Word: internation
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Even as we race towards the election, the battle to define Clinton's legacy is taking shape. Prominent in this debate is the role of Monica Lewinsky and the effects of scandal on Clinton's second term. While only history can assess whether a White House intern failed the Clinton Presidency, it is clear the Clinton Presidency failed the White House Intern Program...
Monica Lewinsky, like me and hundreds of other White House interns, worked for months without pay in a program providing civic-minded students a chance to serve in government at its highest level. Working as a White House intern is not only an excellent way to become politically involved, but also an invaluable experience that future employers and admissions committees look favorably upon...
...unfortunate, then, that the same economic injustices that plague our society plague this internship program. By not paying its interns, the White House limits participation to those who can afford to work without pay. As a result, the intern program is as much a cause of inequality as it is a result...
Politicians, not wanting to press the public purse, have historically failed to fund intern positions, precisely because they can. No matter what housing, food, and transportation expenses interns incur, not to mention the opportunity cost of lost wages, there will always be those who pay (or whose parents pay) out of pocket for the experience...
...spotlight throughout the ordeal. The movie also has the potential to raise myriad intriguing questions. Would the tone of the "vast right-wing conspiracy" have altered, for example, had it been the case of a female executive officer engaging in adulterous behavior with a male White House intern? How have party conspiracies altered the political process? Most important, however, is how should Americans confront and consider the intimate details of politicians' personal lives...