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Matthew Littman Strikes Again…
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Last night on The O’Reilly Factor, Matthew Littman struck again.
Readers may recall an article posted on The New Agenda about Littman’s previous appearance on July 24th on The O’Reilly Factor.
In that previous discussion between Littman, Reporter Amanda Carpenter and Gov Huckabee (filling in for O’Reilly), Littman stated:
I think Sarah Palin would be great on the Real Housewives of Wasilla…She comes across really as quite the character…but not a figure that …
Politics »
Kuwaiti Women Win 8% Representation Four Years After Winning Vote
This piece is written by Bruce Nahin and is his opinion, not necessarily that of The New Agenda.
In Kuwait,women gained the right to vote and run for office in 2005 but failed in two previous elections to win seats in the 50-member parliament. Four women were elected in Saturday’s vote, according to official results read out by judges on state-owned TV on Sunday.
Kuwait has led the region in giving its people democratic rights. It has an elected parliament that wields considerable power, but the Cabinet is still chosen and led …
Careers, Law & Justice »
Supreme Court Leaves Loophole in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
The author is expressing his own views, not necessarily those of The New Agenda. To read more, see this AP Story. Dissenting Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is quoted as saying, “Congress intended no continuing reduction of women’s compensation, pension benefits included, attributable to their placement on pregnancy leave.”
Women who took maternity leave before it became illegal to discriminate against pregnant women can’t sue to get their leave time to count for their pensions, the Supreme Court decided Monday. The high court overturned a lower court decision that said decades-old maternity …
Media - News Reporting & Analysis, Sexism »
Attacks on Ms. California: Where’s the Outrage?
May is Infrastructure Month at The New Agenda. While we are busy working on the infrastructure of our organization, we are encouraging our members and readers to submit blog pieces to be published. This piece is written by Bruce Nahin and is his opinion, not necessarily that of The New Agenda.
In the early 1970′s while a student at UCLA I first came in contact with what was then known as the Women’s liberation movement. I embraced it and was an early subscriber to Ms magazine and to various feminist groups. …











