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JFK and 19-year-old White House intern Mimi Alford: A truly shameful revelation

Feb 8, 2012 | 5 Comments

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
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This is a story about a young and impressionable female intern in the White House — a virgin, with girlish dreams about princes and presidents. Young girls are trained to marry the wealthiest or most powerful man on the block. When the prince comes calling, few young girls can resist this opportunity.
However, they are not the ones who are abusing power and betraying both youth and a wife. That would be the prince or …

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MOM Takes Manhattan: The First Museum of Motherhood Opens

Oct 14, 2011 | 6 Comments

Reprinted with the express permission of Pajamas Media and its author, Phyllis Chesler. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.

Join us for three performances of ‘Sex In Mommyville’; Thurs., Fri., and Sat., at M.O.M. this week. Diva’s Do Lunch with Shira Adler and more. Buy tickets online here or call our front desk. 212.452.9816 (Check for the exact location at the bottom of the Schedule page.)

Everyone who has ever been born has had a mother; most women have been …

Law & Justice, Media - News Reporting & Analysis, Opportunity, Sexism »

Jessica Mokdad, 20, Killed by her Stepfather — When Will the Media & Muslim Groups Break Their Silence on This American Honor Killing?

May 6, 2011 | 8 Comments

The following article is reprinted with the express permission of Phyllis Chesler, an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at City University of New York. For an extended biography, visit The Phyllis Chesler Organization. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Bin Laden may be dead but, as many have noted, his ideology is still very much alive. Indeed, it landed on our shores long ago. It is now most definitely here.
Women in burqas and in severe hijab are …

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