Industrial Workers of the World

Price rises are not always the result of inflation.  Supply and demand for a product of labour or a natural resource can drive prices up and down around their value.  The inflation of prices has to do with the supply of the commodity we all know as money.  Money is what we use to exchange commodities in our society.  Money is used to circulate these commodities, including the one commodity workers must sell in order to make a living—their labour power.

The latest edition of Direct Action is currently at the printers and will be posted out to members asap. The .pdf of the paper is attached to this story. Anyone who wants to purchase a copy can email 'Bob' at directaction@crytpomail.org. DA costs $2 plus postage which ain't too bad. Enjoy

Comrades, The following recently appeared at www.resist.com.au

http://www.resist.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3447

Good idea, (albeit yet again) an attempt to bring some kind of unity, what does anyone think? pjl

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Hi I'm one of the central steering committee members, responsible for communication, of the Third Voice Alliance, a new political movement aimed at increasing the cooperation between the progressive minor parties and opposition groups and community organisations to form a real Opposition to the dangerous neo-conservative trend in federal and state politics.

http://www.con-census.org/

http://www.resist.com.au/forum/

You can refuse to take part in the upcoming Census. Why?

Many people feel uneasy, frustrated, and even helpless with our involvement in the illegal war in Iraq, our treatment of Asylum Seekers, the recent introduction of the new Anti-Terrorism and Sedition laws, and other post-9/11 related events at home and abroad.

Witnessing death, destruction and human suffering day after day, compels us to seek a change.

Our government hasn't been listening. Instead of attending to our needs - the reason why it was elected - the government continues to act outside of our interests and many people are suffering as a direct result.