has published its tenth and last issue -- a 382-page book jammed with lively, useful articles on ecological education, staging protests, and other efforts. Back issues will be archived on the Web (www.eco-action.org/dod/index.html). Issue #10 is on sale for $15 from Do or Die Editorial Collective, c/o Prior House, 6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 2GY, UK

Founded in 1970 in London, independent Verso publishes many books that look critically at economic globalization and corporate privatization. In partnership with New Internationalist magazine, the people at Verso have been publishing the inexpensive No Nonsense Guide book series, covering climate change, fair trade, international migration, the arms industry, terrorism, and other current political issues. For more info: www.versobooks.com or Verso's New York office: 212/807-9680

Another important London-based independent publisher specializing in global economic issues is worker-managed Zed Books. Recent titles include Another World Is Possible: Popular Alternatives to Globalization at the World Social Forum; Behind the Scenes at the WTO; and The Suffering Gene: Environmental Threats to Our Health. For more info: 7 Cynthia St., London N1 9JF; zedbooks.co.uk

The Frugal Environmentalist is a new newsletter providing straightforward home economics advice on topics such as making your own cleaning products and insect repellent. Initial issues have covered junk mail (how to get less), Belgian bike culture, 'low-impact computing,' and water conservation. $17.95 (4 issues) from Box 1654, Brattleboro, VT 05302; www.frugalgreen.com