Drew Westen

Democrat Calls Republicans "Knuckle Dragging Neanderthals." Is Berlusconi One Too? You Bet!

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


Ronald B. Robinson

Being progressives and promoting a positive agenda of Socio-Spiritual Liberation and Joyful Justice doesn't mean being wimpy.

Who is the American Middle Class? Lessons for Health Care Reform

Drew Westen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


Drew Westen

Before we start going after middle class taxpayers, both as good policy and good politics, we would do well to remember that the middle class is and always has been the backbone of our economy

The Day the Momentum Changed: And What Obama Needs to Do in the Debates to Keep It

Drew Westen | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Drew Westen

Obama needs to do precisely what he has not done thus far in debates -- connect with voters in a way that makes them feel like they know and share his values, and confident that he will keep them and their families safe.

What Obama is Doing Wrong, and What He Needs to Do Right

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Joel B. Schwartzberg

Psychologist Drew Westen, author of The Political Brain recently spoke with NOW on PBS host and senior editor David Brancaccio about how Barack Obama...

Is Team Obama Finally Ready to Fight?

John Neffinger | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


John Neffinger

Will Team Obama find its groove and come out swinging? Will a progressive 527 appear with memorable ads to save the day? It's hard to know --but this ad is a start.

What Obama Needs to Do in the Final Sixty Days: Avoiding President Palin

Drew Westen | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Drew Westen

Just hours after the Democratic Convention, the Obama campaign had forgotten everything it should have learned from its success of Denver -- and had returned to the same failed strategies that gave us Presidents Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry.

How Should Obama Respond? A Third Way to End the Sliming

Joel Weinberger | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Joel Weinberger

Obama is refuting charges against him in an effort not to repeat the mistake of the Kerry campaign -- but this just substitutes a new mistake for the old one.

Friday Talking Points [42] -- Get Up, Stand Up, Barack

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...

The Psychological Dynamics of the 2008 Primaries: Who's Where and Why?

Drew Westen | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics


Drew Westen

Successful campaigns both inspire and raise concerns about the opposition -- an election is a choice, not a referendum, and positive and negative emotions both drive voting behavior in psychologically and neurologically distinct ways.