San Antonio College Library

For two decades, Drew Westen, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more "dispassionate" notions held by most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists -- and Democratic campaign strategists. The idea of the mind as a cool calculator that makes decisions by weighing the evidence bears no relation to how the brain actually works. When political...

The history and current state of third party politics in the United States, as seen through the prism of the 2004 presidential election. America's third party candidates demand that voters have alternative choices. Viewers will join the campaign trail with independent Ralph Nader and candidates from the Green, Libertarian and Constitution parties as they set forth their competing visions to make America a better place.