The pain in Spain

OK, I've been watching the world cup every possible minute for the last month. Rooting for Germany, Paraguay and the US in that order. And it is with not an inconsiderable amount of sour grapes that I say: 8 goals = 1 World Cup Championship?!!!?!?!??

New book: Solidarity Economy I: Building Alternatives for People and Planet

I am happy to announce the publication of Solidarity Economy I: Building Alternatives for People and Planet, a Center for Popular Economics publication with the cooperation of many in the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (ussen.org). Many thanks to Emily Kawano and Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, who both put in a lot of time and effort on this project. Especially Emily who graciously and capably took the lead on this project. Thanks also to all the authors who put in the work of producing the chapters and taking our feedback with such good grace. It's a wonderful book. Lots of interesting and hopeful perspectives on what kind of economics we humans can create and practice when we put our minds and our hearts into it. You should buy five copies.

Things to remember with the climate bill

Progressive Fix has a handy Cheat Sheet for Climate Policy (via Environmental Economics). Definite food for thought.

EPI: unemployed/job ratio is 5.6

Not great, but at least it's not growing like it did all of last year: Unemployed workers outnumber job openings 5.6-to-one in March.

How Much Would YOU Pay to Try to Save $60 million a Year and Fail?

Juan Gonzalez, (via Econospeak) tells us how much Michael Bloomberg is willing to pay, and it's not a pretty picture. $722 million and counting.

All About the Benjamins

Check out this link for a notice from the Fed about the new $100 bill. be sure to click through to the exciting video highlighting the features of the new bill. Great fun!

Poignant

And We Shall March shares this link to Ta-Nehisi Coates' tribute to Confederate History Month.