New Internationalist offers co-op shares to its readers to raise $635,000

[This post has been updated.] New Internationalist, the 44-year-old UK magazine -- which manages its North American operation out of Ottawa --  has decided to "do something big" by selling community shares in the magazine and making its readers co-owners in a cooperative society. This comes as the magazine celebrates publishing its 500th issue. It has a worldwide circulation of 37,000 of which