Clinton's Stunning Jobs Claim, Taibbi Slam, Home Depot Horror And More

Thursday, September 6, 2012 Bill Clinton's Stunning Jobs Claim At DNC Actually True Former U.S. President Bill Clinton highlighted a stunning fact during his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday: Democratic presidents have overseen the creation of nearly twice as many jobs as Republican presidents since 1961. "What's the job score? Republicans, 24 million; Democrats, 42 [million]," Clinton said to cheers and applause. Stocks Jump On HUGE Europe News Why Obama Has Been A Banker's Dream Come True WATCH: Taibbi Slams Private Equity Ex-CEO Explains Why Democrats Love Costco Home Depot Horror Story BLOG POSTS Leo Hindery, Jr.: We Need to Make Campaign Finance a Civil Rights Issue Every American citizen deserves an equal voice, the right to know who is influencing his representatives, and an end to corporate political contributions that work against a fair and inclusive society. Michael S. Lofgren: Paul Ryan -- What He Said and What I Saw Did any one of Ryan's many political claims in his nomination speech at the RNC receive the same exacting analysis as The New Yorker's exegesis of his pretended (or misremembered) marathon feat? How about his recollection of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction commission? Richard (RJ) Eskow: Silence is Golden: What Democrats Aren't Saying in Charlotte Sometimes the sound of money in politics is the sound of silence. It's the sound of crooked bankers being let off the hook, of economies left at risk, of Social Security and Medicare being weakened, of growing inequity being ignored. Helene Lerner: The High Cost of Playing It Safe Now is the time to step out of the box. But don't expect doing so to feel comfortable. Taking risks -- even calculated ones -- requires a leap of faith. Sudy Bharadwaj: How to Displace Fewer Workers Obviously, you can't continue to employ or hire more workers you view as nonessential in a shaky economy still recovering from recession. But there are ways employers can displace fewer of the workers they already have, beginning with keeping workers productive.

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