When she was born in Chicago in 1920, Janet Rosenberg's parents never expected their daughter to grow up to be President--much less President of Guyana. But in 1943 she met and fell in love with Guyanese dental student Cheddi Jagan and followed him to South America. They became labor activists there, eventually leading the country to independence from Britain. In 1998, Janet Jagan became Guyana's first woman president. Also on the show: Art Spiegelman divorces the New Yorker.
Bill of Exchange
Bill Emmott, editor in chief of the Economist, on the wheeling and dealing for security council votes.
Expatriate Games: From Chicago to Guyana
Janet Jagan, former president of Guyana, says socialism always mattered more than being American
The Art of Frustration
Comics artist, Art Spiegelman, on his frustrations with American media
Open Phones
Listeners comment on whether they would demonstrate to ask for Saddam's exile and what they think of the media coverage for the upcoming war
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