Cool post from the Bad Astronomer

Check it out: Rosetta sends back gorgeous asteroid closeups.

Daily News reports that the US is still confused about treaty obligations and tribal sovereignty

Iroquois lacrosse team banned from flying overseas: U.S. refuses to recognize tribe-issued passports. Hmm . . . What does this remind me of? Oh, Yeah! This:


Good to see we've come so far.

Onion Report: Poor People Pretty Much F@$%d

Truly, the Onion IS America's finest news source: Report: Poor People Pretty Much F@#$%^d. Warning! Naughty words!

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.