>This essay was originally written by Ed Mead while imprisoned in Washington State. Ed, a former member of the George Jackson Brigade, explores the political environment in the Northwestern United States during the 1970s, the rationale of those engaged in armed actions against the state and a critique of the tamed left. - [publisher](https://leftwingbooks.net/products/the-theory-and-practice-of-armed-struggle-in-the-northwest-a-historical-analysis)