Care: effective and equitable job creation

Nancy Folbre references some research my colleagues at Levy Economics Institute and I have done: Improving Home-Care Services, Creating Jobs - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com. I'll wait while you go read her post . . .
Long story short from our research : $50 billion would provide early childhood education for the entire country, employ more people than $50 billion in infrastructure construction spending, and provide those jobs to people from the lowest income families. More effective and more equitable than most other spending in last year's too-small stimulus package.

More grim warming news from NOAA

But don't worry, because it snowed in Washington D.C.: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA: June, April to June, and Year-to-Date Global Temperatures are Warmest on Record.

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.