In response to host and caller questions, former Illinois U.S. senator and ambassador to New Zealand Carol Moseley Braun, candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, discusses her family background and roots in Chicago's South Side; her early political activism and entry into electoral politics, how her ambassadorship has prepared her to deal with the Middle East, the impact of Saddam Hussein's capture on the Iraq War, her support for same-sex marriage, her universal healthcare proposal, nuclear energy, the employment/entrepreneurial potential of green energy, and the role of race and gender in her campaign.
