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'''CrimethInc.''' is considered more of a mindset than an organization by the active participants in the ongoing '''CrimethInc.''' experiment. They are profoundly anti-capitalist (as well as anti-authoritarian), with critical looks at [[culture]], politics, life, work, and radical ways of living one's life.
 
  
It was initially associated with the North American anarcho-[[punk]] scene, but since has expanded into nearly all areas of the current anti-capitalist movement. The name itself, however, is a reference to "Crimethink" in George Orwell's 1984.
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[[Image:572768.jpg|thumb|right|Thrift SCORE #1]]
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'''Thrift SCORE''' was a zine about thrifting by [[Al Hoff]], a woman reporter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., who loves to thrift.
  
Among their best-known publications are the books [[Days of War, Nights of Love]], [[Evasion]], [[Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook]] and the zines [[Fighting For Our Lives]] (of which, to date, they have printed 500,000 copies), [[A Civilian's Guide To Direct Action]], [[D.I.Y Guide]], [[D.I.Y. Guide II]], [[The Walls Are Alive]], [[Harbinger]], the hardcore punk/political zine [[Inside Front]], and the music of several hardcore punk bands, of which the most notable is Catharsis. The group is also connected to other collectives/organizations that share some of their ideas (notably Curious George Brigade which has written a number of publications including Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs). The group also maintains several websites which promote their ideas.
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Subtitled, "the zine about the fun of too much thrifting," ''Thrift SCORE'' was the ongoing chronicle of Al Hoff's adventures in thrift stores, which included her experiences with other shoppers, as well as descriptions of popular thrift store items in articles like "Collectible Mania," and tips on second-hand shopping.
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Issue 14, the final issue, was published in 1999. In the introduction, Hoff listed several reasons that she was ending the zine, including: "reproducing this has become a major headache," "I'm out of questions and mysteries," and "I hardly even thrift anymore." [[Thrift_Score|Read More...]]'''
  
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Thrift SCORE #1

Thrift SCORE was a zine about thrifting by Al Hoff, a woman reporter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., who loves to thrift.

Subtitled, "the zine about the fun of too much thrifting," Thrift SCORE was the ongoing chronicle of Al Hoff's adventures in thrift stores, which included her experiences with other shoppers, as well as descriptions of popular thrift store items in articles like "Collectible Mania," and tips on second-hand shopping.

Issue 14, the final issue, was published in 1999. In the introduction, Hoff listed several reasons that she was ending the zine, including: "reproducing this has become a major headache," "I'm out of questions and mysteries," and "I hardly even thrift anymore." Read More...

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