The Coffee Party: Starbucks & Co. for Jobs

Joe Nocera in the NYTimes this morning shares news about an idea that Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz and some of his people came up with as a way to stoke up the ecoomy and create jobs. He’s urging Americans to donate money that can be loaned to small businesses for the purpose of putting more people to work. For details, read Nocera’s column and get the NYT if you want more.