Next week, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly celebrates its 200th issue. And after four and a half years of providing progressive activists and campaigns around the country and the world with news and views on green and left politics every week, it is a celebration that's worth joining.
Around Australia, the sellers, readers, writers and supporters of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly will be getting together at dinner dances, backyard barbies and progressive dinners to celebrate the achievements of the paper, to mark the commitment and hard work of the thousands of people who have helped to write, produce and distribute Â鶹´«Ã½, and to toast the next four years of radical journalism and activism.
While Â鶹´«Ã½ has done much more than simply survive in this hostile world of conservative politics and media monopolies, it has not been immune from the anarchy of capitalist economics. Four years of inflation and, more recently, a sharp rise in the cost of newsprint worldwide mean that with the 200th issue, the cover price of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly will increase to $2.
For the time being (for as long as we can manage it), the price of subscriptions to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly will, however, remain at the current rate. Delivered to your door, a subscription is by far the cheapest, and the most convenient and reliable, way of ensuring that you don't miss out on a single issue.
Taking out a subscription for yourself or a friend is not only a smart move, but also a valuable expression of support for the alternative media and a fitting way to celebrate a very special birthday. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly — it's your paper. n