Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, from young mother to first female president of an African country
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first and only female president of an African country. She’s also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, mother of four sons, and the subject of Helene Cooper’s book “Madame President.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLiberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first and only female president of an African country. She’s also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, mother of four sons, and the subject of Helene Cooper’s book “Madame President.”
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The full episode
4 of 5How much political influence does Bernie Sanders still have?- 0:00The Bernie Sanders movement and LA's congressional race
- 8:39LA Times Editorial Board calls Trump 'Liar in Chief'
- 16:52Are we witnessing the death of the filibuster?
- 25:49Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, from young mother to first female president of an African countryYou’re reading this
- 41:58Proposed border wall designs: Castle, monorail, trench of nuclear waste